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    I have often wondered about flex seal as to how well it holds up. Good to hear good things about it. Been using shoe goo for years and just haven't tried anything else. I will give flex seal a try this next time I need something, after hearing that folks actually like it. Good stuff to know.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fishin Dave View Post
    I have often wondered about flex seal as to how well it holds up. Good to hear good things about it. Been using shoe goo for years and just haven't tried anything else. I will give flex seal a try this next time I need something, after hearing that folks actually like it. Good stuff to know.
    I haven't tried the spray on flex seal, I decided to use the brush on,my thoughts were I could get the liquid down into the stem better with a brush.I am going to use the spray flex seal on the interior of a cab on my 46 Willys jeep,it has. Few seeping leaks in the semis when it rains.
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    Google how to repair cracks in kayaks, and you will find some rods of polyethelene you can heat up and fill cracks with by melting it into the cranks. You will need to sand and prep the area to be patched and even heat it up with a hand propane torch very lightly or a good heat gun. Don’t over heat the area and go slow. It will last forever if done right. Flex steel will eventually work off due to the fact it’s too soft and just won’t take the abuse.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cevans View Post
    Google how to repair cracks in kayaks, and you will find some rods of polyethelene you can heat up and fill cracks with by melting it into the cranks. You will need to sand and prep the area to be patched and even heat it up with a hand propane torch very lightly or a good heat gun. Don’t over heat the area and go slow. It will last forever if done right. Flex steel will eventually work off due to the fact it’s too soft and just won’t take the abuse.
    Thanks,I've welded a canoe a few years ago,seemed to work well enough,but a little ugly.The seam on this boat is more of an inch wide lip all the way around the boat,it also doesn't lend itself to welding.After cleaning the seam,I was left with a rather porous looking textured seam,the first coat of brush on flex seal oozed into all the tiny pinholes in the seam,after two days of letting it set up,I applied the second coat.
    After inspecting the finished seam,I find it very difficult to believe it's going to work off due to the fact it saturated into all the pores,but anything is possible.

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    Just an FYI for those that may read this, as it seems you already have the fix in place. I have found a product that is called flow-able silicone at O'Rielly auto parts that works different than any other silicone I have used, and I've used a few. It will flow down into a crack as advertised and seal very well. I have used it to repair a leaky rear windshield on a car I had and to reconnect a lens on the wife's old minivan tail light. Never had to re-visit either one and it doesn't cost you the farm. Just remember to have it upside down so the gravity will pull it down into the problem area.
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    Thanks,I bet flow able silicone would work on my boat project.The ability to flow/ ooze down into tiny pores in the seam was one of the requirements I was looking for,here is hoping what I used will work equally as well.

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    Fasco Epoxy, a company that makes many marine grade sealers, paints, coatings.
    check out web site, if your not sure, call or email them with the details, their tech department is great.
    They may be the parent company of flexsteel, not sure.
    regardless, great products, and people.

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    Flex seal update,it's been a couple months since applying flex seal to my boat,I have left the boat outside and exposed to the elements.I did paint over one seam to test out the stick ability,so far the exposed flex seal has held up very well,the painted part has equally held up,with no peeling of the paint.I won't use this boat until Spring,so I should know for sure just how well flex seal worked by then.
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