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best seam sealer?

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i see in halfords, there's u-pol grey stripe, but on one of the reviews, says it's very fumey and is difficult to work with. does anyone have any preferences to seam sealer and recommendations to any they have used before?

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I've used tiger seal
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harry, the cavity wax? i need to fill the seams, was thinking some sort of sandable panel glue, similar to silicon/seam sealer, do you mean pump some of that in before the seam sealer?
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Sandblast out the seams, lay a bead of 3-M 8115 body panel adhesive in them.
The stuff is the toughest, most bullet proof solution to this problem, displaces water, and will be there when you will the Van to your grandkids---
THIS is the best solution to your problem.

There's a fella in Brackley uses this and no welding.

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thanks, kev. do you know where i can get this, the bay? i was going to use Sikaflex® -221. is the 3m stuff sandable and water resistant?
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yes it's an epoxy two part.
I've contacted 3M so bear with me
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3M are sending me the locations
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xpress wrote:harry, the cavity wax? . . .

No, Dinitrol do lots of different products, not just cavity wax and underseal. Here's the seam sealer (Dinitrol 410 uv):
http://www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail.asp? ... 28310ml%29

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3M got back to me and I asked for your location too

Thanks for the additional information Kevin.

In West London we have

Colorite Paint Company Ltd - 0208 5793381
Morelli Group Ltd - 0208 963 4980

In Wolverhampton

Morelli Central Ltd - 01902 870102
Brown Brothers - 01902 453621

Both Morelli and Brown Brothers are national companies, so to ensure
consistently of pricing, it may be more advantageous to contact them.

If I can help with anything further, please contact us again.

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Dinitrol do a brushable seam sealer as well, called brushseal. I used it on my T25 arch repairs. Sticks very well...rustoleum took two weeks to harden on top of it, but maybe I didn't let the seam sealer dry for long enough. For seams I'd use something that comes in a tube though. The brushable stuff is seriously messy.
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