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How and how to glue intex air mattress at home?
Air mattress is a practical and necessary thing. The product not only promotes proper rest on the river or the sea, but also solves the problem with the lack of sleeping places at home. And if the accessory is damaged, then you can solve the problem yourself, without resorting to the help of professionals.
No special skills are required to seal the air mattress and extend its service life.
The repair will require inexpensive materials available in building and hardware stores.
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Causes of damage to air mattresses Intex
The causes of "loss of working capacity" can be very different. In nature, the product is pierced with a branch, sharp stone or shard. At home, children or pets are frequent culprits. Another reason is excessive pumping. The product becomes very elastic and easier to damage.
The mattress can be damaged as during the rest - with branches, stones or even sand, and at home, for example, due to pets.
Damage may occur due to rupture of partitions inside the product or due to loose seams. Another problem area is near the valve. Therefore, if you understand that somewhere in the hole, the first thing to check out this area.
Finally, holes or scuffs appear due to long life. As you know, nothing is eternal. Anyway, it should be remembered that not every inflatable product should be repaired. In some cases it is easier to get rid of the damaged items and purchase a new one.
The mattresses providing a possibility of repair are completed with a special set for repair.
How to find a puncture
Before you begin to seal the mattress at home, you need to find the exact place of damage. As practice shows, this is not an easy task. If we are talking about a cut or damage to the seam of the product, you can determine by eye. But if this is a puncture, you have to work hard. There are several available, time-tested ways.
By following the instructions, you can stick an air mattress at home no worse than professional craftsmen.
Aurally
Perhaps the most elementary option that does not require any additional tools and objects. The product is lightly pumped, then compressed, allowing air to circulate freely inside, and listen carefully. The outgoing air will make a definite sound, like a hiss.
It is easy to glue a rubber product; it is much more difficult to find a hole in an inflatable mattress.
Immersion in water
According to those who often repairs air mattresses, this method is the most reliable. For testing you will need a basin of water. The inflated mattress is placed in water and squeezed. Where there is a puncture, the air will go out, leaving bubbles.It is very important to accurately mark the location of the damage. This makes alcohol marker.
If there is no marker, then use soap or chalk.
A significant "disadvantage" of this method is that the product must be dried well before repairing it. And some materials dry for a very long time (for example, the velor surface of Intex products). But it is necessary to dry!
Soap solution
This is also the "water" method of damage detection. Soap solution (you can use both liquid and ordinary soap) thick consistency is applied with a sponge on the surface of the inflated mattress. Watch carefully. Bubbles will appear on the damaged area.
The advantage of this method is that it allows you to detect even small cuts.
Shaving foam
Almost the same as with soapy water. Means for shaving should be applied a thick layer alternately on all areas of the product.
Where there is damage, bubbles will appear.
Starch
If there is no starch, then you can use loose powder. The product is pumped, and then sprinkled with a thick layer of starch or powder. If there is a cut, then a cloud will appear in its place.
Food wrap
The surface of the inflatable mattress is moistened with water using a spray bottle. And then covered with cling film. The surface is well smoothed. At the place where the hole appeared, air will begin to accumulate and this will be obvious due to the film.
There may be several damage, so you need to keep a pen or marker ready to immediately mark the problem area.
The main stages of repair
The work is quite within your reach. Need only accuracy and attentiveness.
Surface preparation for application patches
To begin, prepare the surface for work. To fix the mattress, it is imperative to let the air out of it. Even if you have to spend time on it (maybe a day), the result is worth it. After drying, the surface is cleaned with fine sandpaper and degreased with alcohol or acetone. The first stage is over.
The surface must be dry.
Preparation of necessary tools and materials
If there is a special kit for the repair of air mattresses Intex, then nothing else is required. By the way, the complete anti-decubitus product is always in stock. If there is no repair kit, you need to prepare:
- Glue;
- Patch material;
- Sharp scissors;
- Sandpaper.
When checking for damage, do not forget to check the tightness of the valve, perhaps it also releases air.
Glue selection
It is necessary to choose glue for rubber products. This may be a type of Moment glue, or an ideal option for repairing Uranium rubber boats. In addition, glue for rubber shoes or a special agent from the company Intex can be used. Each glue has its own characteristics.
Before you use it, you need to carefully read the instructions and follow it.
Any glue for rubber surfaces is very toxic. Therefore, it is better to stick the mattress in a well-ventilated area. And work necessarily gloves.
What can be stuck
As a patch, you can use part of an old inflatable product, an old tire, an inflatable toy, and even a rubber cap. The patch itself should be larger than the hole, about 2 cm. Such an “allowance” will provide a stronger connection. The shape of the patch should be rounded, without corners.
In size, the patch should completely cover the hole, capturing a bit of the surrounding whole material.
Before gluing, the patch and the damaged area must be degreased.
You can use the so-called liquid patchwork - a special compound that combines both rubber and glue. On the treated surface simply put the composition, leave for 10 minutes, and then repeat the procedure.
The product can be operated in about a day.
Surface glueing
The most important stage.Let us dwell on the classic method of sealing an inflatable product with the help of a repair kit.
If there are several nearby holes, they can be sealed with one big patch.
After the surface of the patch and the products are prepared (degreased and cleaned), a thin layer of glue is applied to them. Surfaces are combined and pressed tightly for 30 seconds. Then the product is placed under the press for another 5 hours.
The thickness of the adhesive layer depends on its type, so you need to follow the instructions from the manufacturer.
Stitching
If the damage in the area of the seam is small, then it is simply poured with glue, allowed to dry, and then repeat the procedure.
If a large fragment is damaged, the repair is carried out in several stages.
To begin with, a hole in the valve is pulled out through the hole in the valve. Degrease the surface and glue the patch in the usual way from the wrong side. After repair, it is better not to touch the product for a day (in extreme cases, at least 12 hours). Only after that turn out and exploit.
Try to squeeze the whole part at once, eliminating its displacement.
The mattress can be used after the glue hardens, the specific time is always indicated in the instructions.
How to seal the hole on the velor side?
If the defect appeared on the velor side of the Intex product, it will not work to make the patch invisible. The surface is carefully cleaned with fine sandpaper and treated with alcohol. If this is not done, the villi will prevent the patching of the patch. Then the patch (in this case it should be made of a special material - flock) is glued using the same technology as the patch on the smooth side.
If the restoration did not work, try to repair the gap again.
To the place of damage was less noticeable, you can try to glue the patch on the inside. The advantage of this method is that the air will be pressed against the patch and the place of damage will be reliably protected.
Especially carefully glue the edges of the patch.
How to seal the gap at the seam?
This is the most unfortunate damage, so it is recommended not to stick the mattress at home, but to contact the workshop. But if there is special equipment at home, as well as some experience of similar work, you can try to solve the problem yourself. For repair, we need two sandpaper strips, clamps, acetone, special rubber-based glue and rectangular patches.
To prevent the patches from peeling off after repair, sand it off with sandpaper and completely cover it with glue.
The damaged area is treated with acetone. Then put glue on the surface of the product and on the patch. First, a patch is applied from the inner side, then from the outer side, and they are carefully combined. After such a combination, there should be no air inside. The glued area is fixed with slats and clamped with clamps. In this position, the product is left for at least 12 hours, and preferably a day.
Following the above instructions and recommendations, you will be able to repair the air mattress yourself.
As you can see, repair the air mattress at home is quite possible. And yet the guarantee of a long service of a product is its careful operation.
VIDEO: DIY inflatable mattress repair.
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