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Bladder damage - leading edge

Created by tombookbarry tombookbarry  > 9 months ago, 5 Feb 2019
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tombookbarry
tombookbarry

5 posts

5 Feb 2019 8:37am
Ive developed a cluster of leaks in the bladder around the deflate valve.
North rebel 2018.
Last use no problems. kite was a little damp and dirty when folded up.
when reinflated it showed obvious leak straight away.
bladder shows multiple 'wear marks although no scratches on the adjacent kite.
Some Wear marks associated with fold marks on bladder






tombookbarry
tombookbarry

5 posts

5 Feb 2019 9:44am
Forgot to add!!
Anyone have idea as to what would cause this. How to prevent this?
Adam''KiteRepair
Adam''KiteRepair

NSW

104 posts

5 Feb 2019 4:39pm
Any chance it was compressed hard? Its not ideal, and IV useally only seen that sort of thing when a kites been run over.
I'll.inbox you aswell.
BrisKites
BrisKites

QLD

1292 posts

5 Feb 2019 4:44pm
Approach your dealer and they should help you get it sorted.
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