Re: OT - Punctured Volleyball

Jul 26, 2003 6 Replies

Plug it with a Dowel.


A week or so ago we purchased a "water volleyball" (made in Thailand) at a
> local pool supply outlet. On it's inaugural run, the ball had an encounter
> with a pyrocantha bush resulting in a teeny tiny li'l puncture. Aforesaid
> TTLP has seriously retarded the ability of the ball to retain air at
> anything above atmospheric pressure.
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> Hakuna matata. Out comes the handy dandy bicycle tire repair kit and on
> goes a tube patch. I don't know what those clever little guys in Thailand
> are using for rubber, but a tire patch adheres to it about like a postage
> stamp would stick to a cube of butter.
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> Any suggests for a fix?
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Actually the ball is probably not rubber, probably vinyl and would require a vinyl adhesive.

There is a product in most auto supply stores called SLIME, which is used for making tires "puncture proof" (seals the leaks). It's some type of green "glop" that you put into your tires. You can also find it in sporting goods stores (in the bicycle department). I'm guessing that you could get it into the ball by screwing a ball-needle onto the supplied tire fitting. They may even have some set-up specifically for this situation.

Take it to a local tire store. They'll use the same tool they use to fix nail holes in tubeless tires. Takes a few seconds and it's permanent.

-- Ernie

Go to a scuba shop and get a tube of AquaSeal. I've used it for (among other things) a repair on a full water bed. This is some GOOD stuff.

I don't know what those clever little guys in Thailand

Burn the pyrocantha bush and buy a new ball....

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