I have some Patagonia R1 gloves where I’d like to glue some low-friction patches on the fingers in strategic spots. These are waterproof neoprene gloves – marketed for cold weather fishing. The surface of the gloves are very tacky, and unfortunately stick VERY well to fly lines. I haven’t been able to positively ID the type of outer sealant used. It might be silicone. Duct tape and all other kinds of tape do not stick to it. These are nice and fairly expensive gloves and I’d like like not to make a huge mess of it by guessing wrong, if possible. I was hoping someone here might have some knowledge of either these gloves, or something similar. My next experiment short of this will be to see if Silnet or Aquaseal sticks.
FWIW, I asked Patagonia about 2 weeks ago on their chart feature, and a week later they responded to a question I didn’t ask. They are “back on the case” now that I pointed this out to them, but no useful reply yet. My experience with them on this sort of thing usually has been great, but that all hung on having someone knowledgeable actually getting the question. Not so much luck getting non-knowledgeable CS people to bring the issue to the right person.
I’m now contemplating making some test applications of Aquaseal and/or Silnet on spots where the final patches will go to see if they stick. Any helpful suggestions would be appreciated.
Follow up edit: OK Aquaseal was a big failure – I got some instant gratification by using UV curing Aquaseal and a UV light. Peels right off after it cures. Is there anything other than silicone that is like this? I don’t know of anything else. I guess the good news is that it is hard to muck up the gloves.
