If you own an above-ground or PVC-lined swimming pool, make sure you have your Tear-Aid^® Type B Underwater Repair Pack to hand BEFORE you begin filling it with water.

Holes in pool liners are notoriously difficult to detect at the best of times, and many an owner has watched their pool drain while awaiting the arrival of their repair kit in the post.

The Underwater Repair Kit works on both dry and submerged PVC liners – the latter are harder to clean, for sure, but our kit includes comprehensive instructions to ensure a successful repair. All you need to do is follow the enclosed instructions to the letter.

Immediately you apply a Type B patch, it is 50% bonded, which is enough to make sure it stays put, but not enough to prevent you from repositioning the patch if necessary.

The patch should then be left for 24 hours for the bond to reach 100% adhesion. After this time, your repair is not only permanent, it will most likely outlast the material it is stuck to.

And just like with our Type A patch, after applying the patch you can carefully warm it using a heat gun (preferred) or powerful hair dryer which will have the dual benefit of making the patch totally transparent and reduce bonding time down from 24 hours to a few minutes.