 My new Xmas Buffalo shirt has a few holes in the pertex that need fixing (unavoidable contact with a broken windscreen   ), lots of tiny nicks that dont matter but a few substantial rips as well. Whats the best option, patch? sew? some kind of miracle glue maybe? whats your advice people?
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 gaffer/duct tape, even better if the colour matches
that's how i repair overtrousers with crampon knicks in them
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 Buffalo do a repair service.
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Buffalo have a bit about it on their website : http://www.buffalosystems.co.uk/servmain.htm
Seems that you can pretty much sew up the rips (their webpage tells you what you need to do)
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Thanks all, patched (with more or less matching colour nylon stuffsac fabric) and stitched up now  (thanks for the tip about the repair service but don't think I could do without it for up to 6 weeks + shipping time). Re: Gaffer tape, good advice but...my Buffalo is slate green and my roll of gaffer tape is.....wait for it.....flourescent orange......Nice
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 Are you ok there Benco, more to the point? No holes, rips or tears in you I trust from that broken windscreen I hope!
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Just fine thanks Trevor, Not my accident, the wife and I were first on the scene of a single vehicle rollover (actually witnessed it happen would you believe, long odds on West Falkland), the people in the crash were OK as well (ish).
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Glad to hear you're both ok then. Didn't think they had many road traffic accidents in the Falklands total!
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We're very progressive 
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You should've charged the berk for a new Buffalo!
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 Rather than gaffer tape, spinnaker tape from a yachting chandler's. It's meant for repairing holes in spinnakers, which are made of very light nylon... It's effectively a roll of ripstop with an adhesive backing. Not cheap, but a lot cheaper than a new Buffalo... An alternative to sewing is back up the holes with an off-cut of Pertex held in place with hemming web, the stuff for sealing trouser turn-ups without sewing. Cheap and easily available from mainstream clothing retailers it goes on easily with an iron. Pete.
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The trouser turn up tape wont last long in my experience but is great for holding fabric in place before sewing. Spinnaker tape is very useful - you can always use it on the inside of the garment if the colour is not right.
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The trouser turn up tape wont last long in my experience I haven't used it on Pertex, but on a relatively coarse Supplex I've still got an interior patch that's been fine for about 3-4 years. I guess in part it will depend where it is and how much knocking it gets. Pete.
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Spinnaker tape sounds useful, must see if I can get some. Is it practical to use iron on stuff on PP garments? (visions of the pile lining fusing into a hard sheet, now that would make me sad)
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Benco, the usefullness of the iron-on would depend on whether you can isolate the pertex from the pile, I'd guess. For an interior patch (the best way to do it to protect the patch from peeling) the more I think about the construction of a Buffalo the more I think it would be remarkably difficult... some examples of spinnaker tape though just one plucked from Google. You may find better value elsewhere. Pete.
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Thanks Pete, I guess the trick with a Buffalo would be to (carefully) cut an access in the pile large enough to insert a suitable piece of material to protect the lining behind the tear (also to insert the interior patch of course), once done the edges of the pile could be heat sealed and stitched back together....Hmm..bit of a fiddle. I dont suppose you've come across spinnaker tape in some approximation of olive green? (Knew I should have got a black buffalo!).
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 > once done the edges of the pile could be heat sealed and stitched back together Buffalo site suggests pile doesn't need sealing; just use a blanket stitch to close the hole. Spinnaker tape is certainly good stuff, and very tenacious. Round the ends of the patch to stop it peeling.
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