Anyone heard of ProSeal? If so, what did you think?

froggsong · #1 (**permalink**) 07-01-2008, 10:01 PM

ProSeal?

I saw this on TV just a bit ago... I think something even remotely like this would have made my tank build go ALOT smoother... It is for smoothing silicone joints and such. What do you guys think? Here's the link: https://www.proseal.tv/

NavyNate06 · #2 (**permalink**) 07-02-2008, 01:30 PM

proseal is nasty stuff. don't get me wrong it works...really really well. its used a lot in aviation. my father used it to seal the fuel tanks on his airplane that he's building, also the airframers here at work use it on the planes at our squadron. the stuff we use here comes premeasured and is in a nice applicator that you can mix it and apply it easily and cleanly(thats important). the stuff my dad used didn't come premixed. it's a two part epoxy and its imperative that the mix is correct otherwise it won't work all that well. kind of difficult if you don't have a scale or something to accurately measure with. now...when i say it works, its the truth, i have pants that i got some of the stuff on about two years ago and its still there. nothing will take it off that i know of except maybe rhino spit, and i'm not about to try and get that. we had to scrape and sand our tools to get it off, or soak them immediately after application in Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK), which is also nasty stuff.

it would really depend on your application. if you need something sealed that youre not sure silicone would work, go for it. if you can find it premeasured and prepackaged tubes go for it, buts its hard to find, sort of expensive, and can turn a good project into a nightmare in a very short time.

NavyNate06 · #3 (**permalink**) 07-02-2008, 01:43 PM

oops i spoke to soon, i started flapping my jaws before i figured out what you were talking about. that little tool does look helpful but i can't see spending $20 on something i can make out of a credit card that i've maxed out(we all have them). they bend the same and you can cut the shapes into them that you want. and if you want another one, capital one sends me a new one every once in a while.

now the stuff i was talking about is and actual epoxy called ProSeal, so you can see my confusion and my quick judgement on the subject. i just don't want to see a project ruined by a material that might be a little beyond the skills of some people, myself included.

the tool you suggested really does look useful, especially for those out there thinking about building their own enclosures. again sorry about the quick judgement.

froggsong · #4 (**permalink**) 07-02-2008, 04:21 PM

lol, no problem! I can see why there was confusion, I didn't even know there was another product with that name. That's why I put in the link, hehehe... :wink:

Thanks for the idea with the credit card, that's a good idea. I bet I can even go to the site and copy all of the angles on the tool.

For free, lol.

I definitely made a HUGE mess with the silicone while I was building my tank, and it was very hard to clean up. Something like this would go a long way towards keep any project with silicone cleaner. I'm going to try the credit card thing when I redo whichever tank I am going to do next. Thanks!

Athen · #5 (**permalink**) 07-02-2008, 05:37 PM

ROFL i thought the same thing as you Nate when i read it i work in the tool issue shop in ACU5 with the LCAC's and they are considered to be in the aviation field but i have no clue why they are a boat.. but i suppose they do technicaly fly lol but we get tools in all the time with Proseal on them and we have to clean them off... hours of work soaking in lysol and scraping with a scribe especially on sockets.. but any way i was about to take the same quick response as you did until i noticed the link

Slowbra · #6 (**permalink**) 07-10-2008, 10:44 AM

You could use cardboard and cut it in the angle or what ever that you want an go that route, that might work

Edit: I Also got to think, try guitar pick.

froggsong · #7 (**permalink**) 07-10-2008, 07:44 PM

Never thought about a guitar pick... I certainly have enough of those laying around.

Slowbra · #8 (**permalink**) 07-11-2008, 02:09 AM

Try that, it may build up quick, i bought a tool from lowes today, im thinkin it was about 9 bux i cant remember

strange_screams · #9 (**permalink**) 07-12-2008, 11:59 AM

yeah, there are lots of little plastic bits and things that can do the same thing, the only benefit that proseal thingy gives you is all those different types of seams in one place, you can get a cheap plastic one at sears hardware with only one or two seam types on it

NavyNate06 · #10 (**permalink**) 07-14-2008, 11:17 PM

its kind of funny that all this came up about a week before i went on vacation. my parents are building a new house and i helped my dad put in some cabinets and countertops this weekend and actually used my old college id for the silicone sealant. IT WORKED FANTASTICALLY, and some paper towels and some water cleaned it up lickity split. i just used the curved edge and scraped it perpendicularly across it. its messy with the excess but thats gonna happen regardless. worked so good i might start selling old credit cards...or not. haha. anyway, i would definately not waste my money on something that an old blockbuster card would work for.