Anyone know of a patch or product to help with wear and tear on the fabric cover of a rifle plate? Google let me down and duct tape seems wrong. It’s not been dropped, the cover is just coming off at the heat seal.

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Cordura wrap might be worth a look. The type that people do holster wraps with.

I was going to say to just suck it up and use a quality duct tape  (which isn't a bad option) but the above idea is worth looking into.  You will have to be REALLY careful and keel it flat, don't let little creases form, or it will just peel off.  

You can make the above, btw, by using a good piece of cordura (melt the edges with a lighter) and 3M brand 'Super 77' adhesive spray  (look in the fabric section at Walmart).  500D cordura will probably be a better choice?

You might want to hit all the edges of the fabric patch with duct tape anyways to make sure it doesn't peel up.

We used to get issued Multicam repair patches for IOTV body armor and uniforms while deployed. Would probably be perfect for that application. I’ll check my stash-o-crap to see if I have any.

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I was going to say to just suck it up and use a quality duct tape  (which isn''t a bad option) but the above idea is worth looking into.  You will have to be REALLY careful and keel it flat, don''t let little creases form, or it will just peel off.  You can make the above, btw, by using a good piece of cordura (melt the edges with a lighter) and 3M brand ''Super 77'' adhesive spray  (look in the fabric section at Walmart).  500D cordura will probably be a better choice?You might want to hit all the edges of the fabric patch with duct tape anyways to make sure it doesn''t peel up.

I’d say hit it with some spray epoxy/bedliner stuff.

I’d use a ‘hi shock” epoxy. Those have a little flexibility to them and aren’t brittle

Thanks for the replies, I wanted to wrap a holster anyway so I got some 3M cordura wrap on the way, my brain could not connect that as the solution for some reason.

Stuff like this in high wear area, I use some sort of repair glue, such as Barge cement, or McNett Seam Grip (if you can find it).  You need a rubber component that will adhere to the base material yet is flexible enough to take a hit without cracking and peeling off.  

You could use some sort of patch as a field expedient, but eventually you'll be right back where you started.  

If you want it to look purty, incorporate a small patch of the base material (just enough to cover hole, no overlap, and let the adhesive do the heavy lifting.  It should be encapsulated in the repair adhesive, both front and back.  Meaning you lay a base layer of adhesive, then saturate the patch and lay it down, then cover with another layer of adhesive.  

I used Barge cement for many years, then switched to Seam Grip, and now am back to Barge.  There is a new company that still makes Seam Grip just don't remember the name off-hand.

Barge Cement is great  (get the original version ,not the new version)

I got what the hardware store had for Barge, probably the “new” version since its is labeled as “toluene free”.

While I haven't used it on plates, I've had success with cordura on my IIIA vest carrier. I always seem to get holes in the corners of the front panel carrier where it overlaps the rear panel. These carriers are pretty thin and light since they are designed to go under a shirt. Cut a cordura patch to fit and glued it with 3M Super 77. It's held up to daily wear. Just be aware that 3M Super 77 is not coming off once its on there.

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There it is.

This is what is used to patch them not sure if it’s the same manufacturer or if they’re available commercially.

https://www.sourceonetactical.com/spall-cover-repair-patch-sapi-plate/

Tenacious tape.