Vinyl flooring repair - seam sealer?

lil_old_me

I have torn my new vinyl flooring. I have used adhesive to stick it down but videos online show them using seam sealer which I cannot find anywhere. Does it have another name or any idea where I can find this? Thank you

curlywurly82

hot weld gun is what we used to call them with. with the attachments though you are looking at about £300 trade, unless you manage to find one shipped in from the far east however you would probably still be looking at £100

muckybutt

You want a vinyl floor welding gun, HSS used to hire them out dont know if they still do as the google links dont work ????

lil_old_me

Really? Videos show them using a small tube of transparent liquid

curlywurly82

that won't "weld" the joint. Also you will need weld rod (a thin strip of vinyl in the same colour as the vinyl you have - you generally buy matching weld rod for the vinyl if that makes sense).

lil_old_me

Oh ok. I have stuck the ripped piece down, is that ok?

muckybutt

Vinyl heat welding http://youtu.be/dNdA67SKRRQ

lil_old_me

In this youtube video he uses adhesive like I did and a dot of seam sealer around the joint?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvAmG7yEDqo

lil_old_me

Thanks - in that video they say there are 2 methods - 1. heat weld and 2. seam sealer.

I want to use seam sealer