CARE AND REPAIR
The advanced materials in your kite are durable
and designed for a long life with minimal
maintenance. Keep your kite out of the sun
when not in use to keep the sailcloth from
fading. Beach sand is abrasive and will wear on
bridles and fittings, so do what you can to dust
off the sand after a session at the beach.
Compressed air works great for this if it's
available, and a freshwater rinse is a good idea if
your kite has been swimming in salt water. Keep
your kite out of hot car trunks and avoid using
solvents to clean the sail as they can dissolve the
adhesives in the seams.
Storage
To fold up your kite the way we do at the
factory, disconnect the upper and lower leading
edges at the joints and fold the lower leading
edges up against the upper leading edges. Then
fold the leading edges against the spine so all the
spars are next to each other. Tuck the standoffs
into the sail and roll the sail neatly up to (but not
around) the bundle of leading edges and spine.
Try to avoid wrinkles as you fold as they break
down the coatings in the sail and cause it to
stretch out. Use the Velcro strap provided or a
rubber band to bundle it all together, and don't
forget to include your loose spreaders.
Frame repairs
The carbon spars in your kite will not fatigue,
but occasionally you may break one learning
new tricks or pushing the limits in high winds.
Replacing a spar is quick and easy and many
pilots carry a couple of extras when traveling
just in case. Spare parts for all Prism kites are
available direct from our website at
www.prismkites.com.
Sail repairs
Your sail materials will last a long time unless you
like to fly near cactus or barbed wire fences.
Tears can also happen during assembly and
disassembly if a spar slips in your hands. Most
tears and punctures can be invisibly repaired
using a special transparent adhesive film called
Tedlar, which sticks to the back of the sail and is
unaffected by moisture or UV from the sun.
Tedlar repair tape is available from the spare
parts section of our website and will not affect
the performance of your kite on the average tear.
If your repair requires sewing, remove the frame
from the kite and send us just the sail so we can
get you a quote and take care of it for you. There
are very few mishaps that can't be effectively
fixed by our talented in-house repair team. To
send in a repair, download our repair form from
the website and include it with your sail so we
know who you are and how we can help
.
Warranty
At Prism our warranty is simple: If you're not
happy we're not happy. If you have a problem
with your kite, contact us directly by phone,
fax, or e-mail and and we'll do what it takes to
make things right.
Please bear in mind that your kite can travel
as fast as 60mph and experience over 400g's
in a crash. Breaking a spar occasionally if you
push the limits is a normal part of sport
kiting, especially with the more fragile, higher
performance designs. Replacing a spar only
takes a minute and many pilots keep a spare
or two in their flight bag. Spares for all our
kites are available from our website at
www.prismkites.com.
Contact us
Feel free to contact us as you discover sport
kiting. We love to hear about your adventures
and we're always happy to help if you need
technical support of any kind. Our hours are
9am to 5pm Pacific Time Monday through
Friday.
Smooth winds and happy flying!
Prism Designs Inc.
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2
14 24th Ave. West
Seattle, WA 981
99
206-547-1100
[email protected]
206-547-1200 fax
www.prismkites.com
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