To cover your behind, why not ask the manufacturer or retailer, but:

"1. I assume I pitch the tent right and not leave it just laying on the ground while I apply the sealer?

2. Do I apply just on the seam itself, or do I go a little wider than the seam?

3. Do I do the inside the tent seam, outside seam, or both?

4. I've read about applying talcum powder to the sealant after it dries to keep it from sticking to itself. Necessary?"



1. Pitch it works best for me for any sealing.

2. I apply it with a foam brush, which covers a width more than the seams. Plus the sealer wicks out past the seam.

3. I apply both in and out on the top and just inside on the floor (the floor was just to make it less slick). The recipe I use with GE II Silicone that Henry Shires suggests for Tarp Tents permeates so much that I doubt it matters. The GE II is much less expensive per volume than the product you have.

4. Haven't used the powder and haven't noticed it sticking to itself.

I have run across several similar recipes and methods posted on the internet.

Again, might as well ask the manufacturer in case it melts on contact.