I thought I would share this tip:I bought this tube of Geocel in 2010 for $9. I used a small amount to seal a leak and then sealed it up in a bag with my Food Saver vacuum sealer. I opened it again in 2012 to seal another leak and then resealed it in the same bag.I had to open it again this morning to seal another leak and it flowed as well as it did the day I bought it. Each time I use a very small amount so at this rate this tube should last me many years to come.

PloFlex is great I have used it for many years. I use the end of a rubber glove and rubber band to seal the end. Works great. Their liquid sealer in the qt is also good.

Great tip! Thank you. I cannot count how many tubes of caulk I have had to throw away because the stuff hardened in the tube. I am going to try this one out! Thanks again. :) :) :)Barney

Thanks, I will give this a try. I've been wrapping the ends with a square of good hvac foil tape, with good results. But the sealing bag can only help some more.

Very good tip there.Always wondered how to save my 8 dollar SikaFlex tubes from going to the trash.Thanks 2112!

One additional tip that shows in the pic but is not mentioned (unless I missed it) is the screw in the end... the longer, the better.

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LarryJM
Explorer II
Sep 23, 2013
Old-Biscuit wrote:
I don't have a food saver sealer so I just use a 'caulk saver' tool

Get them at most any hardware store

IIRC Walmart has 6 pak with tube storage rack for about $7

Well dang I've never seen that before and even Wally World has it ... what will they think of next and the inventor of that is retired on his mansion in Tahiti spending his millions off that $.50 invention.

Larry
LarryJM
Explorer II
Sep 23, 2013
2112 wrote:
I thought I would share this tip:
I bought this tube of Geocel in 2010 for $9. I used a small amount to seal a leak and then sealed it up in a bag with my Food Saver vacuum sealer. I opened it again in 2012 to seal another leak and then resealed it in the same bag.
I had to open it again this morning to seal another leak and it flowed as well as it did the day I bought it.

Each time I use a very small amount so at this rate this tube should last me many years to come.

My system consist of a very long like 3" screw in the tip so I can back that out and then get the dried off stuff out and then wrap the tip in multiple layers of duct tape. However, IIRC some of the higher end caulks like the 3M Marine 4000 and 5000 series starts a chemical reaction when exposed to air where the curing continues into the caulk really far so trying to save that type caulk once opened is iffy at best and that's why the specific directions say to even use it within like 24 to 48 hours once it's opened.

Larry
austinjenna
Explorer
Sep 23, 2013
Food saver works great for food too!!!

Ok, now thats just crazy talk!!
Tachdriver
Explorer
Sep 23, 2013
Food saver works great for food too!!! :B

Great idea.
noe-place
Explorer
Sep 23, 2013
Long screw user here. I'm cheap.
Lynnmor
Explorer
Sep 22, 2013
I use these caps from McMaster-Carr:

Caps
gbopp
Explorer
Sep 22, 2013
Thanks! Now I have to go buy a Food Saver Vacuum Sealer. :C
Old-Biscuit
Explorer III
Sep 22, 2013
I don't have a food saver sealer so I just use a 'caulk saver' tool

Get them at most any hardware store

IIRC Walmart has 6 pak with tube storage rack for about $7
blangen
Explorer
Sep 22, 2013
One additional tip that shows in the pic but is not mentioned (unless I missed it) is the screw in the end... the longer, the better.
deleted-2
Explorer
Sep 22, 2013
Very good tip there.
Always wondered how to save my 8 dollar SikaFlex tubes from going to the trash.

Thanks 2112!