Ive also seen some people tape the seams out and apply the siliscon with a foam brush too.I think the tention is the key along with the silicon,with baby power.Originally Posted by slowhike
Ive also seen some people tape the seams out and apply the siliscon with a foam brush too.I think the tention is the key along with the silicon,with baby power.
Super Glue or Crazy Glue works great for a seam seal
first I've ever heard of that. I wouldn't do it because anytime I have tried to use more than a drop of that stuff it gets brittle and breaks. I wonder if we are talking about the same stuff.
I may be slow... But I sure am gimpy.
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Super glue isn't waterproof.
It's all in the reflexes.
If you believe this Wiki page...
A normal bond reaches full strength in two hours and is waterproof.
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But is it still waterproof after it has been flexed?- that is, the fabric thing's seams have been rolled up and straightened out a few times?
Curious, KM
No.
SuperGlue works best when two clean, rigid faces come together. That kind of joint has a lot of inherent structure... fabric seams have little structure.
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Plus the joint works best when it is close, tight and non-porous. I don't see seam sealing here at all. Has anybody else had success with this?No.
SuperGlue works best when two clean, rigid faces come together. That kind of joint has a lot of inherent structure... fabric seams have little structure.
I may be slow... But I sure am gimpy.
"Bless you child, when you set out to thread a needle don't hold the thread still and fetch the needle up to it; hold the needle still and poke the thread at it; that's the way a woman most always does, but a man always does t'other way."
Mrs. Loftus to Huck Finn
We Don't Sew... We Make Gear! video series
Important thread injector guidelines especially for Newbies
Bobbin Tension - A Personal Viewpoint
The only thing I have found SuperGlue to work on is ....... skin.
Works marvelously to glue my fingers together.
Does it actually work to keep anything else bonded??
Along that line I have read that in Europe they use SuperGlue (well probably a kissing cousin) instead of sutures.
They found that it works marvelously on skin also.
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It may be urban legend but it's my understanding that it was invented to replace sutures. I have found it to be the most over-hyped product short of snake oil.Along that line I have read that in Europe they use SuperGlue (well probably a kissing cousin) instead of sutures.
They found that it works marvelously on skin also.
I may be slow... But I sure am gimpy.
"Bless you child, when you set out to thread a needle don't hold the thread still and fetch the needle up to it; hold the needle still and poke the thread at it; that's the way a woman most always does, but a man always does t'other way."
Mrs. Loftus to Huck Finn
We Don't Sew... We Make Gear! video series
Important thread injector guidelines especially for Newbies
Bobbin Tension - A Personal Viewpoint
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