Peel and Stick Vinyl Plastic Pool Patch

After 3 other patch attempts with supplies from the hardware store and left over pool supplies, nothing seemed to seal the 1.5" tear (not hole, just a line tear) in the sidewall of my pool. as a final effort I bought these patches, for the price it was worth it to try and save a $400 pool that would now cost $700 to replace.I cleaned all the extra residue from the previous patches, and scrubbed the surface for good measure, rounded the edges and slapped it on WHILE the pool was refilling, used an old gift card to work out the bubbles and the leak stopped, I monitored it for about 30 minutes checking every 5 to make sure it didn't lift and nothing, patch stayed in place. found 3 more small pinhole leaks in the floor of the liner, patched them no problem, then I got a little crazy and tried to patch a 6" diameter hole for the original water filter/pump/skimmer set up AND IT WORKED! The pump housing was leaking so I figured id get rid of it and try to patch it up since I'm running a sand filter anyway, I layered the patches plus some residual pieces from the other patches and it actually sealed right up, for now I have a port hole window but Ill probably refine the repair later and make it as seamless as possible. I am not easily impressed and do not hand out 5 star reviews often at all, but these little patches are simple, easy, and work better than $30 worth of crap from the hardware store that claims to do the same thing. I'll update this review with pictures and progress.EDIT: So the pool didnt last long enough to get pictures of the repairs, more pinholes starting popping up in the floor and eventually made their way to the seam and the pool exploded overnight, woke up to an empty pool but since FL was in drought conditions when it happened, the ground soaked up all 6000 gallons. the big hole from the original filter I patched only leaked slightly which was amazing considering it was never designed to do that in the first place, before I could fix it the seam let go. the other repairs were stable, a couple patches started to peel at the edges but that may have been lack of prep on my part since the patches I took my time with laid flat and held strong. worth it for minor repairs but if youre patching within 3"-4" of a seam beware, these will not patch a seam, nothing can patch a seam, and once it goes it goes BIG

I recently developed a ragged 1/2 dollar size puncture at the curvature of the bottom and side wall in my 16 x 32 x 4.5 ft above ground pool liner.I tried Versa tape [worthless, but expensive],Wet patches sold by Leslie pools, Walmart, another local pool company [each was the same, adhesive tube, dauber, and generous portion of flexible silicone or plastic]. After 6 tries, I was finally lucky enough to get patch with adhesive down to hole, less than lucky in getting good adhesion or bubble free contact. Nevertheless, it held for about 1 week.Ordered Boxer Adhesive patches on a whim and prayer (certainly didn't want to drain pool and have to refill).Cut one patch off strip, rounded corners, and removed paper backing underwater, just before applying. It went on neatly, no sliding, no difficulty pressing air and water bubbles out. Stayed fixed to where I placed it.Checked on it about every 5 minutes ; first check revealed a minor lifting at a corner, worked that down very well and went over remaining patch (trying to only press without disturbing placement). Checked about 5 more times, everytime it looked great.Will update in a few more days after its been jostled by swimmers and cleaning.As for now, this product is hands down the best, fastest, and useful wet patch I have tried.Also, 5 patches in box, and I was able to patch with first try; whereas I used whole box on previous products.

I noticed that the underwater patches I used stuck well on the areas that I fixed when I had the patches outside with me on a brutal hot day. Adhesive was very tacky. A few weeks later I patched 2 areas after bringing the patches from my cool home and they did not stick at all. They didn't even feel as tacky.

I had 2 different tears in my vinyl liner, one that was above the water level and one that spanned the water level. The pool patch that I placed over the tear that was above the water level stuck just fine. I squeezed out the air bubbles and kind of held it in place for about 1-2 minutes. 2 months later, that patch is strong and practically invisible.The 2nd tear was one that was about 50% above the water line and 50% below. In retrospect, I should have drained the pool to below the tear line and applied the patch. Trying to apply the patch underwater is impossible. It just will not stick no matter how much credit card squeegee-ing I do, or trying to hold it in place with my hands. I literally sat next to the pool applying pressure to the edge of the patch that was underwater for 30 minutes and within 2 days, the section that was underwater was lifting from the surface and the patch itself was yellowing. I've since purchased a different underwater patch that comes with a rubber cement type applicator and that has given me the underwater fix I need.In summary, I'd recommend you use the product for repairing tears/holes that are above the water line but cannot recommend it for fixes that are required below the water line.