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    Franco Darioli
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    @franco

    Locale: Gauche, CU.

    I posted this in the gear forum, but provably here it will be more useful.
    Nothing really new, it is that I keep seeing people having problems mixing silicone and mineral spirits so this is an easy and quick way of doing it.
    This is a 2 minute video clip :
    http://video.yahoo.com/watch/7248563/18899600

    Franco

    #1592958
    Ken Thompson
    BPL Member

    @here

    Locale: Right there

    Franco. love the music. Nice video. Could you show us a close up of the job done. I just finished doing my Duomid. It's in the yard being tested as it is raining again.

    #1592966
    Franco Darioli
    Spectator

    @franco

    Locale: Gauche, CU.

    Hi Ken
    This was all done very quickly. One take and it is live video.
    I just grabbed some detail from one of the last frames from that video. You should be able to see the sealer trickling down from the paintbrush. It is , at this stage, very runny, about the consistency I use .
    I never measure the mix , just go by feel.
    Franco
    Seam sealer cu

    #1592970
    Ken Thompson
    BPL Member

    @here

    Locale: Right there

    Franco, I'm sorry, I meant on the tent.

    #1592987
    Franco Darioli
    Spectator

    @franco

    Locale: Gauche, CU.

    There was no tent to seam seal. I just did that to show how simple it can be to dilute silicone.
    As for why, see , for example, page 2 of the "silnylon misting" thread, my comment there.
    Franco

    #1593002
    Ken Thompson
    BPL Member

    @here

    Locale: Right there

    Thank you.

    #1593006
    Greg Mihalik
    Spectator

    @greg23

    Locale: Colorado

    Ken,
    Here is a Spinn seam, with bivy loop stitching at the center. My silicone was about the same consistency as Franco's. I applied it with a syringe. When I flip the tarp over, I can see the silicone has wicked through.

    SeamSealed2

    #1593026
    Frank Deland
    Member

    @rambler

    Locale: On the AT in VA

    Perfect timing. I am about to go get some silicone for a new GG Spinn Shelter. Never was accurate with the 3 to 1 ratio measuring. Thanks for the video.

    #1593041
    Jared Dilg
    BPL Member

    @village

    Locale: Texas

    Excellent, thanks for the video! Is it considered a requirement to later powder the seam with talc to prevent it from sticking to itself when packed?

    #1593058
    Franco Darioli
    Spectator

    @franco

    Locale: Gauche, CU.

    Some do, I don't. Mine stay up for at least a day and a night ,usually 2 days.
    A few years ago i did the whole floor of a BD tent and put that away when I thought it was completely dry. Sometime later I put that up to find that a wrinkle on the floor had stuck to itself.
    Unfortunately, having left my brain upstairs , I proceeded to forcefully separate the fabric. I now have a patch on that floor.
    So, take your time…
    Franco

    #1593545
    Keith Selbo
    Spectator

    @herman666

    Locale: Northern Virginia

    If you're short on patience, or have a sore wrist, a slightly bent finish nail chucked in a drill will stir up a uniform batch in a few seconds.

    When I first posted this method, a guy said it took longer to get out the drill than it does to mix by hand, and he didn't have the money to spare for a nail. So, depending on your drill storage and financial situation, this may not be the solution for you.

    Worked like a charm for me though.

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