Date:         Sun, 4 Jul 2010 15:02:42 -0500
Reply-To:     mcneely4@COX.NET
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From:         Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: Silicone tape = rescue tape, was Pesky Oil Leak
Comments: To: Edward Maglott <emaglott3@GMAIL.COM>
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---- Edward Maglott <emaglott3@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> I got some of this at Harbor Freight to carry in the van.  I tried it
> on my garden hose twice now and it has leaked both times when I put
> the hose under pressure.  Probably 60psi coming from my house.  I'm
> going to do a second layer over the first one and see how that
> does.  It says you may need to do that for high pressure situations
> in the directions.  It also says something about letting it sit for 2
> hours to 24 hours (iirc) to "cure."  What have people found they need
> to do in this regard?  I think it's a great product for emergency
> repair of the odd vanagon water hose that may burst on the road, but
> how long would I need to wait before getting back underway?

I too repaired a garden hose today to test out the stuff.  I followed the instructions, stretching multiple layers as tightly as I could pull the stuff (it is both tough, and stretchy  (mine is the "professional grade," meaning twice as thick as the regular)).  Pressured the hose, end capped, to maximum, and so far no leak.  My thoughts are that it will not leak in this application.

BTW, mine came from Cheap Tools too, though I ordered it from Amazon.com.  There was no indication at the order site that it would come from a third party vendor.  I had checked out the price from Rescue Tape web site,  from the Cheap Tools web site, and from the local Cheap Tools outlet, finding all to be more expensive than the Amazon.com price (no shipping charge for this item).  So, Cheap Tools sells for less via Amazon than it does in its local outlets.  But not for less on its own web site.  Strange.

David McNeely