paul 2 posted:Didn't get to the basement till this afternoon. Calling for rain here later. A few days ago we had a pretty heavy rain and up until then I thought I had the water seepage fixed. I had used Hydraulic cement to pact along the wall but this time I decided to try the Flex-seal liquid. Darn stuff is not cheap but if it works I will be happy. So that being done I added another cross bar to the sign and applied the second coat of paint to the back door of the Pawn Shop. Yesterday I stopped at Michael's and got some wire to make some supports for the awning and the hanging sign. I know the wire probably came with the kit but they are now more then likely with the lost directions LOL. Now back down and work on something.....................Paul
Flex -Seal is good stuff. I've not used it on cement but........
I had a kitchen sink trap pipe let loose from a man-kid dumping Coke leftovers out of the can into the sink's side where we put the dirty dishes instead of the open one(who knows why not the open side) but never running water to flush it from the trap. That side doesn't see water except for about once a week. The Coke baths were a few times a day for 3-4 years.
The Coke's acid ate away at the old pipe quick and left a quarter size hole on the bottom of the U. Tight on cash and nothing to loose, I took a hint from the commercials and taped some aluminum screen 1" x1" tight to the pipe and sprayed clear FlexSeal on it. (A pal had a can handy. He used it to seal alarm wiring holes and said it was great stuff.) The first coat held the screen in place, and the tape was taken off. More coats sealed it all up.
I forgot all about it. That was two years ago. It is still holding fast.
There is Seal-all as well. Seal-all is automotive stuff. A gasoline proof goo in a tube. If you ever tried to seal a hole an old cars metal gas tank, you likely found the gas tank leak epoxy putty to leak after a very short bit.
And seal all wasn't strong enough to hold back the pressure from a hole on the bottom if you filled to near a full tank. But we found by applying the epoxy first that stayed fast. Then Seal-all spred on top sealed up the epoxy weeping. Another thin layer of epoxy kept the seal all from pealing at the edges or being torn off, etc. These repairs lasted a few years each at least; even through the Michigan winters.
