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    Adhesive for DWR fabric repair?

    So one of my DIY underquilts has recently developed a hole. It hasn't lost any down yet, but there's a tuft of down that's determined to work its way out. The hole is quite small, say, the diameter of a small cat's claw. Anyway, the fabric is a 30D DWR-coated ripstop and I'd like to glue a small patch over the hole. I did a test of Krazy Glue on some scraps and while it did eventually harden it didn't seem to hold together all that well and was quite brittle. Any suggestions for an adhesive that will work better?

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    GE Silicone II caulking has held on all of my silnylon and ripstop repairs.

    If it's that small, I may just use the silicone with no patch. I've been successful with just using the silicone with no patch on smaller holes.

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    I would put a wee tiny bit of silicone on that hole, and never look back.
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    Hey, that's a great idea, silicon sticks to totally waterproof fabric so it should have no problem with DWR. Thanks, guys!

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    i dont know how much they are or how they work, but there are some patches for gortex that might work

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    McNett Seam Grip is my goto for all repairs like this.

    Sticks shoes together as well as fabric. Very high quality, tough and flexible glue IME.

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    Ive used seam sealers to bond patches to a pu coated nylon for tent repairs, as the sealant is silicon based I'd assume it'll hold on any dwr treated fabric.

    Like above though, something that small, a blob of silicone and its done ( try to get the blob into the hole though to get a better anchor)
    There are no wrong ways to do things... Only alternative methods that don't work!!

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    I used a dab of my SilNet silicon sealer, looks to have worked just fine. Thanks again!

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