Customer Reviews for Flex Seal - General Purpose Repair Tape, 4" x 1.67 Yds - Black
Customer Rating
4
Pretty sticky
on November 12, 2019
Posted by: ernest0504
from Myrtle Beach, SC
Gender:Male
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Well, I tried this with our pale with a hole and it is pretty sticky. Tried putting water on it and no leaks! This could help those broken stuffs at home to be fixed plus it is waterproof! It is mess free unlike those that creams that needs to be mixed thoroughly but with this, it is easy breezy. But I hope they also comes in small sizes because it is easy to roll it in a small things that needs to be repaired.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I recently broke a tail light cover on my truck and it will be a few weeks before I can get it replaced. The light, itself, still functions, but I worry about the exposed electrical getting wet, so I covered it with this awesome clear Flex Tape. You can cut the tape to fit and it seems to be doing a great job keeping the water out. Plus, the tail light and turn signal still work through the clear tape. Super pumped about this product.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This tape is a multipurpose product. It’s super strong but also very flexible. The width of the tape is great for projects. I have used it for household projects, repairs and crafts. It can be used indoors or outdoors and it’s waterproof. I will always make sure to have a roll on hand.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This tape works great! The size is perfect for all sorts of applications. I needed to seal a few spots on my gutter spouts, and this worked great. We had rain that turned in to below freezing temperatures, and the tape has held up.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This is the perfect thing to have in your supply closet for exactly when you need it...because you will at some point. Flex tape is a life saver and will bond to almost anything whether as a short term fix for a longer time solution.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I was excited about Flex Tape and being able to use it to cover up a hole in the siding of my house. In fact, it seems to be working well on that patched hole. Here’s what I liked about Flex Tape. It’s wide. It’s 8” so it will work well in patching larger holes. It works in hot or cold temps. It even says it works underwater! It’s flexible so it works on odd shaped surfaces. Speaking of surfaces, it says it works on almost any surface, even brick. I like that the Flex Tape is available in Clear, White and Black making it blend with multiple surfaces.
While I like some of what Flex Tape offers, I had a HUGE problem with how difficult I felt the tape was to work with. The instructions literally say “Just cut, Peel, Stick & Seal” It sounds so easy doesn’t it? It was a pain in the behind. With it being super sticky cutting is almost impossible. The first try it was so jagged and crooked and sticking to itself I had to toss the piece out once I finally got it cut. For the second attempt, I had to get my wife to help me pull and cut the tape so I could hold the other end tightly with hopes of an easier cut. She cut the piece and it went a little smoother as she slid scissors across it like a razor blade instead of using a cutting motion, which is suggested on the instructions. It wasn’t perfect but did work better. Once it was cut, it folded over and stuck to itself before I could get it into place leaving it useless. Finally, on the third attempt I was able to get a piece of tape I could use. While doing all of this cutting, the plastic backing, which should help you separated so easily from the Flex Tape, I found it to only hurt my efforts.
In the end I was able to cover the hole in the siding as I had hoped. It stuck well to the siding and covered the hole completely. The Flex Tape packing says the bond only strengthens with time so I expect this to hold until I can get the piece of siding replaced.
I do recommend this product but I do so with caution. A product like this should be easy to use and not frustrating. After all the trouble in using this product I would look at other options as well before choosing this again to make sure I was getting a product that is easy to use as well as one that works well.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I used this tape on a water pipe that was leaking during a remodel after we removed a wall. It was just for a temporary fix so the pipe would stop leaking. The first attempt without cleaning the copper pipe failed. We removed the patch and cleaned the pipe and adhered a new piece and it worked good. One thing to know is this tape is really sticky and doing it right the first time would of been much easier. I will make sure I always have some on hand for emergency repairs.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Let me just start by saying this is the best tape I’ve used I needed to fix my couch and this tape did the job so I’m sure it will work on anything that needs fixed if I could give this a 10 I definitely would but there’s only 5 stars will definitely recommend