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Gear Aid Silnet Silicone Seam Sealer - 1.5 oz.

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Gear Aid Silnet Silicone Seam Sealer - 1.5 oz.

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Silnet™ Silicone Seam Sealer is specially formulated for sealing seams on tents and other products constructed or coated with silicone.

Perfect for silicone-treated nylon
May also be used as an in-field repair material for moderate rips, tears and areas of abrasion

Made in USA.

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Gear Aid Silnet Silicone Seam Sealer - 1.5 oz. Specs

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Best use	Backpacking

Gear Aid Silnet Silicone Seam Sealer - 1.5 oz. Customer Reviews

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Silnet Silicone Seam Sealer - 1.5 oz.

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Dec

2008

(4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Works Great

By darkenedskys

from Chicago, IL

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Backpacking
Car Camping

Comments about Silnet Silicone Seam Sealer - 1.5 oz.:

I used this to seal the seams on my pack cover,and it worked great. 2 days of wet snow while backpacking on the NCT and my osprey stayed dry. Perfect for use on tents as well. TIP: you may want to buy a couple of extra brushes(available at any hardware store) and work quickly. This stuff sets up fast and starts to solidify on the brush making it difficult to work with.

Jan

2012

5.0

Be sure to pre-tension prior to applying

By Recumbent Randonneur

from Outside Somewhere

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Clean seal
Strong

Cons

Can be messy
Short working time

Best Uses

Seam sealing

Comments about Silnet Silicone Seam Sealer - 1.5 oz.:

I used this to seal the seams of a Big Agnes Copper Spur 2 rainfly. I have yet to put it to the test in rainy conditions; time will tell how well it actually seals. Based on visual inspection, it dries flat and bonds well once it has had sufficient cure time.

As noted by other reviewers, it can be messy to apply and begins to set quickly; you may want to buy extra brushes. It helps if you work fast with one small bead at a time on the brush rather than trying to squeeze a large glob from the tube directly on a seam and then brush it into place. Another tip is to use that blue masking tape that peals off easily to mask your seams. It makes for a much cleaner and more even application.

Lastly, when sealing anything flexible, pull it taught prior to applying the Silnet. This way the Silnet is applied to the item when it is under its greatest tension. If you apply the Silnet without doing this step, then when you go to tension the item in actual use you will either (a) be unable to tension the item to its intended configuration because of the resistance of the Silnet or (b) tear the Silnet and/or a seam.

For example, I set up my rainfly over the tent poles just as if I was setting up the tent for real-world use. Then I applied the Silnet. Even with this extra precaution, my rainfly is now even more difficult to pull into position over the ends of the central cross-member due to the extra resistance of the Silnet. Had I not pre-tensioned it prior to applying the Silnet, I probably wouldn't have been able to get the rainfly to fit over the pole ends at all or it would have torn trying to do so.

May

2010

3.0

O.K. for small repairs

By stupot

from boulder, co

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Pros

Better than nothing

Cons

Difficult to Use
Hard to Clean
Long dry time

Best Uses

Repairs at home

Comments about Silnet Silicone Seam Sealer - 1.5 oz.:

I have used this product for two things
1; I sealed the bottom of a siliconed nylon stuffsack tu use it as a water carrier this worked pretty well
2; Tryed to repair multiple tiers in my backback patching it with nysil this worked o.k
At first it was very messy getting it on the patch inside the pack. it then took overnight to get tack free and proberbly 3-4 days to reach full strenth.
even with 2" overlaps the patches did not hold well they did for afew trips but when they were asked to take a real load they pulled apart.

Oct

2009

4.0

Seam sealer

By Chuckd76

from Cleveland, OH

About Me Casual Adventurer

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Pros

Tough

Cons

Messy

Best Uses

Backpacking
Car Camping
Day trip

Comments about Silnet Silicone Seam Sealer - 1.5 oz.:

Awesome stuff. Sealed a stuff sack and decided to put some on my boots just to see what would happen. It's now pretty much bonded to the boot rubber. Only issue is that it is messy, even with included applicator brushes but even with that it's not too bad. It's not sticking to the surrounding stuff sack fabric but is stuck to the seam threads. Also, needs a couple days to dry properly as it stays tacky for a while.