7. Kite suggested care and maintenance
Follow the tips below to maintain a more durable and better performing gear.
- Always keep sand and water out of the air pump
- Close your kite and protect it from sun, wind and sand which can age it quickly when you are not flying it.
- Avoid bringing the kite into contact with any sharp surface that might damage or puncture or tear the fabric (e.g.
edged rocks, thorns, wood, road surface, concrete).
- Do not leave your inflated kite on the beach for a long period of time because the small movements caused by the
wind may quickly cause a quicker cloth consumption.
- Fold the kite correctly and pack it up into the Odo Kiteboarding kite bag to avoid any damage to the kite cloth.
- Should you need to move on the beach an inflated kite, turn it upside down so that the leading edge is upwind and the
underside faces upward grabbing the center of the leading edge tube. If the wind is blowing, it will hold the kite clear
of the ground. Be sure not to drag the tips of the kite across the ground.
- Rinsing your kite in fresh water and drying it is correct as well as leaving the salt coating on it.
- When cleaning the kite be sure that all the valves are closed and that no water, dirt, or sand can get inside the one
pump system.
- Be sure that the kite is completely dry before packing it up otherwise changes of color or mildew may occur (such
bleedings are classified as misuse and are not covered under the Odo Kiteboarding warranty).
- Do not dry the kite in direct sun
8. Bladder Repair
In case of major repairs please refer to a professional kite repair center while in case of minor repairs follow the
instructions below.
8.1. How to remove the leading edge bladder
1. Lay the kite down flat on the ground upside down and deflate all the kite.
2. Remove all rubber hose from the leading edge valves.
3. Open the end of the leading edge at the wing tips of the kite and pull out the bladder a few centimeters.
4. Attach a kite line to it using a larks head.
5. Open the zipper at the center of the leading edge.
6. Push the bladder valves in the leading edge empty space.
7. Remove one side of the bladder form the leading edge, leaving the kite line inside the leading edge for re-insertion.
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