Decoy repair?

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Decoy repair?

Postby GulfCoast » Mon Nov 12, 2012 9:09 am

I have some G&H weighted keels. The mice have eaten holes in the keels, about the size of your pinky nail. I was about to just put some sand in 'em and duck tape the hole (I am not very plastic repair skilled) when I realized that there must be some kind of better way????

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Re: Decoy repair?

Postby regishay » Mon Nov 12, 2012 9:13 am

Might try some of the spray in expanding foam silicone they sale at local hardware store. Instead of trying to fix the hole itself.
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Re: Decoy repair?

Postby teul2 » Mon Nov 12, 2012 9:15 am

I use a hot glue gun to fix most any decoy issue I have. May not be the best solution, but they stay fixed as long as you clean the application area before hand.
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Re: Decoy repair?

Postby driveby » Mon Nov 12, 2012 9:26 am

J.B. Weld????
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Re: Decoy repair?

Postby MemphisStockBroker » Mon Nov 12, 2012 9:27 am

Hot Glue
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Re: Decoy repair?

Postby duckkiller » Mon Nov 12, 2012 9:29 am

Expanding foam (aka spumma in the spanish spewaking golf course slang) works great on drainage pipe so Im guessing it will work for you, also try JB Weld but dotn try the quick form of JB Weld, go traditionally
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Re: Decoy repair?

Postby redneck22ms » Mon Nov 12, 2012 9:39 am

pretty much anything would work on the keel to keep the sand from coming out. i'd try some clear silicone caulk
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Re: Decoy repair?

Postby judge jb » Mon Nov 12, 2012 9:43 am

sand and duct tape works for me.

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Re: Decoy repair?

Postby GulfCoast » Mon Nov 12, 2012 9:47 am

So many ducks, so little time....

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Re: Decoy repair?

Postby teul2 » Mon Nov 12, 2012 9:59 am

Looking for 2 duck calls from Dominic Serio of Greenwood (ones for Novacaine)
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Re: Decoy repair?

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Re: Decoy repair?

Postby ScottyLee » Mon Nov 12, 2012 10:06 am

refill with sand if need be then silicone/epoxy or something of that nature. no foam
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Re: Decoy repair?

Postby GulfCoast » Mon Nov 12, 2012 10:28 am

Silicone? Epoxy? Are we talking caulk here?
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Re: Decoy repair?

Postby grnhed » Mon Nov 12, 2012 10:42 am

Yes. Silicone caulk. That is one option.
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Re: Decoy repair?

Postby Agua » Mon Nov 12, 2012 10:49 am

Got bottle of black silicone gasket maker right here across the street from ya. No clue why I bought it and it must have been over 10 years ago, but give it a try if you want it.

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