How to glue an inflatable mattress: correctly at home( 3)

We think you are familiar with the situation when you stayed overnight with friends on an inflatable mattress, and by morning found yourself lying almost on the floor. Despite all the convenience, economy and functionality of these beds, you have to wonder how to seal an air mattress more than once: no matter how seldom and carefully you use it, over time it will stop keeping the air as well as in the first timeafter the purchase. Find out how to identify the culprit of the leak and how to solve this problem situation.

We exclude the malfunction of the

valve Before scolding the children or the cat for making holes, make sure that the mattress is not blown off for any other reason, and this may well be a malfunction in the valve. Probably, it is not necessary to seal a mattress and it is possible to be limited to repair of the given detail.

Lie down on the inflatable bed, hold your hand to the valve and listen: if you feel or hear the air coming out in this place, then the problem of awakening on the floor will be helped by returning the valve to the seal. First, try to pull out the valve, rinse it of dust and put it back: the accumulated debris in the grooves may well be the cause of the problem. But this method will work only if the valve is not damaged and has no cracks in the hole for the pump. In this case, repair the part at home will not work: you have to buy and replace the valve with a new one. Also, the leak may be caused by an incorrectly installed or simply loose valve, and since these options are easy to identify, try to exclude them first.

Tip

To keep the valve long in its original form, do not screw the pump too tightly when pumping the mattress.

Detecting source of leakage

With the valve all right, and it became obvious that the holes in the material still there? Well, stick them at home is quite realistic, but first you need to determine exactly where the gap is located, and do it without using domestic tricks oh how difficult. By the way, in such a situation you can not look guilty: very often holes appear on inflatable mattresses simply in the course of operation without unauthorized mechanical damage.

• An excellent way to identify holes is by applying a foam solution that is best done on the basis of foam for baths or dishwashing detergent. On a completely filled air mattress, the area behind the patch is applied with a sponge, cloth or spray, and you will see that in some places large bubbles emerge like soap bubbles. It is in this place you need to look for a hole.
• First of all, holes should be found on the edges of the adhesion of the outer web with internal elements, and this is the entire length of the relief pattern. This place is most vulnerable, although small gaps on the seam or on the main canvas can not be ruled out.
• Having found a hole, circle it with a pen or a marker, so as not to forget its location, as it is possible to seal the mattress only when it dries, and by that time the breaks can be lost sight of.

Also, do not relax by finding one hole: often, especially on older mattresses, you have to deal with several breaks at the same time, so it's best to inspect the mattress carefully and completely.

Advice

When pumping a mattress, remember that excessive filling it with air over time can provoke small or even large gaps on the surface.

We seal holes and tears on the air mattress

In the same store where you bought the bed, you probably sell brand-name repair kits to fix the problem, but you most likely want to know how to glue an inflatable mattress at home so as not to be wastedexpensive sets. Correctly and qualitatively repair an inflatable bed you can yourself with the help of improvised means, if you follow a certain algorithm.

1. Proceed to sealing only after the mattress is completely dry after taking soap baths.
2. Buy glue for PVC: the classic "Moment" is quite suitable, because after drying it becomes like rubber. But its transparent variations, although they make the patch more accurate, can adversely affect its quality, since such compositions after drying "glass" and can crack when bending. For the same reason does not fit superglue. In addition, it can damage PVC material, as it is an aggressive adhesive.
3. As a patch, you can use a piece of fine rubber or, for example, a patch from a tire repair kit, if you are a motorist and they are lying around without you. In this case, the patch should cover the hole at least 1 cm from each side. So, for a simple barely noticeable hole, you need to cut a circle with a diameter of 2-3 cm.
4. And the site with a break, and the patch itself needs to be thoroughly degreased with acetone or other means, if you want the clutch to be really sturdy. If your mattress has a flocked surface, then the pile must be previously removed with acetone or fine nazhdachkoy: it can not be glued to the patch qualitatively.

Because of the specifics of working with the glue "Moment", you can seal the mattress only in the deflated form, otherwise it will not be possible to strongly press the surfaces together, since the mattress will spring. Apply glue on the damaged area on the mattress and on the patch, wait 5 minutes, strongly press the surfaces against each other and fix the patch in place with the help of the load for the next 24 hours.

advice If a mattress starts to blow air in a hike or a tent camp and it is not possible to repair it, a good electrical tape can cope with the problem before you come home, although this method does not work well on the velor surface.

Repair the air mattress yourself, without going to the workshop and not buying special repair kits, really, if you allocate a little time for this and follow the recommendations listed!