Wade repair?

[Joe_Dizzy]

Does anyone know of a wader repair service out there. I have several pair of Caddis breathable where the leak in in the neoprene bootie, but for the life of me, I can't stop them.  Thinking maybe the neoprene has simply lost its integrity.  I hate buying new waders when the uppers have no issue whatsoever!  Any thoughts or am I simply relegated to buying a new pair...or accepting that my feet will be wet?

Just a thought... I had a leak in both neoprene sock areas of my breathable waders and could not locate the source... and water was streaming in pretty good, so I was expecting to find an actual hole somewhere. Nothing. Kept leaking (bad).

Searched around on-line and found that the most common source of leaks in the neoprene area is right where the tip of the toenail on your big toe is located. Almost always an issue with tight-fitting boots and/or long toenails. It actually wears/crushes the neoprene within and shows no signs of damage on the outside of either surface.

Feel around that area on your neoprene... if it feel like there's a hollowed out section around there... bingo, leak found.

I did this and found it to be the issue on both feet (toenails clipped short, but tight boots)... I packed the softened areas (on the outside) with a copious amount of AQUASEAL... let it dry for 24 hrs... and both leaks stopped completely. This was about 4 years ago. Still using them regularly without issue.