Jack's Plastic Welding, Inc.

Paco Pad FAQ

The foam in my pad is folding over and getting stuffed up into one end. Is there any way that I can fix this, and how can it be avoided?
If you have a pad that has D rings on the top, congradulations, that pad is probably about 10 years old. The reason why we took the D ring patches off is because they added to the problem. If the Pad can be rolled up half the time with the logo up and half the time with the logo down, then the foam has a difficult time folding over and getting all stuffed up in one end.

If the foam is folded into one end like this it may help to get a little air into the cover, Shake the unfloded end (opposite the valve) hard to the other end of the cover. Next try to work the corners of the folded end of the foam back into the corners of the cover. We use our thumbs to push the corner of the foam toward the corner inside the loose cover. This takes some patience, but is infinitely easier than packaging it up and shipping it to us. Give us a call if there are more questions or problems. 505-334-8748.

My Pad has soaked up a bunch of water. What can I do to fix it?
When a pad is full of water, it will not work very well. Try to avoid floating on a pad that has holes, a bad, or open valve. The easiest way to get the water out is to hang the pad upside down with the valve down for about 2 weeks. Every day you must take a minute to try and squeeze the water out through the valve. When you can not get any more water out, place the pad in a warm area. Place it on the the south side of the house, where the sun can heat up the remaining water, and turn it into vapor. Then suck the air out with a shop vacuum. If you do this for a couple of days when the pad is at its hottest, you will be able to get all of the water out. This does not take as long as you may think, just a couple of minutes a day.

One other way is to cut the bottom of the pad off, dry out the foam, and reseal the end. If you prefer this method, call us, and we will fax you instructions and a drawing of how to put the cover back together with our glue. Our phone is 505-334-8748, and our fax is 505-334-1901.

You may also get information on how to fix wet pads by clicking here.

My paco pad valve is broke, can it be replaced?
We have a patch that can be put over the hole when you cut the existing valve off. Or if it is just the blue and white part, cut that part off, dip the end of the white part in some of our glue, and twist it into the tube. In any case you will need some glue, and some parts. If the blue part is missing, then just call us, and we will send you a new blue part it snaps into place. See a drawing describing valve replacement with a valve patch. See a drawing describing the replacement of the valve assembly in the valve stem.

My paco pad valve is broke ,can it be replaced?
We have a patch that can be put over the hole when you cut the existing valve off. Or if it is just the blue and white part, cut that part off, dip the end of the white part in some of our glue, and twist it into the tube. In any case you will need some glue, and some parts. If the blue part is missing, then just call us, and we will send you a new blue part it snaps into place. See a drawing describing valve replacement with a valve patch. See a drawing describing the replacement of the valve assembly in the valve stem.

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