Anyone recommend a top seam sealant? Please?

Post by **madmyk** » 03 Mar 2007, 22:40

Hi guys,
Van in for respray startin next week, need to supply a good sealant for the seams after being cleaned and treated. Can anyone suggest a reliable one, availble UK?

Ta,
Myk.

Post by **Kermit** » 04 Mar 2007, 00:52

Don't use silicone as the paint won't stick, use something like tigerseal

I have never used this company, but this is the stuff I mean:

http://www.bodyshopwarehouse.co.uk/defa ... rodid=3998

Kerr

Post by **phade** » 04 Mar 2007, 13:09

Hi everyone,

The best stuff to use for sealing roofs, panels, etc by far is PU seal. It doesn't peel, roll off, crack and is resistant to almost everything. It comes in a tube and requires a caulking gun.

There's a couple of things to be aware of when using this stuff:-

- Never get it on your skin. If you do wash it off immediately (if it's left on your skin after 15 minutes it will not come off at all).

- PU seal also skins quite quickly (approx 15 to 20 minutes), so I would do a bit first, then the next bit, etc.

Post by **"WEAZLECHIN"** » 04 Mar 2007, 14:39

tigerseal or sikaflex.

dalmationman · Post by **dalmationman** » 04 Mar 2007, 19:12

Sikaflex 521UV is what you need.
Sika are in welwyn Garden City, Herts.
Give them a call and they will point you in the direction of a stockist.

Post by **Stefvan** » 04 Mar 2007, 20:10

phade wrote: - Never get it on your skin. If you do wash it off immediately (if it's left on your skin after 15 minutes it will not come off at all).

I can attest to the "sticks like "pooh" to a blanket" properties of seam sealant.. it sort of welded itself into my palm..

Stefvan

Post by **"WEAZLECHIN"** » 04 Mar 2007, 21:41

ebay for sikaflex, just got 3 tubes £6.50 each, delivered free.

Post by **madmyk** » 04 Mar 2007, 22:47

Thats great guys, thanks very much

Myk