What's the best way to patch an air mattress?
I just use an air mattress for a bed (being a college student means you’ve got a tight budget, as I’m sure any college student knows), and the other day it got a half-inch rip right on the top, right at the seam. I bought a mattress patching kit and applied a small square patch (roughly 1" by 1") on it. Yes, I did deflate the mattress first. However, this morning I woke up and it felt like I was laying in a hammock. I checked again – sure enough, my half-inch rip continued to tear along the seam on the top of the mattress.I applied three more patches (for good measure) using a lot more of the glue supplied (fairly strong stuff) AND a layer of duct tape on top, just for good measure. I even applied some heavy weight on top of it before I left for school today, just to make sure it’s clamped down while it dries. However, I’m skeptical about this – I fear it’ll rip even further. If that happens, what’s the best way I can patch it up? These patches apparently aren’t doing their job, so what else can I do?
The top of the mattress, where the hole is, is kinda… "lumpy" for lack of a better term. Therefore, it’s kinda hard for duct tape to stick on it and stay stuck once inflated.
