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    Senior Member Debi Jaytee's Avatar
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    Help! My tarp is leaking!

    I recently went on a kayak trip and found that a tarp I don’t use often is leaking. It appears there are five or six tiny spark burns (I lent it to a friend$ but as well, the seam sealant appears “cracked” all along the seam.
    Am I able to fix those tiny burns somehow? What do you all use for seam sealing?
    I purchased this tarp from MEC (Canadian version of REI) and it wasn’t cheap so I’d like to fix it if I can. Suggestions?
    Debi

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    Repair tapes work also seam seal compounds. But different tapes & compounds for different tarp material. Is your tarp nylon or polyester and is it silicon impregnated or PU coated?

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    If the holes are very small, it should be sufficient to put a drop of seam sealer on them. As MAD777 wrote, though, it needs to be the right one. The best would be to find out what kind the tarp manufacturer recommends for this tarp.

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