Moonstone = out of business, so help me fix my softshell

[BigKuba]

First off, WTF?

Now my favorite jacket doesn't have a warranty and I left it in the back seat of the car for about a month, leading to one of the cuffs delamming thusly:


Can you recommend a glue to put it back together that would be waterproof and remain elastic at low temperatures? I'm gonna look at the Home Depot, or maybe use the same kind of glue you patch bicycle tubes with, but can anyone chime in from experience? Is there some other fixing upping technique I'm not aware of (I'm aware of duct tape)?

[powderface]

Duct tape!

[BigKuba]

[sfotex]

That suxs, mainly as I own 3 moonstone sleeping bags and a 2 down parkas....

[sfotex]

Take it to you local seamstress and have him/her sew it for you. It'll cost like $4, and work alot better then glue.

[BigKuba]

Take it to you local seamstress and have him/her sew it for you. It'll cost like $4, and work alot better then glue.

The cuff is two pieces of plastic/rubber -- the spiky side of the velcro and the black part, which is actually pretty thick. They were originally glued.

Sewing will be my last resort and I can do it nicely myself on my parents' machine next time I go visit them. I'm good at it: one of my first memories is putting my finger through the sewing machine...

Sucks about the bankrupcy though, I've had a puffycoat for 7 years now and although it's turned a different color it's still one of the best purchases I've ever made.

[cj001f]

something like barge cement (used on shoes)

[Arty50]

Call these guys:

www.rainypass.com

They do awesome work, and their prices are reasonable. Some warranty departments even use them.

Edit: I couldn't view the pic at work and thus didn't know what the hell I was talking about. Please disregard.

[Spats]

I've used both Barge Cement and Marine Goop over the years. Both work well...I couldn't really say which is better.

PSA: If the Gore-Tex delaminates, Gore themselves will warranty it, even if the company that made the shell is out of business. My Moonstone delammed after four years and they replaced it with an Arcteryx (!!!) Now *that's* standing behind your product.

[davep]

you could probably use any kind of liquid urethane like freesole or seam grip... seam grip is thinner and dries more flexible, I'd try that one first. schmear it on like glue, set a heavy book on it for an hour, good as new.

[marshalolson]

something like barge cement (used on shoes)

seam grip works really well too. be sure to clamp it over night too.

[dirtybryan]

i had the velcro delam from the strap on a pair of ski boots and the super glue brand sells like a special fabric version that worked wonders.

[sfotex]

i had the velcro delam from the strap on a pair of ski boots and the super glue brand sells like a special fabric version that worked wonders.

Consult 'the glue matrix'

http://www.supergluecorp.com/choosingaproduct.html

[hemas]

Well I fix most of my outdoor/climbing stuff with Liquasole by Casco. Though I have no idea if it is avaible at the States. Also tried Barge (which I got from MEC) and it isn't anywhere near the quality or durability of Liquasole.

Oh, and I have used a similar thing (though, it is on my rock climbing shoe) with Liquasole, and it has held up fine of extensive use over the last few months.

[connersw]

Bought a jacket from one of the REI parking lot sales that had the exact same problem. I buffed the rubber part with some sand paper to clean off the dried up old glue and then used Seam Grip. I wrapped it in duct tape when I was done to keep it clamped tight and left it that way overnight. Unwrapped the tape in the morning, and it's been good as new for 2-years now.

Sucks that Moonstone is out of business. I didn't know that.

[sar13]

Some good advice above but, Why not just cut it off?

Same thing happened to my Cloudveil Koven jacket (and everyone else's I think). Brought it in and they repaired it with some glue/cement. It held for a while but pulling that tab on and off over and over just seems to be too much stress. I finally just cut off the thicker outer layer (black in your pic) and it works just fine. No negative effects and I don't have to keep regluing it.

[Viva]

This same shits happened to my Cloudveil Drizzle jacket as well as to a prototype Cloudveil softshell. I figured it was a CLoudveil issue.

I use 3M weatherstripping glue for fixing stuff like this- in fact, I've even used this adhesive on engine gaskets. Works well and it's available everywhere.