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Title: Flex Seal, anyone use it?
Post by: NOCK NOCK on January 17, 2018, 07:45:31 AM: Curious about this stuff. Is it much different than Plasti-Dip ?

Sure is a lot more $$ $14 for 16z. :yike:
Title: Re: Flex Seal, anyone use it?
Post by: Gringo31 on January 17, 2018, 07:51:41 AM: A LOT is spent on advertising.
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Post by: quadrafire on January 17, 2018, 07:52:06 AM: Well you can cut the bottom out of boat, coat it with Flex seal and go fishing. Try doing that with Plasti-Dip ;)
Title: Re: Flex Seal, anyone use it?
Post by: NOCK NOCK on January 17, 2018, 08:20:21 AM: lol, wouldn't try that with either.
Title: Re: Flex Seal, anyone use it?
Post by: Macs B on January 17, 2018, 08:46:36 AM: I got a couple of cans of the aerosol, a pint of the paint, and a roll of the tape. Not sure why I bought any of it, but sure seems like it will come in handy someday!
Title: Re: Flex Seal, anyone use it?
Post by: PolarBear on January 17, 2018, 08:54:10 AM: I use the spray to change the sound on my wifleball bat elk bugles. :chuckle: I have used it on corral panels to stop rust on the part that contacts the ground and it seems to work fine.
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on January 17, 2018, 08:57:11 AM: I use it fairly often. My brother got a gutter one day and bent it and cracked it pretty good. I straitened it and cleaned it up and coated it with the spray flex seal and worked great. I also used it to seal the joints in my floor in my shop. No complaints.
Title: Re: Flex Seal, anyone use it?
Post by: b23 on January 17, 2018, 12:16:58 PM: Quote from: Macs B on January 17, 2018, 08:46:36 AM
I got a couple of cans of the aerosol, a pint of the paint, and a roll of the tape. Not sure why I bought any of it, but sure seems like it will come in handy someday!

So I'm not the only one that does this. LOL

I don't have any of the paint or the tape but I bought a couple cans of the spray on Flex Seal awhile back because I thought it could/would be handy to have. I've never used any of it and I'm not 100% sure where the hel it's even at but I'd much rather have it and never need it than need it and not have it. ;)

My only concern is does this stuff have a shelf life because it'd be really pi$$ed if I go to use it and it won't spray. :yike:
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Post by: jackson7 on January 17, 2018, 12:55:14 PM: I used it to seal around vents on camper. ?Holding up after a year. Rubbermaid has a similar product which I have also used with success.
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Post by: buglebuster on January 17, 2018, 01:14:26 PM: I bought a bunch to seal the top of my tent trailer
Title: Re: Flex Seal, anyone use it?
Post by: Special T on January 17, 2018, 02:35:29 PM: CARNAC works much better it is what professional roofers use if they cannot make the rubber sheeting work. It's like Snow seal on steroids. I used it to seal some 40' containers and the roof of a camper trailer. It lasts longer than snow seal because it has fiber in it and is silver in color.

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Title: Re: Flex Seal, anyone use it?
Post by: follow maggie on January 17, 2018, 10:44:56 PM: I do water proofing on commercial buildings for a living, and I make a lot of money following behind people that use this stuff. A lot of money.
Title: Re: Flex Seal, anyone use it?
Post by: Special T on January 18, 2018, 07:16:38 AM: Quote from: follow maggie on January 17, 2018, 10:44:56 PM
I do water proofing on commercial buildings for a living, and I make a lot of money following behind people that use this stuff. A lot of money.
CARNAC or Flexseal?

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Title: Re: Flex Seal, anyone use it?
Post by: baker5150 on January 18, 2018, 07:46:56 AM: I've always seen Flex Seal as a temporary fix.

IMHO, anything that has to do with waterproofing should be done the right way, not the easy way.
Title: Re: Flex Seal, anyone use it?
Post by: follow maggie on January 18, 2018, 04:27:54 PM: Quote from: Special T on January 18, 2018, 07:16:38 AM
Quote from: follow maggie on January 17, 2018, 10:44:56 PM
I do water proofing on commercial buildings for a living, and I make a lot of money following behind people that use this stuff. A lot of money.
CARNAC or Flexseal?

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Flex Seal. It's pretty bad. The Karnac is even meant for a temporary fix to hold until the weather allows a permanent fix. The Karnac does a good of that.
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Post by: h2ofowlr on January 18, 2018, 05:23:34 PM: I tried it. Purchased two cans. Smells like roofing tar or asphalt. Pretty bad stuff. Worked for a bit until it got hard.
Title: Re: Flex Seal, anyone use it?
Post by: NOCK NOCK on January 19, 2018, 02:46:44 PM: Thanks for the replies. I ended up using plasti dip to fix a $200 key fob, worked great so far.
Ive had pretty good luck with this stuff, sounds like the flex seal is not worth the $$
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Post by: Alchase on January 20, 2018, 12:01:49 PM: I used flex-seal to seal my gutter seems and the seems on a riveted boat.
So far it has worked great.
And the clear Flex-Seal, works great for preserving birds nests and tumble weeds.
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Post by: Bofire on January 20, 2018, 06:36:09 PM: I tried it on a crack in one of those dark gray plastic stock water tanks, 300 gallon, crack about 3 inch long. Did not work at all did not stick.
Carl
Title: Re: Flex Seal, anyone use it?
Post by: PolarBear on January 21, 2018, 04:18:01 PM: I use epoxy on my stock tanks with great results. Just clean it really well with acetone first. I did patch a tiny leak around the drain with Flex Seal and it has held so far for about a year.
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Post by: Boss .300 winmag on January 21, 2018, 04:19:22 PM: Quote from: Bofire on January 20, 2018, 06:36:09 PM
I tried it on a crack in one of those dark gray plastic stock water tanks, 300 gallon, crack about 3 inch long. Did not work at all did not stick.
Carl

Did you patch both sides?