Treating pin holes in 'waterproof' pants

[onward]

I recently spent two days pushing through some rather prickly shrubs in the Victorian Alps (around Mt MacDonald) whilst wearing my waterproof 2.5 layer pants. These plants had a single sharp point on the end of each leaf and consequentially I now have lots of pinholes in the front of said pants. They now leak with water slowly coming through these pin holes. Short of throwing the pants away, I have thought I have a few options, ignore the leaks, patch/glue over the area with another layer of waterproof material, or 'paint' the inside with a dilute silicon solution and accept the 'breathability ' will be lessened. Anyone have any suggestions or advice?
Thanks

[Ubiq]

Tenacious tape works wonders on holes in clothing, mats, tents and pretty much everything else.
If you're going to need to tape most of the pants up to fix them I would just consider cutting your losses and replacing them.

[Franco]

Too many to do individually ?

[Strider]

Richea continentis?

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[AWTtrekker]

^ Ah Strider, so many wonderful childhood memories of shortcuts back via the marshes... LOL

[onward]

Worse than Richea...A shrub to 1.5m small dark foliage, I think one of the pea family, with a single spike on the end of each leaf. If I could find my copy of Costerman's it would probably be in listed.
The holes are tiny pinpricks >1mm, not really visible (I am guessing the pant material closes around the holes) and there are dozens. I can only find them by ponding water on the outside and watching for droplets to weep through. Although I just tried shinning a bright torch through them and that shows some of the holes, so that might a way to treatment them individually. I just thought it might be an issues a few people had dealt with.

[AWTtrekker]

If they that small what about just spraying the pants with a silicon type waterproofing spray. It may suffice if the holes are close to self sealing anyway

[oldpiscator]

With breathable waders I turn them inside out, shine a torch to locate the pin hole and apply a small dab of Aquaseal on the inside then leave overnight to dry.

[north-north-west]

Worse than Richea...A shrub to 1.5m small dark foliage, I think one of the pea family, with a single spike on the end of each leaf. If I could find my copy of Costerman's it would probably be in listed.
The holes are tiny pinpricks >1mm, not really visible (I am guessing the pant material closes around the holes) and there are dozens. I can only find them by ponding water on the outside and watching for droplets to weep through. Although I just tried shinning a bright torch through them and that shows some of the holes, so that might a way to treatment them individually. I just thought it might be an issues a few people had dealt with.

I don't think there is any Richea around MacDonald. Certainly can't remember any. This sounds more like a sort of gorse or something similar - there is one with a pea-like flower in that area.

[-dz-]

You could try a thick application of dwr. While at the chemist the other day I noted they had a spray on bandage in a spray can. Didn't grab it but suspected it might work like a silicon spray. Can't remember if it said it or not but it may have been breathable.

[davidf]

Go the tape. fiixed puffy jackets, rain jackets and packraft holes. If you cant identify the holes paint leak out areas with thinned out sikaflex

[-dz-]

Elastoplast was the name, is breathable. Not sure how it will attach to nylon though.