Preserving Eureka box-bags?

[texbodemer]

I have a green Eureka, with the box-bag, and it's beginning to wear out at the throat. Is there any way to preserve these bags, or should I replace it, and frame the front of the bag as wall art?

 

[eurekaprince]

Since the worn area is probably not visible from the front, why not try to sew on some matching green fabric where the holes need to be patched?

 

[texbodemer]

They can be patched by sewing? It's made of perforated vinyl

 

[huskyvacs]

I have seen some patched with rafting innertube patches, from the inside.

 

[madman]

I don't see why you can't sew on a patch. I would just say keep the stitch width 1/8" or bigger.

 

[detroitdirtbag]

I’d make a patch on the inside using similar material ,contact cement on the repair patch