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The cuffs of my Arcteryx jacket have come unglued. Does anyone have recommendations for a glue to fix it? I tried SuperGlue but it came undone again 🙁
Sticky GoreTex patches - very durable
I use Stormsure seam sealant, fixes anything and stays flexible.
Urethane based adhesives as above. Aquasure and Aquaseal. They take a while to dry so you need to clamp or hold the repair in shape as it will creep.
As above, Aquasure/Stormsure (same product). It's a sealant rather than a traditional glue, in that although very sticky, it creates no adhesion between the surfaces until it cures. It cures by moisture in the air. So apply it thinly to one or both surfaces, leave for 20 min to start curing, then clamp together. It's very tough and adherent when cured, don't glue anything you don't mean to. Clean the top and the nozzle, screw it back on and put it in the freezer, or it will glue to top onto the tube.
If you're not in a huge rush, contact arcteryx themselves. I had a hem seam come undone on a softshell, they asked me to send it to the repair centre, fixed it and posted it back. Only cost to me was the postage. I think I was without it for about 7 days.
Bearing in mind it was a 9 year old coat at that point and I'd lost the receipt, I was quite happy with the service.
Might be worth a shot.
Great. Thanks all!!
Another vote for getting in touch with Arcteryx themselves - the glue on the hem of my 9 year old 'Sidewinder' Snowboarding jacket had failed.
I took a photograph and sent it to Arcteryx who gave me a warranty number and address.
Send it away and it came back with the hem and the cuffs all re-done! Fantastic Customer service on a 9 year old jacket!
Stormsure is the nuts, but more suited to boot repairs and wetsuits. It would do the job but it wouldn't be an "invisible" repair.
I use Stormsure on GTX jackets, very good at closing up small holes / tears. It's not invisible, but a lot less visible that an 'official' GTX patch, which is about 20x larger!
If it's Arc'teryx, there's a good chance it was originally laminated - basically heat-activated glue. I fixed a peeling cuff on one of their softshells using an iron and aftermarket heat-activated glue, but with Gore-Tex, I'd talk to Arc'teryx first. It's finnicky stuff when it comes to adhesives.
Thanks all. Jacket is currently en route back to Arcteryx. Hopefully they'll fix it but if not I have some Stormseal ready. Looks pretty good stuff -sure it will come in handy!!
Just to close this off - I sent my jacket back to Arcteryx and they repaired the cuffs and also the hemline drawstring cord channel thingy, and also the hanger loop, neither of which I'd identified as bad, so I'm pretty happy.
And Stormseal in my drawer in case of other uses !!
Are there any stick-on waterproof patches that don't come off in the wash?
I'm thinking for fraying seams on waterproof shorts.
Tenacious tape.
Thanks, but that's the stuff that's come off in the wash.
Have others had more luck with it?
McNett GoreTex repair patches can be ironed-on
Just to close this off – I sent my jacket back to Arcteryx and they repaired the cuffs and also the hemline drawstring cord channel thingy, and also the hanger loop, neither of which I’d identified as bad, so I’m pretty happy.
Yep - it's a pretty good service isn't it?
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