How to fix/splint broken gear loop?

I have a Petzl Sitta harness that I broke the wire inside a front gear loop. The fabric is intact so I'm not worried about losing my rack, but is there a good way of stiffening it back up so it doesn't flop around?

My son’s Petzl harness had exactly the same problem.   I got some ripstop repair tape from the local outdoor store and wrapped up the loop with a generous amount.   I am still a little worried about him losing a bunch of my gear.

Dip in in melted candle wax? Or even better, the hard wax that seals liquor bottles e.g. Makers Mark.

Www.sugru.com

Thermoworx Polymorph might be stiffer than Sugru. Probably more brittle though.

Or a thin metal splint and standard climbing tape? Adds next to nothing in weight and bulk and should last forever.

That happened to me.  I found a way to tie a 4mm cord to the harness so it paralleled the gear loop to back it up.  Then I glued the 4mm to the gear loop with plasti dip.

Thanks for all the responses! I'll probably try some combination of a bunch of the above...

I really don't understand why Petzl doesn't just protect their gear loops better.  This happened (and is happening) to my Petzl adjama.  

BD seems to have this on all of theirs, how has Petzl not caught on to such a simple fix!