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Personbarkd04
10/10/2010 at 6:44pm
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i have just bought a outwell idaho secondhand i have has to clean milldew of it and have now found that most off the seam tape is coming off would i be able to use waterproof glue to replace the tape if i remove the tapes


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PersonOpensauce
10/10/2010 at 7:16pm
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You can buy seam sealer from any camping shop.


PersonJames Watt
10/10/2010 at 8:46pm
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Helo barkd04, and welcome to UK Campsite.

Firstly, the sooner you get some Milton to deal with the mildew the better.

Secondly, replacing the tape with something like Tenacious Tape, and/or using seam sealant would assist in that area.

I suspect the seller was a 'Newbie' who tried tenting, but went during rainy spell, and did not know how to treat it after de-camping.

Don't give up hope, it may well be salvageable, it is a good tent.

A Google search will assist in you locating a local source.

Please let us know how you get on.

Kind regards James

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Personbarkd04
11/10/2010 at 9:57pm
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hi james i have look at tenacious tape and it would cost a fortune as we have pulled loads of loose tape off we need meters of the stuff would seam sealer just do the job thanks for your surgestion regards diane


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PersonJK98
12/10/2010 at 12:16am
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Seam sealer will do it. Pitch the tent, cover all the seams well with seam sealer, then leave the tent pitched for 24 hours to give the sealer time to dry thoroughly, otherwise it can stick to other parts of the tent when you roll it up.

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PersonPigletandTigger
12/10/2010 at 6:24am
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Seems odd that the tape has come off it. What did you clean it with?

I hope you got it cheap, personally I'd have rejected the tent if it had large amounts of mildew on it. Is it too late for you to do that?

I suspect seam sealer will work but I it'll be a huge job to do each seam properly, normally seam sealer is used over the tape to provide a second layer of protection.

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Personbarkd04
14/10/2010 at 9:30pm
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cleaned it with milton, but the tape was coming of with the milldew its only on the seams no other marks onthe tent its in good condition only cost £91.00 so i am happy to serch and find tape too replace whatwas coming of and the bits we puled of because it was loose, but thanks for your help everybody


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