GEAR AID Wetsuit Repair Kit with Neoprene Patch, Fix Seams and Tears, Black, 6” x 10"

The girth of my thighs always causes the inseams near the crotch of my pants to wear out before any other wear begins to show. When this area of my neoprene workout pants started to wear thin and make it too embarrassing for me to do floor work when anyone else was around to see my pasty skin or underpants through the ever-widening thin spots, I finally got this patch kit and fixed my pants. It took a little creative maneuvering to get the most out of this patch and get sufficient coverage over the worn spots on account of the contours of the crotchular region I was needing to patch. Here's how I did it: 1. Assess the damage 2. Create a paper template that sufficiently covers the area to be patched 3. Cut pieces from patch material. I used 2 patches for the worn spots in the crotch on both sides (inside & outside) on both the front and back of the pants then used another little piece to cover a small rip on the waistband (not shown here) 4. I don't have a tailor's ham or a mini iron, so I used a piece of scrap fabric and glass-head pins over an old oven mitt to use my own hand to manipulate and hold the material while pressing small areas of the patch with the tip of my large iron 5. Position patch and use glass-head pins on seams to hold in place while ironing 6. Spot iron patch a little bit at a time, covering less contoured areas first then spot iron areas on either side of a pucker (being mindful not to iron a pucker or fold into the pants) 7. Carefully use scissors to snip the patch over the places where the pants are puckering (sorry for the blurry image - it was difficult to hold both the pants and scissors while taking a picture) 8. Spot iron both sides of the snip on either side of the pucker I did this in on both sides of the pants (inside and out) on the worn spots on both the front and back of the pants. It was probably overkill, but I had enough of the patch material for this amount of coverage and I didn't want to risk further wear on either side. The patches held up so well, they outlasted the whole rest of the pants. I would totally use this product in the future if/when I ever again have worn or torn neoprene to fix.

I used the McNett Iron Mend to repair my favorite compression fitting cycle shorts, which got ripped in a dustup I had with a car. The product is tremendous for this, and I stumbled upon it after reading another cyclist's review for patching his/her shorts. I'm a recent cyclist convert. I had to stop running daily because my now 55-year-old knees just gave out while training for yet another marathon. And early into my cycling career, while finishing up a 78-mile ride in extreme central California heat, I nearly got run over about a mile from my house. A woman in a minivan nearly took me out. I crashed into oncoming traffic and ripped up my brand new bike shorts, with bibs. They're expensive. I also cut the crap out of myself. The wounds healed. I'm still nervous at that left-turn lane. The woman didn't stop. It was rush hour. Some young guy in a four by four made sure I was OK. The bike was fine. But my bibs had this big flap torn in them. They were still wearable but looked rather silly, showing a big patch of my lilly white skin contrasted with tan lower legs. And heaven forbid I forget to put sun screen on that patch or I'd get a burnt triangle on my upper thigh. OK, so there's the dumb story. The repair kit is advertised for repairing neoprene. I'm sure it does that, but stretchy Lycra was my rended fabric. I paid the nominal fee and ironed on a patch. It looks like the iron-on patches I used to use on my jeans back in school. But whatever. Worked for me. I love the stuff. Saves me having to spend serious bucks to replace a perfectly good pair of shorts.

I could NOT get the patch to stay on at a low iron setting. My recommendation is to fold the material and/or surround the patch area with other fabric to iron directly on the wetsuit as little as possible. Then I emptied the iron of water (I read on the instructions steam is bad). Then turned the iron up! I was up toward 5/6 by the time the patch actually stuck. I gave this 4 stars because I used my wetsuit 2 days later and the patch stayed on. The corners of the patch did come up a bit. Since then I put some cement on them though, and they've been fine. I'd recommend putting some cement or one of the other wetsuit repair products along the edge of the patch if possible.

Patches do not stick. They look great but one swim and off they come. I tried multiple times, figuring maybe I didn’t apply it correctly, but nope, no go. And they don’t come off cleanly — parts of the patch are secure while other parts flap around, making it difficult to re-do.

Works great if done properly. I used this to repair areas of my wetsuit where the seams were leaking. I rinsed the suit well and let it dry for several days and then used 91% isopropyl alcohol to further clean the suit. After the alcohol dried, I cut the lengths of the repair fabric and used an iron on a medium setting and really went to it with the iron. I think people who have poor results do not get the patch hot enough. I do not use the heat paper supplied with the kit and apply the iron right on the fabric patch on the wetsuit, which is on an ironing board. I then take the suit in my hand and use my hand as a backing for the wetsuit, you can really get the repair patch pressed on doing this. If you are repairing a wetsuit do not fear that you will damage the suit. I used an old wetsuit as a test subject with an iron on high, you can put a lot of heat on the suit for an extended time before you damage the wetsuit. So my advice is; use a fairly hot iron, press hard for a longer period, about 15 to 20 seconds, let it cool and iron again, even a third time and use nothing on top of the repair patch. Let the repaired suit sit for a day or so and you should be good to go. I have used the repaired suit while surfing and the repaired area is in a high stress area,the patch is holding fine.

I bought this to repair an old wetsuit with a torn seam. I was a little trepidatious after reading the reviews, which had conflicting instructions. In the end, I pretty much followed the instructions that came with the repair kit exactly, with a few tweaks. Here's what I did: -- Cleaned area with rubbing alcohol beforehand and let it dry completely -- Made sure wetsuit was on a flat surface with NO WRINKLES (this is more important than people emphasize - if your wetsuit is not completely flat, the patch will not totally adhere to wrinkles and I have a feeling it could mess up the whole patch) -- Cut material with rounded corners and plenty with plenty of room to spare -- Turned iron up to Wool setting (not Synthetic/Delicate like the instructions say - I did Synthetic first and the material didn't seem to quite be adhering. I changed it to Wool and then I started seeing the extra glue glistening around the edges (shown in pic) and it seemed much more secure) -- Used the ironing paper that came with the kit. I didn't use a towel as others suggested. I thought that would reduce the heat too much, especially if you used the Synthetic/Delicate setting! -- Held it down as hard as I could for 10 seconds at a time, then repositioned the paper and iron. -- There were several wrinkles in my wetsuit and this is where I would caution you. If you have a section that doesn't quite lay flat, I would recommend cutting separate pieces of the patch material, as many as you need for each piece to lay flat. I ended up snipping little gaps in the patch to allow each piece to lie flat, since the material was stretched over a wrinkle in my wetsuit and I'm worried it could become a new hole. All in all, this was pretty quick, easy to use and the patch seemed to be adhered well. If you're reading this, assume I'm surfing toastily ever after. I'll update this review if not!

Works great on leggings, especially on the inseam. Also works great on thin stretchy material and stretch jeans. I have washed the clothing multiple times and dried them in the dryer, and I haven't had any issues.

I purchased this for a hole near a chest seam in my O'neill Pyscho wetsuit, that has kept me pretty cold during surf sessions this winter. For starters, it says in the instructions to use the lowest setting on the iron, which literally does nothing when you try to iron it on. You need to set the heat up around the middle on the iron in order for this to adhere at all. I used this in addition to the McNett Aquaseal for a "waterproof" fix, and followed all the instructions and cure times to the letter, but whereas the Aquaseal worked great (even though the bottle had a date listed on it showing it was expired), the Iron mend has already begun peeling off after only 1 time out surfing since. I would only recommend this as a temporary fix, just don't expect it to last.

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Did the job, I fixed the bottom of my wading suit, seems fine after multiple uses. Worse case scenario i'll repatch with a glue

Used it on a hole in my wetsuit armpit and bum. A little stitching and then this patch over the top and so far it works well , could have gotten longer life out of several wetsuits if i had have known about this patch earlier.

Ideal para reparar neoprenos. Si el agujero es grande , debes pegarlo con el adhesivo color negro para esto.