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    Seam Sealer

    What should I use to seam seal my new WB Super Fly? that I hope to have next week for my BWCA trip.

    I have never had a silnylon tarp before.

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    Silnet is the name brand stuff made for seam sealing on sil tarps.
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    You're going to get many recommendations for Permatex Flowable silcone available in auto parts stores. Its for car winshields but works well on tarps because it gets into seams well. You do not need to seal the ridgeline of the tarp, only the side pullouts on the Superfly.
    Last edited by Bubba; 08-29-2013 at 17:33.
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    Funny that I stumbled upon this today as I am looking to do mine tomorrow. There is another thread that I was reading that gave the product number for a sealant from auto zone and I went and picked that up. Then I was reading to apply a little bit of talcum powder to the sealant after it had fully dried. I'm getting ready to do this but I have to ask. Are e sure that once the tarp is seamed sealed and dried it won't stick together once put back in the snakeskins? And does the talcum powder really work? I was told today talcum powder is no longer made. I want to do this but if I destroy my superfly I am going to be beyond pissed.
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    Quote Originally Posted by fiveonomo View Post
    Funny that I stumbled upon this today as I am looking to do mine tomorrow. There is another thread that I was reading that gave the product number for a sealant from auto zone and I went and picked that up. Then I was reading to apply a little bit of talcum powder to the sealant after it had fully dried. I'm getting ready to do this but I have to ask. Are e sure that once the tarp is seamed sealed and dried it won't stick together once put back in the snakeskins? And does the talcum powder really work? I was told today talcum powder is no longer made. I want to do this but if I destroy my superfly I am going to be beyond pissed.
    I don't think I actually put any powder on my pull outs when I sealed them. No sticking so far. You can use baby powder instead of talcum powder.
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    Just rub some dirt on it.....



    Well not really. Climber/weight lifter/gymnast chalk...aka magnesium carbonate. Any work out shop of much size should have small blocks or bags of fine ground available. Most of the time though you really don't need it. Give it a couple trips and enough dust will build up that it won't want to stick...and it really dose not stick so much as its just tacky...grabby. Once it dries all the way it won't stick to the tarp or anything like that...more for your feel than any sort of function change.
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    Thanks guys, I really appreciate the help. I'm gonna do it tomorrow and lit it hang for 24 hours and dry. I just set it up normally and try to rub the sealant into the pullouts right? Just the inside of the tarp. There is no need to do anywhere else on the tarp correct?
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    That is correct

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    I only did the inside but some people do both sides. No real downside to doing both sides except added time.
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    Re: Seam Sealer

    I did the outside and there has been zero leaking. I didn't apply any powder and the tarp just gathered some dirt dust at the sil net sites, but doesn't stick to itself when rolled up into the snakeskins. Hope this helps. The silnet is only $6 at REI.
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