FIBERFIX 38550 Repair Wrap Pro - Extreme Repair Tape 100x Stronger than Duct Tape 2" (1 Roll)

My 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited started making a lot of exhaust noise, thinking I needed a muffler, I went to a national chain franchise store, and they put it on the lift.The bottom half from the catalytic converter to the muffler, about 6 inch pipe, mostly gone.The bad news, the converter is part of the smog system, and you have to buy a direct replacement.$500Then of course the muffler needed to be replaced too because it's old, welding and labor at $140 per hour... almost $1200.Anyway, I remembered as a teen, when we had to fix everything ourselves, and the Jeep is not a daily driver, I looked on line for muffler tape.I saw a YouTube video, the guy had a similar situation.I ordered FIBERFIX 38550 Repair Wrap Pro - Extreme Repair Tape 100x Stronger than Duct Tape 2" (1 Roll) and it came quickly as usual, less than $15.I took a aluminum can, cut the ends off, and split it down the middle, put it over the hole in the exhaust, and it fit perfectly, giving the original round contours.Then wrapped the "tape" and second tape as directed.The jeep is high enough I could get underneath with out jacking.Ran the motor for 20-30 as directed, and guess what?It sounds quiet and sealed perfectly, as far as I can tell.Very worth the time, the aluminum wrap first was not in the directions, but is a definite do.RR

I have used this several times and i have learned the hard way how to make it go better....first be prepared with lots of water to dip it in and splash on it - that helps it mold to the pipes so much better and lets you shape it to your needs. Second...i wrap it after putting it on...i use those fiberglass exhaust wraps and then secure the whole thing with stainless steel clamps. Without doing all that, in my personal experience, i found that the fibrefix would eventually start crumbling off and separating from the pipes and i would have to redo it. With my above way i found that (so far) it has lasted a lot longer. I have an exhaust leak that i am trying to hold off on spending big dollars getting fixed at a shop, and so far this is working. Again, this is just my own personal experience, your's may/will be different.

ok so i ordered this in an attempt to fix my broken flex pipe that the weave rusted off and a week later the pipe snapped in half... i followed the directions, sanded the pipe, wrapped the fiber backed aluminum tape around the pipe as per the directions, dipped the fiber fix in water as per the directions, wrapped it around, it was about 4 inches too short for what i needed, so i had to unwrap it and get it positioned perfectly to wrap it properly around the flex pipe for full coverage... so i idled the car for 20 minutes as per directions. let it sit for 3 hours. idled the car another 20 to be safe which should have been ample time for it to cure.. and then test drove it for 20 minutes and it was fine car was quiet again yayyyyy. so i took it to the nearest straight away came to a stop and floored it. and it held. so i turned around and did it again. i blew it out....too much to soon i think... so i ordered 2 more, a high heat aluminum tape with adhesive back, and lava fiber wrap. and i did the fiber fix wrapped the aluminum, and wrapped the lava fiber wrap and zippy tied it. its been holding now for 2 days. my advice to any buyer would be to get 2 for anything over a small hole and wrap the fix with lava fiber for reinforcing the pressure that comes from an exhaust.

Not impressed! First of all, the instructions don't even tell you that you need to wet the product. You only find this out in a youtube video. The wrap itself is dry. It does not adhere. The instructions say to use the tiny bag of clay provided to "adhere it well". There is not enough clay, so it doesn't hold. Secondly, this product is thick. If you are needing to wrap a pipe in a tight area, forget it. Third, the product is way too short to be effective. You can't get good coverage. Lastly, it didn't hold up. I covered it with the clay the best I could. I did my best to cover the wrap with the aluminum foil tape provided (This was a joke!). It also did not adhere. I ran my vehicle for a while. (The instructions did not say how long to do this.) After it supposedly cured, I took it for a drive. Ok so far. The next day, when driven, it blew out. Worthless product!

Worked like a charm for a Day or two. However I think it’s more so because we’re trying to keep a pipe from leaking. Catch about that pipe is that it’s continuously Hot. I don’t think this product was meant for that long time of continuous heat and pressure was from the crack in the pipe. Generally i like the product for other things.

I used the repair wrap on my chimney and it sealed the seam

I have used this before and it is a great product. It handles higher temperatures than their regular exhaust wrap and although nothing lasts forever, this lasts for reasonable long period of time. It comes with clay that is necessary for the product to be effective. The last 4 packages I purchased the clay was very hard and unusable. The product was well within its "use by" date so I can't explain why the clay was hard. I had to return all 4.packages. When you open ther package, check the clay pack first...if its hard, send it back. If the clay is soft, this is a great product...if not it doesn't work and deserves 2 stars.