400g Coated Kevlar Protective Patch Material

Yes, the fabric can be glued in place using fabric adhesives. However, for a stronger repair, we recommend the use of a Kevlar Sewing Thread which can be used by hand or in a sewing machine to stitch the material permanently to the garment..

Yes, a good quality domestic sewing machine should be able to sew this fabric without any problems.

Although I wouldn’t recommend washing and drying them as part of their daily lifecycle, any of our Kevlar Protective Textiles (with the exception of the Kevlar Protective Patch Material) would be OK to wash and dry. The Heavyweight Fleece and Loopbacked fabrics particularly would behave pretty-much like conventional fabrics. The felt I would be a little more concerned about because it doesn’t have the knitted construction to ensure it stays in shape/together.

An example of acceptable use would be lining motorcycle jeans in the loopbacked fabric and then washing that lining occasionally; I wouldn’t expect any problems or abnormal deterioration. However, an industrial application where they went constantly from wash to dry (like a Kevlar laundry bag) would be likely to deteriorate the material more quickly.

This material is not really designed to be used externally so generally the characteristic yellow colour of Kevlar should not be a problem because it would not be seen however in certain circumstances (vent areas etc.) where it would be seen your only option would be strong textile dies however, being a synthetic fibre it's difficult to get the dye to properly penetrate the fibre and so results when dying this fabric might be hit-and-miss.

Kevlar protective textiles can be machine washed using regular domestic or commercial detergents, ideally at 50-60°C. Normal detergents have a negligible effect on the strength of the product.

You must NOT use chlorine based bleaches as they will significantly damage the strength of the fabric.

We do NOT recommend washing the 'Kevlar Protective Patch' material.

The rubber coating has excellent UV stability and as such will protect the underlying Kevlar material from UV exposure.

The CSM (Hypalon) rubber coating is naturally fire resistant and self-extinguishing. However, the Kevlar Protective Patch Material as a whole has not been formally assessed against any set fire resistance standards; therefore caution should be used in cases where fire safety regulations concerning fire resistance of materials may be in force.