tonyclaire Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 anyone had any luck with this stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilux Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 I have been using it for about 10 years and it is a very good product. Ideal for hairline cracks. Creeps in and seals them and remains flexible. H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pelmetman Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 I always carry a tube, make sure you wipe of the excess though ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgain Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 used it for years on the boat, and now i always carry some in the motorhome,very good stuff, and does what it says on the label. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike 202 Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Bought some 2 weeks ago from Towsure and used it on my daughters caravan fixed window. needed 3 applications and it has worked. Did wonder if watered down PVA glue would do the same job, it has a similar smell. Still I did not use much and it is now part of my "toolkit". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest peter Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 A much cheaper solution is to use copydex, as it's the same stuff, (Latex). You may have to thin the copydex a bit, as cpt tolleys is quite runny, hence it's ability to creep. You could apply it with a syringe from any chemist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayjsj Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 It didn't fix the leak in my Daughters VW Holdsworth hightop, I used it all around the side windows in the Fibreglass hightop, but they still leaked badly. In the end they had to be removed and professionally resealed. Probably ok for small leaks. Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melvin Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Rayjsj - 2012-12-16 10:58 AM It didn't fix the leak in my Daughters VW Holdsworth hightop, I used it all around the side windows in the Fibreglass hightop, but they still leaked badly. In the end they had to be removed and professionally resealed. Probably ok for small leaks. Ray Cheers for that, I have been following this thread and thought ' that sounds good and brought some on ebay' :'( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pelmetman Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Melvin - 2012-12-16 11:47 AM Rayjsj - 2012-12-16 10:58 AM It didn't fix the leak in my Daughters VW Holdsworth hightop, I used it all around the side windows in the Fibreglass hightop, but they still leaked badly. In the end they had to be removed and professionally resealed. Probably ok for small leaks. Ray Cheers for that, I have been following this thread and thought ' that sounds good and brought some on ebay' :'( That's what I use it for the hairline cracks you get in plastic windows, for sealing around the edge I use Sikaflex ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laimeduck Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 peter - 2012-12-15 5:52 PM A much cheaper solution is to use copydex, as it's the same stuff, (Latex). You may have to thin the copydex a bit, as cpt tolleys is quite runny, hence it's ability to creep. You could apply it with a syringe from any chemist. I don't think it is Latex, the detail from their website MSDS & Product spec is as below. I think its wonderful stuff.! COMPOSITION An aqueous dispersion of styrene – acrylic acid ester copolymer Captain Tolley’s Creeping Crack Cure is a low viscosity, specially blended, acrylic copolymer, emulsion-based product with exceptional penetrating properties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Leake Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 peter - 2012-12-15 5:52 PM A much cheaper solution is to use copydex, as it's the same stuff, (Latex). You may have to thin the copydex a bit, as cpt tolleys is quite runny, hence it's ability to creep. You could apply it with a syringe from any chemist. When I were still in short trousers one of my dads businesses was as a coal merchant. I used to make good pocket money by patching up damaged coal sacks with material salvaged from old sacks stuck on with Copydex. I moved on to doing the same for the Co-op who were one of his main rivals. They paid better my dad! Any thing for a quick buck me. Dad used to send some sacks for me up to a local cemetery. I had permission to gather moss there. When the sacks were full he used to send one of his lorries to pick them up and take them to the workshops of a well known local florist who paid me for the moss which they used to bind to wire frames to make wreaths. If they were really busy I'd bind the moss onto the frames for them while they did the skilled. Work making up the wreaths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike88 Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 I've used this or something similar on a caravan and it was useless. It is unlikely to cure a leak permanently or even temporarily in my case. It is supposed to be self seeking but if the mastic around it is rotten/brittle insufficient liquid will find itself to the point needed. When you strip down after it has failed you will see how ineffective the stuff is for all but pinhole type leaks. Of course the product might have been improved in the time since I used it but in reality if you have a leak it should be repaired properly. Using this or doing any treatment of this kind could lull you into a false sense of security. If you have a leak get it repaired properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 laimeduck - 2012-12-16 7:30 PM peter - 2012-12-15 5:52 PM A much cheaper solution is to use copydex, as it's the same stuff, (Latex). You may have to thin the copydex a bit, as cpt tolleys is quite runny, hence it's ability to creep. You could apply it with a syringe from any chemist. I don't think it is Latex, the detail from their website MSDS & Product spec is as below. I think its wonderful stuff.! COMPOSITION An aqueous dispersion of styrene – acrylic acid ester copolymer Captain Tolley’s Creeping Crack Cure is a low viscosity, specially blended, acrylic copolymer, emulsion-based product with exceptional penetrating properties. The word "latex" can be used generically, not just to describe 'latex rubber'. In the Firefighting Measures section of the Captain Tolley material safety data, the advice is given that "The wet latex will not burn". Copydex is based on natural rubber latex. The Captain Tolley stuff and Copydex are both latexes, with the former being a synthetic latex and the latter comprising a latex rubber compound. But the constituents of each product are not the same. While the Captain Tolley sealant should handle hairline cracks, it would not have saved the Titanic from sinking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laimeduck Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Derek Uzzell - 2012-12-17 9:33 AM laimeduck - 2012-12-16 7:30 PM peter - 2012-12-15 5:52 PM A much cheaper solution is to use copydex, as it's the same stuff, (Latex). You may have to thin the copydex a bit, as cpt tolleys is quite runny, hence it's ability to creep. You could apply it with a syringe from any chemist. I don't think it is Latex, the detail from their website MSDS & Product spec is as below. I think its wonderful stuff.! COMPOSITION An aqueous dispersion of styrene – acrylic acid ester copolymer Captain Tolley’s Creeping Crack Cure is a low viscosity, specially blended, acrylic copolymer, emulsion-based product with exceptional penetrating properties. The word "latex" can be used generically, not just to describe 'latex rubber'. In the Firefighting Measures section of the Captain Tolley material safety data, the advice is given that "The wet latex will not burn". Copydex is based on natural rubber latex. The Captain Tolley stuff and Copydex are both latexes, with the former being a synthetic latex and the latter comprising a latex rubber compound. But the constituents of each product are not the same. While the Captain Tolley sealant should handle hairline cracks, it would not have saved the Titanic from sinking! OK .... point taken Derek. However the proof of the pudding is in the eating. I have used Captain Tolleys on 3 occasions & each time it has done the job perfectly. A couple of years ago, my Citroen 2CV screen was leaking badly on a trip to S of France - 2-3 litres/hr! Capatin tolleys in 2 applications solved this and it hasnt leaked since. Same with the rear window. Then the boat I sail - a 34 foot Grand Soleil was leaking at the stanchions into the side cupboards - especially in heavy weather when the toe rail was under water. Captain Tolley's fixed these leaks. So I will recommend the stuff as doing what it says - The Titanic may have needed a slightly larger bottle though! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Dwight Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 My Wife had a Citreon Dyane that had a leaky screen, I used Captain Tollys and it sealed it for about 5 years, so in my book its pretty good stuff. Dont expect it to fill gaps it do's what it says " for hairline cracks" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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