Yep, I’m too cheap to shell out another twenty-five bucks for a new profile aerobottle and would prefer to repair the one i have. But it has a few cracks in it and drips constantly. What should i use to plug the cracks? silicone seal? bubble gum? I’m thinking non-toxic and i’m thinking ‘generally available around most households’ as major themes.
Elmers Glue. put a bunch in there. coat all sides. pour out excess. let dry. Kids eat it, you should be fine.
They make stuff for repairing cracks in rotomolded kayaks. You put it on and heat it with an iron. Try your local outdoor store. O fcourse you might be able to melt it closed with a soldering iron.
You should be able to find “food grade” RTV at a good hardware store. Usually clear, sometimes you can get white.
Send me your address and I’ll send you a new one. You owe me coffee next time I’m in your town.
Elmers Glue is not water resistance and will leak soon afterwards. Why not just use a plastic bag as a liner in it?
And I thought I was a tight wad…
If your bottle has started cracking it is going to keep cracking - rather than wasting your money on glue just shell out & buy another one!!
Yep, I’m too cheap to shell out another twenty-five bucks for a new profile aerobottle and would prefer to repair the one i have. But it has a few cracks in it and drips constantly. What should i use to plug the cracks? silicone seal? bubble gum? I’m thinking non-toxic and i’m thinking ‘generally available around most households’ as major themes.
Throw the stupid Profile bottle away and buy a Jetstream NXT. After the second Profile cracked on me I got a Jetstream and it’s been great for 3 yrs. The built-in sponge prevents any sloshing whatsoever.
Failing that, you could probably melt it back together with a soldering iron but it’ll probably crack again soon in the same spot. The bottle is probably made of ABS so you could take a chunk of that and solder-melt it into that spot as a reinforcement. If it’s not ABS that might be a really bad idea though…
I’m pretty sure I have Profile Aerobottle at home that I’d gladly give you. I haven’t used it for a few years but I’m sure it’s in one of my many boxes of old bike/tri stuff. If you want it, shoot me a PM with some contact info. I’m on the road for work now but I’ll be home in a few days.
Those bottles, like most water bottles, are mostly polypropylene- polyethlyene blends. I am not aware of any adhesives which will work on that material, much less an adhesive that is considered non-toxic.
If you have cracks, then the material is already in a brittle stage. It will continue to crack on an accelerated basis.
Cut your losses.
DUCT TAPE
Chris
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