I mentioned the air mattresses that I had leaking. Duct tape was a very temporary fix, and even the adhesive patch packaged with it didn't work very well - especially when the leak was right at the seam. I had a pretty good seal by just using copious amounts of Loctite Vinyl, Cloth, & Plastic adhesive. But recently I had a small leak and I thought a dot of it with some masking tape to mask off the adhesive coverage would work. Only it didn't seem to penetrate into the hole and I found that it had turned into a tear. However, I'm thinking the tear is probably going to seal better than the tiny leak. Also - it's frustrating because all these leaks are occurring right at the seams, although I suppose that's where the stress that creates tears would be concentrated.
I figure that commercial bounce houses get fixed all the time. However, they're usually actively inflated with one or more blowers and are designed for some air to exit, so I suppose a small leak doesn't necessarily kill it, unless maybe it's an inflatable water slide and there's water ingress. Still - they must do these sort of repairs all the time even though the material has got to be way different (they seem reinforced with fibers) than an air mattress.
I figure that commercial bounce houses get fixed all the time. However, they're usually actively inflated with one or more blowers and are designed for some air to exit, so I suppose a small leak doesn't necessarily kill it, unless maybe it's an inflatable water slide and there's water ingress. Still - they must do these sort of repairs all the time even though the material has got to be way different (they seem reinforced with fibers) than an air mattress.
