Repairing a silnylon tent

[Elizabeth Tracy]

I have a rip in my Tarptent that has expanded to a hole. It's right up where the top of the pole hits it…(In other words, it's a major stress point).

What is the best way to repair it?

I have on hand…

An air mattress repair kit, with patches and adhesive glue (doesn't say what kind of glue)

Some Seam Grip brand seam sealer.

Thanks!
– Elizabeth

[Roger Caffin]

Seam Grip is PU. It won't stick to silnylon.
The air mat adhesives are the same.

Your BEST solution is to contact Tarptent and ask for their help. They are very helpful.

Cheers

[Mary D]

Silicone based seam sealer, such as McNett Silnet or (what Tarptent recommends) GE Silicone Caulk diluted with mineral spirits. Don't you have some left from seam sealing your tent?

McNett makes a repair kit for silnylon with several silnylon patches and a tiny tube of Silnet. http://www.mcnett.com/SilFix-Sil-Nylon-Repair-Kit-P141.aspx

I would talk to Tarptent first, though!

[Ken Helwig]

contact Tarptent. Henry is quite helpful! Or you can use the McNett kit. I did and it works quite well

[EndoftheTrail]

For a non-stress point, yeah, patch with a piece of silnylon and use McNett SilNet.

But for a stress point, I would ask Henry to repair it professionally.

[Elizabeth Tracy]

Wanted you all to know that I got instant feedback from Henry Shires, here's what he recommended:

* Get scrap material of the same type. He is sending me some in the mail for free.

* Get GE Silicone II sealer (or another silicone sealer) from the hardware store.

* Two patches are needed, one on each side of the hole. Glue and set one, and let it dry thoroughly before gluing the second one.

More great service from Tarptent!

[Mary D]

Another example of great customer service from Henry!

[Franco Darioli]

"Get GE Silicone II sealer (or another silicone sealer) from the hardware store."
Make sure that it is 100% silicone.

Franco

[Kim Clements]

Elizabeth, Did Henry suggest mixing the Silicone II with mineral spirits?

[Dan Yeruski]

Elizabeth, how well did your 2 piece patch work out?

[Jerry Adams]

I wonder if "3 hour shower ready" is good?

Whatever they put into it to make it cure faster may make it less good for our use

[Ivo Vanmontfort]

I never dilute the silicone.
It weakens the glue i think.
Use a putty knife to spread it as thin as possible.
A roller can help a good bond.
Work fast

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