Can someone recommend a good seam sealer for my WBSF please. I'm sealing the pullouts and I don't want to screw up and put the wrong stuff on it. Thanks.
SC
Can someone recommend a good seam sealer for my WBSF please. I'm sealing the pullouts and I don't want to screw up and put the wrong stuff on it. Thanks.
SC
Last edited by SC_Dave; 09-14-2013 at 16:34.
All my morning aches and pains went away when I discovered hammock camping!
GE Silicone II
Available at nearly any box store or hardware store.
Pickup a couple pairs of latex/nitrile gloves too.
Hang the tarp, squeeze some silicone on, smear around, and you're done.
I've used this stuff to fix full on holes in SpinnUL tarps and silnylon and put patches on sil down booties and have never had any issues.
permatex. yes it is a windshield and glass sealer. but many on here swear by it.
That's Permatex Flowable Silicone Windshield and Glass Sealer No. 65AR if you are having trouble finding it in the thousand-item Permatex display at your local auto parts store!
I've used the Permatex 65AR on a couple of tarp projects recently, but 'the real thing' a.k.a. McNett Silicone Seam sealer is a bit less viscous, so penetrates better, and isn't a great deal more expensive, IMO.
If possible, pitch the tarp (taut, inside-out if you care about appearance a lot) outside on a sunny day and let everything (including the tube of sealant) get nice and warm before you start.
thanks VictoriaGuy. specifics help and I only knew of the general name.
Thanks guys!
SC
All my morning aches and pains went away when I discovered hammock camping!
Recent thread about this same topic, with a lot of posts:
https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/...ad.php?t=78947
has anyone taped the seams of their tarps before? I know they do it on tents all the time.
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