How Flex Tape can fix your air mattress.
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- Опубліковано 19 лют 2020
- We had a hole in the air mattress and needed to patch it up. Nothing we tried worked except for this! We went for two repairs but only needed one. FlexTape is here: www.shootinguy.com/flexseal Here's the first Flex Tape Mattress video: • Will Flex Tape seal an...
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Great fix for your air mattress. When used as designed, Flex Tape patches, bonds, seals, and repairs virtually anything.
Indeed!
@@TSGEnt Hi Do you know if Lowe's or Home Depot sell Flex tape? Amazon delivery date is too long:( Thanks!
@@CrystalChris721 I haven't looked at those 2 places, but I did see it here: goto.target.com/c/429430/81938/2092?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.target.com%2Fp%2Fas-seen-on-tv-flex-repair-tape-black%2F-%2FA-52352913
When I asked about delivery to my area it stated it could be deliverd by tomorrow! Worth a try.
@@TSGEnt Hi Thank you! I just came from Lowe's. They had it. Thanks for replying though :)
@@CrystalChris721 i ordered from the flex tape site
Thanks for the demo...I have a King Koil kingsize air mattress and I love it! Got a hole on the side seam (somehow) and I tried a couple of things. Now it's on to the method you just used that makes so much sense!! Tape pushing against another piece.. "BRILLIANT!"
You're welcome! And since that repair, we've used it a number of times and it's still holding! Be patient. Take your time. You'll get it repaired. Don't forget to share this video so you can help others. I'm amazed as to how many people have air mattresses that have leaks.
Fixing leaks, one mattress at a time.
Yes, I also like to repair rather than just use and throw as most people I know do. It's not only the cost in dollars that matters. It's the whole issue of sending reclaimable materials wastefully to the landfill. Thanks for the trouble you take to make these videos and also make them light-hearted, because typically people who come to view fix-it videos like these are a bit negatively mooded just because they have to fix a problem which they do not quite know how to and if they will succeed, on top of being annoyed with the manufacturer that their mattress had sprung a leak, in the first place. And thanks for finding the time to answer your viewers' queries! I hereby 👍and subscribe.
Thank you so much. I guess I was raise not to be wasteful. If I have a tool, piece of gear, or whatever, I try to get the most out of it. After all I spent hard earned money on it. If I don't need it any more, I'll find someone who might be able to put it to use.
I'm having to sleep on a queen size air mattres with a hole. My problem is that there's a slight raised pattern on the fuzzy side where my hole is and it keeps leaking but now that I've watched your video i know to put the inside patch first thanks so much I'm w your newest fan and subscriber!
Great video
Great video. Thank you
You're welcome. Here's to getting your air mattress fixed!
I bought an Intex twin at Target. I was attracted by the battery operated pump and the price. It started leaking quickly and developed a slit on top. I'll try the Flex Tape. Years ago, I had an
Aerobed that was around $100. It was a much better quality product.
The Intex is definatly a "budget minded" product, but a little flex tape should fix you right up. Let us know how it goes.
I like how he says, "I'm gonna take and...."
Good idea to put a patch inside and allow air pressure to ensure a great seal...I think the same way. Also, I loved the comedic intro!
I do believe this will help those with "bigger" problems.
This is great idea. Fingers crossed
And patience. Best to you.
Thank you so much for putting this video up. I have a queen size Intex double high air mattress it's not cheap and I have cats and they have put some holes where the seam is with a seem to the top of the bed in the side of the bed come together and I've tried some regular air mattress patches that are heavier-duty and they are just followed the till the end of the patches even though I put several and still came out the end. If you have any fantastic ideas or any ideas about how to repair an air mattress that has holes where the same comes together for the top in the side I would sure appreciate it because it is my main bed. I have a very bad back and a double high air mattress is perfect for a very bad back
You are welcome. I can't guarantee it and I haven't tried it myself, but perhaps forcing FlexGlue in the tiny holes when the mattress has got only a little of air so as to not have the top and bottom touch but not enough to force the glue back out the holes. You know what I mean? let it cure fully before filling back up. I did something similar in this video. > ua-cam.com/video/0zIMAuROvm8/v-deo.html It worked well. I hope you find a solution.
Just came across this video and I have a slit slightly larger than the one you made…. But I’m going to try this method, thank you for sharing
hey did it work?
@@AleaseCherry nope smh
@@silentangel3099 thanks. I was just checking to see if my walmart had it because I was gonna try this. Mine is a much larger hole as well. Usually I just purchase the repair kits but this is not pin sized at all. Guess I'll do the rubber glue first then use the tape like my cousin did.
Thank you for making this video! I’ve had a queen size air bed with built-in inflatable headrest on it for a little over a year now. Also by Intex and purchased at Walmart (was about $60). It’s super comfortable, but my idiot cat slipped between the air bed and the wall and he punctured it with a claw. It already leaked a little from a hole I haven’t found, but now it doesn’t hold air overnight AT ALL. Just bought some Flex tape so I could do this for myself. Will update with my results
You are most welcome! Please do update us with what happens!
Please share your results with us using Flex tape.
Never updated 🙄
Results?
Update?
I really love ❤your dedication to demonstrating this. I'm on vacation and my family member (elderly) spend over $300 on an Aerobed Raised Queen size. Its held up for over 1 month. Of course the return (30days) has expired.😭 I woke this morning to that sinking feeling quite literally. 😢😭 The hold is at the seam. I can imagine purchasing another. Over $600 if you add the cost. 🥺😱 The seam is top vinyl/bottom fuzzy. Would you please do a demonstration of Flex Tape clear on a very small seam split? God Bless
These air mattresses are great until...
So are you saying the seam at the side edge where the top and bottom meet?
@@TSGEnt I have the same issue TSG; leak at seam between fuzzy and vinyl, where they meet. What do you suggest?
@@virginialbarry4174 I would say your best bet is to open that hole up enough to get a patch inside and then patch over the outside as we demonstrated in this video
my cat poked a hole in mine just today and my dad has flex tape. thank you for making this video 😭 i needed to know if it works for the next night
ours is still holding up! I trust yours will too. You deserve a good night's sleep!
😆 same
Great video! I have that same mattress, my hole is in the crevice and that's my issue. Hoe to fix that with the shifting and moving on it?
When you say "crevice", is it where 2 humps come together?
I wish that he did this on the seems down one of those lines or creases
I feel another experiment coming on.😉
thanks much ! off to get flex tape
I use it alot around here. amzn.to/3ZBRABB
What if I dont make a bigger hole and just put a patch on the outside on the fuzzy part will it work
I believe it will certainly stick. I just dragged out that blue mattress (btw, video coming soon so stay tuned) and it is still sticking! I chose to put tape on the inside, because air pushing on the inner patch, that and the outer patch assures the hole is sealed. Give it a whirl. The worst thing that can happen is it might leak a little because of the fuzzies making a way for the air to escape, but then just snip a bigger hole on the outside and try the inner tape method. Let us know how it works out. Stop by here and click on the links to pick up some FlexTape if you need some. www.shottinguy.com/flexseal
I deflate put a good amount of flex glue and inflate 2 hours later.. Even on the fuzzy side
Excellent! If some flex glue is good, then I'm certain a lot can be better!
What if the slit is on the circle part of the air mattress will it still work
I haven't had it split there myself, but in my experience, if you can get a good seal across any of the slit it should work as a patch. The stuff is really sticky and hasn't peeled up at all.You might try making a bigger opening and sealing from both inside and outside like I did here.
Do you think this would work without the interior seal? This recently happened to my air mattress, and occurred on a seam in the of the round indents on the fuzzy side of the mattress. Tried duct tape with no avail.
My thought is, it's always best to have the air pressure pushing towards the hole (inside) rather than pushing away from the hole (outside). However, the Flex Tape adhesive is very sticky and should hold up even on the"fuzzy" side. Be sure the patch is large enough so it won't develop a channel where air can leak and let it sit overnight uninflated so the adhesive can cure and fully bond the material. Let us know how it goes.
You would remove the flocking with sandpaper. Soak the flocking or the sandpaper to cut down on dust in the air.
ok i will try this and let you know, got the same problem the top of the bed, the fuzzy top queen coleman bed, wish me LUCK.
Good luck. Take you time. Let us know!
Could u try the spray version on one of these i think i could spray my whole matress and the glue some nice fabric to it
That is an interesting concept. I'm gonna guess the spray would thicken the surface too much to make it fold up small. Also, it might take an entire can of spray to cover the whole thing. It would be cost-prohibitive for practical purposes. The mattress in the video was under $10 on sale. Maybe a spot treatment on a leak could work. Would make a fun Flex Spray Extreme video though!
@@TSGEnt thanks!!
For a tiny puncture can you use the spray flex
Give it a try and see what happens. I've not used flex seal spray on an air mattress, but it does well on this: ua-cam.com/video/0zIMAuROvm8/v-deo.html.
No not at all I tried that twice. it always blow through even after allowing it to set for a couple days. as soon as it's inflated air seeps through . I'm going to try the tape this time.
What if the whole in air mattress is right at ridges?
FlexTape is very sticky and I believe it will certainly adhere just fine and because FlexTape flexes it will stretch along with the mattress material as it reinflates. If the whole is far too large and you find you still can't achieve a complete seal, this is what I recommend: amzn.to/2YYcVZm or amzn.to/2WoiE9i Good luck out there.
You need to use acetone to remove the fuzzy.
Good suggestion! Thx.
The holes are pin holes down in the baffle crevices though. How is FlexTape fixing that?
Is your air mattress experiencing the pin-hole problem?
I watched your video and followed the steps to repair the hole on the top side of my air mattress and it did not work.
My air mattress has a big lump on the fuzzy side. How do I fix that
Sounds like one of the baffles has torn. That's major surgery. Way more than patching a hole.
my intexs keep having leaking seams.... how do you fix that? flex tape isnt sealing.....
My head is swimming from all the possible causes of seam leakage. Perhaps knowing why it's leaking will help.
I enjoy your videos. However I tried the Flex tape. Got it from Walmart it was about $13.00. And Warning you don't get much of this tape on a roll.
It is a bit annoying to try to cut to size with scissors. It's like tacky vinyl. However after trimming it to rounded corners. And placed it over the hole that was in the top of my felt covered air bed.
We placed it over the pin hole. And placed a heavy book on top. Allowed that to set overnight. The next day we inflated the airbed.
Guest tried to sleep on it later that night. By the next morning one of them was halfway on the floor. It didn't work.
So unfortunately the Flex tape is a No for us. I returned the remaining Flex tape back to Walmart for a refund.
We also tried Gorilla glue to no avail either. So I will continue to try some other things. Because this airbed isn't even a year old.
Hi, what was the best solution you have find? Vinyl cement?
But try w/o the underpatch? Would it hold.
There was a video before this one w/o the underpatch. ua-cam.com/video/grdr3HD4_g4/v-deo.html It was a very small hole and it's still holding well. In this video I was demonstrating a far more sever tear/hole. I'm not sure how well it would hold upon the just the topside. I optioned for the underside/topside method because I believe it would the best option in this case.
It certainly is, but I'm curious if just slapping a patch on top would work too. Naturally, an underpatch is sound engineering though...
@@bramblebop1904 The "fuzzy" top is a bit suspect, and I'm pretty sure a small channel where air will leak, will develop when the "fuzzy" stuff gives way. Scraping the "fuzzy" off should be done if possible.
Ouch... It's breaks my 💔 to see you purposely creating a hole on your brand new Intex Air mattress.
After I watched your video I went out buying the flex tape to fix mine but 🤦😭🤷 it didn't hold. I pumped after an hour and straight away it started coming off now the difference is...
Mine had a hole on the side by the vinyl side and not on top by the velvet material which I'd say maybe on that velvet material wasn't going to hold but it did on yours.
Another difference is that I didn't put a peace of flex tape on the inside as I didn't want to make the hole bigger.
I did exactly the way you did on yours besides adding the hole and putting a peace from the inside.
What could have caused mine not to hold? 🤦🤷
I've watched many videos like this to fix my air mattress but one thing none of you do it shows someone laying down on the mattress after it's repaired .. I wonder why you wouldn't give it a test run or two or three isn't that the point?!
I agree. The extra pressure of weight laying on top may be enough to blow the patch.
Where do I get flex tape?
amzn.to/3ZBRABB
Most of the leaks I find are at the seams. INTEX beds are low quality. They don't seem to care about their brand. I've had many of them, for indoor use. I kept buying them because that's the only brand they had at Walmart offline.
Indeed they are low cost and not very long-lasting, but we can repair them with a little FlexTape!
I used one for three years every night. It worked great. It was the queen size and only now has a hole in the seam.
What is flex tape?
a 4" wide piece of rubberized substrate with very sticky adhesive on one side. You did watch the video right?
I tried to do this recently before I saw this video and it still leaked 😭
What?!? Rats! I hate it when that happens! Um, you sure there isn't another little hole somewhere?
TSG no we can hear it coming from the damaged area but we are gonna try one more time 🤞🏾
@@ShayBelladonna Best to you!
Just a clarification here. It looks like you used about 2 3” strips of flex tape. If a 5’ roll is $14-$15 then that total of 6” of flex tape would have cost $1.40-$1.50 not “pennies.”
I agree that you may just want to toss a cheap air mattress but there are cheaper ways (including regular duct tape and hot glue) that may do the same thing. I love flex tape but I certainly don’t think it is a cheap solution to any problem.
Agreed there may be cheaper solutions, but I've tried duct glue and hot tape and those don't flex and stretch when blowing up the air mattress and don't last as long as FlexTape. I've used that mattress repeatedly since making the video and the repair is still holding up!
I may have come across as a bit of hyperbole in the video but technically $1.50 is only 150 "pennies".😉
@@TSGEnt I’m glad it’s still holding up! That’s an awesome update
I assume this is tronger than gorilla tape. I only have gt available and the air pressure just pops off the seal.
The flex tape is incredibly sticky and it's a rubber material not cloth. Very tough. It's been 2 years since the repair and we still use this mattress and no leaks. Going from the inside like in this example is the way to go for sure too. You should give it a try. It's more versatile that to just fix a mattress.
@@TSGEnt The double seal is the way to go. Thanks. Off to Home Depot in 90 minutes.
A hole in my air mattress and the hole is in the sing
Flex Tape is still holding! Looks like it'll work no matter where the hole is.
U should've had an adult sleep on it a couple of nights rather then let it stand to see if it holds up throughout the night lets see if it works then and is it really necessary to put it on the inside because people want to just cover the hole if it's only a slow leak know what I mean.
Oh my, I guess you haven't seen this video then; ua-cam.com/video/npyk9I5bg5Y/v-deo.html
I just got a hole on the seam I see others had the same problem…
A hole in the seam is a nasty one. Use a similar technique. Open that hole a bit to put FlexTape on the inside as well as the outside. Be patient and take your time.
We've had this fix for a couple years and a bunch of use, and it's still holding!
FlexTape is available here: www.shootinguy.com/flexseal Here's the first Flex Tape Mattress video: ua-cam.com/video/grdr3HD4_g4/v-deo.html
You can get Flex Tape and the air mattress here: amzn.to/3bv9uNK and amzn.to/2HbbxIW
Good luck to you!
This doesn't work. I tried flex tape just now. On a inch hole and it didn't work. Im soooo pissed off i give up all hope. Its impossible to fix a airbed. Impossible.
And you sealed it from both inside and outside? Hmmm. Well, sometimes you just may need a new air mattress.
@@TSGEnt i spent 13.00 on that tape. And its all gone. They dont even give you alot.
I can guarantee all these videos the mattress leaks eventually with any real weight rolling around on it for a night or 2 of course tape will stop leaks until the pressure finds a way through a channel where the tapes glue fails
Well, nothing is permanent. Even if you buy a new matress, it's enevitable it will spring a leak somewhere. At least we have methods that can get us through the night.
You can’t just assume that it wasn’t or isn’t leaking. You need to test it with soap and water.
Soapy water test is a great approach.
It didn't take it no time to cure when it stuck to your finger. It was almost as quick as those glue boards that catch mice and spiders and other creepy crawlers.
It is very sticky. The warnings say not to put on something you may want to remove from later.
Get a humane trap. Glue traps are horrifying.
This do not work I wasted my time and money now instead of a slow leak my mattress inflates In minutes
Bummer. What exactly did you do?
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those air mattresses always leak in the seem at the fuzzy side
I'm beginning to feel it's a planned obsolescence.