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peeling sealant question

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PostedAug 10, 2009 at 10:59 am

The seam sealing on my contrail is peeling off… I bought it used and it is a few years old – I have no idea what kind of seam seal was originally used, but they did a nice, neat job – it just happens to be delaminating.

So do I need to scrape it all off and re-seam seal, or can I just slap some more on top, or what? And if I do need to peel/scrape it off (I really hope I don't because that seems a bit tedious), what should I use?

Also, one of my friends said the GE sealant is better than Silnet, but Silnet seems to be viewed as acceptable on here…

PostedAug 11, 2009 at 5:24 am

Bump.

Does anyone have any opinions/answers for me? There are whole half inch and one inch sections where the sealant is lifting off my tarp tent.

Hendrik Morkel BPL Member
PostedAug 11, 2009 at 6:00 am

You could contact Henry direct at Tarptent – he usually answers the emails quickly. info at tarptent dot com if I remember correctly from the top of my head.

I myself bought the GE sealant from Henry, and therefore would go for that one.

Ian Rae BPL Member
PostedAug 11, 2009 at 9:59 am

If you do get an answer from Henry, please share. I'm having the same problem with mine (bought used, don't know what sealant was used.)

Thanks.

PostedAug 14, 2009 at 4:37 am

Henry replied:

Sounds to me like the original owner used urethane rather than silicone… Anyway, the only thing that sticks to the fabric permanently is more silicone. At this point, I do think it will be more effective to apply the silicone to the underside. You can then just let the flaking do its thing and not worry about it leaking.

Thanks, Henry!

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