[pct-l] Tarptent seam sealing

[giniajim]

I wrote earlier.  I forget what I used as the solvent, but I'm sure it was 
whatever the instructions said to use.  It did work and still holds up. 
Never have had a leak.  Good luck!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ryan Clark" <kamikazehummingbirds at gmail.com>
To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2012 7:36 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Tarptent seam sealing


> Ok so round two. Stirred, kneaded and mixed  like crazy for nearly 20 min. 
> It never dissolved. It turned white and got a littler gooeier but never 
> thin enough to spread with foam brush. And def not close to the "olive 
> oil"  consistency the tarptent video says and shows. I'm going to go buy 
> some mineral sprits and try that instead.
> Any more tips?
> Thank you all
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Mar 30, 2012, at 7:29 PM, CHUCK CHELIN <steeleye at wildblue.net> wrote:
>
>> Good evening, Ryan,
>> I’ve used silicon in solvent quite a bit – in fact that’s all I’ve used 
>> on SilNylon – and it takes several minutes of persistent stirring and 
>> squishing of lumps to get it “hom0ginized” for spreading on seams.  It 
>> has always worked great.
>> Enjoy your kneading,
>> Steel-Eye
>> -Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965
>> http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye
>> http://www.trailjournals.com/SteelEye09/
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 6:57 PM, Ryan Clark 
>> <kamikazehummingbirds at gmail.com> wrote:
>> How long does it take for the silicon take to dilute in the pair thinner. 
>> It seems to be taking forever. Don't know if this is just how it works or 
>> what!
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
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