Any white vinyl tape that would make it through one season?

[Ozshadow]

My port side lounger has the end 3" verticle section that is shredded with cracks in a 1' section. I know it needs a new covering but the rest of the seating is fine. Does anyone know of a 2-3" wide vinyl tape in white that would make it through a season?

 

[Lazy Daze]

Shrink wrap tape should work. Of course, it's not going to be perfect, but worst case you remove and reapply as needed. Clean the existing vinyl with naptha, or similar, to get it as clean as possible so the tape sticks as good as possible. Hull preservation tape is another option - the big difference is that it doesn't leave much sticky residue... but then this is not a concern in this case.

 

[RidgeRunner]

I used some clear "containment" sealant type tape. Cured with a heat gun or closed canvas on a hot day. This stuff's bad, in a good way. I'll look at the label for details.

 

[Todd320]

Don't think it will help your situation, but I have used Rescue Tape for a few engine and sink repairs. It is silicone and can wrap around a broken hose for a temp repair. Not sticky, but will adhere to itself. Great to have on boats.


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[fwebster]

Too nice a boat to patch the upholstery with tape......just bite the bullet and get it fixed at a canvas shop.

If you want to save $$, then you take it out of the boat and walk in the shop's door with it under your arm. By the time a canvas guy goes to the boat, makes a bid, goes back and removes the seat or cushion, takes it to his shop, does the repair, then goes back to the boat and reinstalls it, you will have 3X the repair cost in trip charges and labor.

 

[wrvond]

You might consider a product called Eternabond tape.

 

[Henry Boyd]

We had a similar issue, I dropped one of our cushions onto the ground while the boat was on stands about four years ago during spring commissioning. At the time I was thinking of using sail tape as a temporary repair. But before carrying that out I spoke to the woman who does our canvas work about pricing for a redo of the cushion at the end of the season.

She suggested using a service called Dr. Vinyl instead. The repair consists of using a liquid/paste that is cured. You may have seen infomercials that sell a DIY product, this is not that but an industrial grade repair. Since it was the beginning of the season, and came with the recommendations of someone we knew, I figured I'd give it a try. The result was astonishing, great color match and almost no sign of a repair having been done. And the repair is still in good shape.

Dr. Vinyl is a franchise thing, so there may be a local provider for the OP. And of course the results depend on the person doing the job.

Henry


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[CliffA]

i have used this company to dye my cockpit seats and they did great work....they have representatives all across the US....they claim to do vinyl repair as well.....they come to your boat....might be worth checking into....

http://www.wecanfixthat.com/

cliff

 

[JVM225]

Too nice a boat to patch the upholstery with tape......just bite the bullet and get it fixed at a canvas shop.

If you want to save $$, then you take it out of the boat and walk in the shop's door with it under your arm. By the time a canvas guy goes to the boat, makes a bid, goes back and removes the seat or cushion, takes it to his shop, does the repair, then goes back to the boat and reinstalls it, you will have 3X the repair cost in trip charges and labor.

I agree. You may also want to think about removing the old vinyl too and bringing the cushion in pieces.
I did the cockpit vinyl on my old boat last winter and saved a bundle by carrying the cushions that had to be sewn to be made in to the shop myself. The upholstery guy ordered extra vinyl and made up enough piping for me so I could do the combing (side panels) myself.
My kid's bowrider needs freshening up too. One cushion was ripped and the others are stained. I've got vinyl dye to coat them, but I took the cushion that was ripped, pulled the vinyl off of it (a couple of hundred staples), and carried it in pieces. The old vinyl, foam, and staple free wood base. The upholstery guy discounted it substantially because he didn't have to take an hour to pull out all of the staples.