Flex Products

[Mario]

Anyone use any of the Flex products such as Flex Glue and Flex Seal? Does that stuff really work?

[Ed Pawlowski]

My son has a pool business. He has used the Flex Seal a couple of times and said it works. No idea how long it will last though.

[gfretwell]

No doubt long enough to shoot a commercial but I wouldn't take that screen door boat out far from shore.

[Francis S]

I've been curious to pick up some Flex Seal and test it myself. Haven't actually followed through though. Would be curious to see how it holds up long time.

[gfretwell]

This stuff is basically Petroleum Asphalt (pitch) in a solvent carrier and I suspect as it dries out it will get brittle and crack. (basically lose it's flex) That is the same problem you have with tar based roof cement. Once the solvent carriers boil away it shrinks and gets brittle. YMMV based on sun, heat and exposure to the elements.

[trader_4]

I suspect you're wrong about that too. It looks more like an RTV type product to me. You'd have to be nuts to base a product like that on crude asphalt today when so much better solutions are available that will actually work.

[croy]

I would also want to know the shelf-life, pot-life, environmental impact, and disposal recommendations.

[RosemontCrest]

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Please let us know your findings.

[gfretwell]

Read the MSDS and get back to me.

[Ed Pawlowski]

Depends on the product. I don't see pitch on it. Don't recognize the chemicals aside from carbon black.

This one does have asphalt. No asphalt here Trade Name: AV-248 Flexseal Ingredient (s): Dibutyl Maleate Percent: 35-50 CAS Number: 105-76-0 OSHA PEL: N/A ACGIH TLV: N/A Poly(oxyalkylene) Polyol Percent: 30-50

[micky]

For example: 1.4 stars out of five from 99 reviews but Amazon reviews are better. There are more that I did not look at

[gfretwell]

This is the one I was talking about

[trader_4]

From all that I see, that is not the product that we're talking about, ie the one sold on TV as a flex sealant, that they used to make a boat, etc. Your link is to a chem company in CA that appears to have a product by the same name. Here is the MSDS from HomeDepot for the TV Flex Seal and it's formulation is totally different, synthetic.

Which seems very logical to me, you're not going to put a boat together with ashphalt cement, but it's certainly possible with modern RTV or similar sealants.

[Tekkie©]

On Mon, 15 Feb 2021 22:22:59 -0500, Ed Pawlowski posted for all of us to digest...

Mmm, tastes great, less filling.

Did Bob F catch that?

[gfretwell]

I don't know. If it is sold by a guy screaming at me on TV, I assume it is snake oil. That is just what I found. If you want to try it, go for it. You will know if it is RTV right away by the smell but I have never seen RTV in a spray can.

[WGUV]

Ask the mypillow guy.

[invalid unparseable]

Good analogy. I'm advertising adverse myself and figure if a ton of money is spent in advertising the product I'm going to pay for it. Similar and much cheaper products are available.

[micky]

What's wrong with the pillows we always used.

Down, feathers, even chopped foam rubber?

[Ed Pawlowski]

If you buy a My Pillow you can feel good about a portion of you money going to support the Trump campaign. That helps you sleep better.

[micky]

Okay, I see.