Removing Old Sealer

“Hey everyone - new here... and of course have a question.

I want to re-seal the seams on my tent, but it says to clean off the old sealer first. I do see some flaking from the old sealer. What's the best way to clean them off?”

“what kind of seam sealant? there are a few kinds that ppl use.”

“it's Mcnett Seam Sure”

“forget it. it's on forever.”

“I might just try to get those areas that are flaking off and reseal them. I know McNett carries a seam cleaner, but I live an hour or so away from any place that carries it and I didn't know if there was any other way to get the stuff off.

How about just resealing over the old stuff?”

“test it out -but- if you put the old stuff on the new stuff it might dissolve it a little and it will bond well. just be sure to clean the surface first... a little ethanol should work but test it on the tent fabric place first in a spot that doesn't matter.”

“wd-40 is a solvent that cuts pretty weell but I have never used it on tents so watch out if you do it might weaken some fabrics”

“some of those solvents will damage the waterproofing of the fabric. That would kind of defeat the purpose of sealing the seams.”

“i did not know wd40 was a solvent.”