Development
Bed-IT Tape was developed when Rod Collins wrote an article about using butyl tape for bedding marine hardware in 2003. After publication, Rod started to get nasty emails saying the butyl did not behave or perform as described. So Rod ordered some butyl tape and tested it. He quickly discovered that the butyl tapes of today were not what they were in the 1970s. In fact, they were so poorly suited to marine use he decided to develop a true marine-quality product for this specific purpose.
Rod spent a full year testing multiple formulations and numerous tweaks for the best performance in bedding deck hardware. And when he was finished, Bed-IT Tape was born… no longer a typical butyl tape but a hybrid elastomer sealant formulated for the job it was intended for. Bed-IT Tape is sold in 50-foot rolls, 1/16 inch thick by 1/2 inch wide. It is specifically engineered and formulated for bedding marine deck hardware.
Bed-It Tape is designed to bed deck hardware on boats. It’s a butyl-hybrid product utilizing a proprietary formulation.
The benefits of Bed-It Tape:
#1 It doesn’t harden and remains at the same thick, flexible consistency.
#2 Because it doesn’t harden, deck hardware can flex and move slightly, keeping the seal intact to reduce or eliminate leaks.
#3 It’s multiple times more flexible than cured polyurethane or polysulfide, both popular bedding sealants.
#4 It sticks extremely well to clean gelcoat, plastic, aluminum, bronze, or stainless, and is great for windows and ports.
#5 It’s not a glue, and for through-bolted deck hardware you do not need glue.
#6 Bed-It Tape is easily removed without hours of cleanup or damage to your decks.
#7 Bed-It Tape is specifically formulated to resist cold flow or creep once properly tightened.
