Rejuvenate your throwbag?

Winch

Winch

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Asheville, NC
Like many of you, I assume, my throwbags get holes in them from time to time. In the past, I've used duct tape, sewn them, or thrown them away (for shame).

So I tried something new, I'll keep you in the loop if it works out.

Btw, black was the only color Lowe's had in stock. I may get a custom hi-vis color going next time.

Also, sorry about the image rotation, I'm not trying to crink your neck.
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You can get lead shot at a gun store if it's leaked out. But if your into recycling; I went to the dump grabbed some cheap bicycle wheels, pulled the bearings out and refilled the bags with steel bearings. Or you could get a treepedo.
 
according to the manufacturer you can thin it with naptha for better spraying. I figured it would give better penetration too. That is what I've started doing with some really good success for my throw bags. (dunno about naptha for the eye&eyes though)

About 4 coats 20 minutes apart and you get a nice solid and flexible seal. I've got the red stuff and will be looking for the florescent colors soon.
 
harbor freight has the dip it in a couple of colors. Careful it gets addicting I dipped everything i could even ends, tools , a couple of biners to silence them. no not the ones outside of home depot
 
This is so cool, I forget how much arborist minds think alike sometmes.

Thanks for the other ideas, I'm also thinking about coating the tips of my boots (just the tops) where I have some pretty deep scuffs. I think Baileys or someone sells a boot-dip, but figured this would work just as well.
 
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WOW !!! you must be busy up north to own a treepedo
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Not sure how to take that, anyway. Don't laugh at my treepedo(s) they're performers. Not only do they fly better, but also jig better. Then you take em apart and one end goes over the end of the rope and pulling rope through dense canopy is many times better than bare rope. And no lead being spilled, not that aluminum is really enviro friendly. Check em out.
 
Been using it on throwbags and rope ends (below) for quite a while. Found <font color="red">RED</font> off-the-shelf at my local ACE hardware.

One note though, eventually it will split but you can re-do it. However, too many coats and the throwbag will bounce around like a rubber ball ... er ... guess that's what it is ... LOL. Also, keep the can sealed, in the frig and it will not dry out and last a lot longer.

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This is so cool, I forget how much arborist minds think alike sometmes.

Thanks for the other ideas, I'm also thinking about coating the tips of my boots (just the tops) where I have some pretty deep scuffs. I think Baileys or someone sells a boot-dip, but figured this would work just as well.

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Plasti-dip is great but this stuff is the bomb for boots:
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I dug out a piece of 'junk rope' to use as tie down rope for trailer brush. It had a Plasti Dip end on it. The rope is YEARS old but the end is still tidy.

The____Goop or Shoe Goo products never worked very well for me. In my repair bag there's a tube of The Welder adhesive

When I've gotten a bit of a snag in a throwbag I'll daub on a bit and let it dry to the tacky stage. Then I'll daub on another thin layer that is a bit large in diameter. Maybe a third too. This all only takes about a half hour in the summer time. The Welder has fixed lots of other things too...glued boots...repaired tears in gloves...on and on.

Wow! I thought that 3M had the adhesive market tied up in Minnesota. Not so...it turns out that Plasti Dip is just north of Minneapolis:

http://www.plastidip.com/send_sample.php
 
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... Shoe Goo products never worked very well for me. ...

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It's all in the preparation. Shoe Goo on boot toes is out-lasting the rest of the boot. Cleaned the leather with mineral spirits, roughed up the surface and applied one thick coat - pried up lots of branches while bucking and still going strong.

Guess I was lucky.
- "Ain't nothin' like luck."
 
Plasti-dip is great but this stuff is the bomb for boots:
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I've been using Shoe Goo for decades, on the bottoms of walking shoe &amp; boots, boot toes, tennis shoe toes, etc. Great stuff.

It's very thick, so you have to spread it out &amp; smooth it with a piece of cardboard, etc. It is definately NOT dippable.
 
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