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  • Flex Seal edurance properties.

    From vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.co@21:1/5 to All on Fri Nov 5 06:55:12 2021
    XPost: sci.chem, alt.home.repair

    Curious about how Flex Seal is will mildew, chlorine bleach (hypochorite) and cracking? I surmise it is essential a polymerised version of bytyl rubber flashing. I have supported a rotted bath wall for five years using 10"x20"
    PVC shim sheeting, drywall mesh and white butyl rubber flashing.
    But I got further rot on the far side of the mid-tub soap dish which I
    repaired with regular silicone caulking and drywall mesh. It seems to be slightly sagging and I am not inclined to act until necessary. But my plan is to put another PVC shim sheet with flashing and to cover up some unsightly drywall mesh silicone patching above it (that I spray chlorine on every few days) with Flex Seal and spatula. Well until I can afford (both money and effort) to replace the rotted drywall and retile.



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  • From Bob F@21:1/5 to vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.co on Fri Nov 5 07:31:39 2021
    XPost: sci.chem, alt.home.repair

    On 11/4/2021 11:55 PM, vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com wrote:
    Curious about how Flex Seal is will mildew, chlorine bleach (hypochorite) and cracking? I surmise it is essential a polymerised version of bytyl rubber flashing. I have supported a rotted bath wall for five years using 10"x20" PVC shim sheeting, drywall mesh and white butyl rubber flashing.
    But I got further rot on the far side of the mid-tub soap dish which I repaired with regular silicone caulking and drywall mesh. It seems to be slightly sagging and I am not inclined to act until necessary. But my plan is to put another PVC shim sheet with flashing and to cover up some unsightly drywall mesh silicone patching above it (that I spray chlorine on every few days) with Flex Seal and spatula. Well until I can afford (both money and effort) to replace the rotted drywall and retile.




    And in the meanwhile, your wall is rotting internally. Time to tear
    everything off, repair or replace the damaged structure, and replace the drywall with concrete backer board.

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  • From vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.co@21:1/5 to All on Sun Nov 7 05:10:01 2021
    XPost: sci.chem, alt.home.repair

    FlexSeal may not be resistant to chlorine bleach, the material data sheets
    are non committal but advise against it and promise nothing.


    Now, your pool Chlorine is pretty dilute. Bath cleaner is regular bleach diluted four times, but it yellowed the acrylic ALEX.

    Flashing is cool but it takes seven days to dry. I cover it with plastic but
    it ends up smelling soggy.

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  • From The Real Bev@21:1/5 to vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.co on Sat Nov 27 13:09:29 2021
    On 11/04/2021 11:55 PM, vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com wrote:
    Curious about how Flex Seal is will mildew, chlorine bleach (hypochorite) and cracking? ...

    Is this that rubbery tape that sticks and seems to melt into itself? I
    used half the roll on a hose leak, which kept right on leaking. I
    returned the unused stuff to Walmart.

    If you're talking about something else, never mind.

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    disappointment in the turnout for last weekend's event.

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  • From Dennis@21:1/5 to bashley101+aioe@gmail.com on Tue Nov 30 10:05:07 2021
    On Sat, 27 Nov 2021 13:09:29 -0800, The Real Bev
    <bashley101+aioe@gmail.com> wrote:

    On 11/04/2021 11:55 PM, vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com wrote:
    Curious about how Flex Seal is will mildew, chlorine bleach (hypochorite) and
    cracking? ...

    Is this that rubbery tape that sticks and seems to melt into itself? I
    used half the roll on a hose leak, which kept right on leaking. I
    returned the unused stuff to Walmart.

    If you're talking about something else, never mind.

    I used the Gorilla equivalent of Flex Seal tape to repair a leaky rain
    gutter. It is holding surprisingly well. Good thing too, since I can't
    get any local gutter shops to even respond to my calls/emails, let
    alone actually come out for an estimate.

    Dennis (evil)
    --
    I'm a hands-on, footloose, knee-jerk head case. -George Carlin

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  • From The Real Bev@21:1/5 to Dennis on Thu Dec 2 17:22:41 2021
    On 11/30/2021 10:05 AM, Dennis wrote:
    On Sat, 27 Nov 2021 13:09:29 -0800, The Real Bev
    <bashley101+aioe@gmail.com> wrote:

    On 11/04/2021 11:55 PM, vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com wrote:
    Curious about how Flex Seal is will mildew, chlorine bleach (hypochorite) and
    cracking? ...

    Is this that rubbery tape that sticks and seems to melt into itself? I >>used half the roll on a hose leak, which kept right on leaking. I
    returned the unused stuff to Walmart.

    If you're talking about something else, never mind.

    I used the Gorilla equivalent of Flex Seal tape to repair a leaky rain gutter. It is holding surprisingly well. Good thing too, since I can't
    get any local gutter shops to even respond to my calls/emails, let
    alone actually come out for an estimate.

    I've recently become aware of the advantages of hot glue. The bar that
    holds the little jars on one shelf in my refrigerator door suddenly
    became too short to fit into the sockets. No idea how that happened,
    but the solution was pretty easy. Especially since we've acquired a
    lifetime supply of glue sticks at yard sales.

    I really miss yard sales. It used to be that I'd think "I need a _____"
    and I'd find one the following Saturday. We called it the Psychic
    Shopping Network. I was really pissed when I had to actually buy a NEW
    turkey roaster.

    And don't get me started about the goddam new Samsung gas stove that
    needed four repair visits to fix the same burner. Sheer luck that it
    happened within the warranty period, Samsung crap usually fails just a
    month or so after the warranty expires. Clearly somebody at the factory
    needs to be fired.

    --
    Cheers, Bev
    Bluetooth is especially problematic in San Francisco because it
    makes it nearly impossible to tell who is hearing voices and who
    is just talking on the phone, and in this city their numbers
    seem about equal. --Shaun Nichols

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  • From The Real Bev@21:1/5 to Dennis on Sat Dec 4 14:59:28 2021
    On 12/04/2021 02:16 PM, Dennis wrote:
    On Thu, 2 Dec 2021 17:22:41 -0800, The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    And don't get me started about the goddam new Samsung gas stove that
    needed four repair visits to fix the same burner. Sheer luck that it >>happened within the warranty period, Samsung crap usually fails just a >>month or so after the warranty expires. Clearly somebody at the factory >>needs to be fired.

    We have a Samsung washing machine that has been working great for ~1.5
    years. Should I be worried? ;-)

    Sucker shouldn't even be broken in yet. Shouldn't. I think my friend's front-loader started leaking within two years.



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    Cheers, Bev
    "A complete lack of evidence is the surest sign
    that the conspiracy is working." -- Tanuki

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  • From Dennis@21:1/5 to All on Sat Dec 4 14:16:41 2021
    On Thu, 2 Dec 2021 17:22:41 -0800, The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    And don't get me started about the goddam new Samsung gas stove that
    needed four repair visits to fix the same burner. Sheer luck that it >happened within the warranty period, Samsung crap usually fails just a
    month or so after the warranty expires. Clearly somebody at the factory >needs to be fired.

    We have a Samsung washing machine that has been working great for ~1.5
    years. Should I be worried? ;-)

    Dennis (evil)
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    "There is a fine line between participation and mockery" - Wally

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