Re-doing a liner patch

[CarlD]

Do NOT try to remove the patch--it will tear the liner. You CAN work glue under edges that are loose, but don't yank. Instead, though, you need to put a much larger patch to put over it. If you have a piece of liner you can use that and it won't show as much. You want rounded edges, and you want to put the glue on the patch while it's dry.

If you have sand underneath, the leak can be devastating to the sand. A GOOD installer (sigh... ) will repair that sand so the the new liner is, well, like new...

[holybuzz]

Thanks for the tips, guys.

I'm going to dive down today and applya patch on the patch. The water loss has slowed, but it's still WAY too much to live with. I'm going to use the same stuff: Boxer Adhesives and a piece of the original liner. I'll vacuum and scrub the area (as much as possible) before application, then try to stay underwater longer so that I can get a good seal. Here goes nothing...

K

[Rangeball]

There was a tip here somewhere about using a wallpaper roller or similar to get a real good seal on the patch.

A search should turn it up.

[holybuzz]

Yes, I read the post (and saw the attached photos) of the wallpaper roller that someone used to roll on a liner patch. I've chosen to opt instead for dive after dive after dive, during each of which I'll be pressing out the patch like a thin-crust pizza dough. I'm also going to lay a heavy sandbag on the patch when I'm done. Then come the prayers.

K

[waste]

K, the advice so far is ~ what I'd have said (I thought the wallpaper roller was my idea -apparently I'm not the only one to have both wallpapered and applied liner patches ) Be sure to 'round' the edges - as per Carl's sug. Cut the new patch ~ 1" bigger than the previous one, all around, use the roller to seal the 2nd patch from the inside part out to the edges, you want to see the glue 'sqeegeeing' out from the outside edge.
Is there any chance that this 'rip' is at a seam? If so, you may have seam seperation and the manufacturer should replace it at ~no cost to you (the warantee is 'pro-rated' so you may have to pay 5 - 10 % of the cost). Using SCUBA gear and applying the patch 'continuiously' will net you better results. I've seen pools that I've patched still holding just fine after 5 years - so, if done properly, you don't need a new liner
Hopefully, this is of some help/ reassurance to you - Waste