[Rhodes22-list] Keeping sealant fresh

[The Rhodes 22 Email List]

Did you just use the silicone or did you also use the neoprene?
Bob

> On Jan 20, 2015, at 5:54 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
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> I've used Dow Corniing silicone sealant both times I've had to open up the
> cb cap.i applied it on both the base and the cap.Never leaked on both 5
> year stretches .
> 
> Jerry Lowe
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>> that
>> has to be used within one year but the tubes I was sent were already 8
>> months old and I planned to use them next summer. I called Dow Corning and
>> asked what I might do to extend their life. They suggested sealing them in
>> plastic and  freezing them. He pointed out however, that the sealant might
>> still be unfit for use even if it hasn't hardened in the tube and
>> suggested
>> that I squeeze out a bead of sealant and check to make sure it curesar
>> within
>> a few hours. Otherwise you might end up with a gooey mess that never
> curescB
>> properly. Now, whether this applies to other products I don't know but it
>> seems like something that is easy to do and might save you a having a very
>> messy problem later on.
>> 
>> Graham
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>> Sent: January-20-15 11:46 AM
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>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] How bad is my CB plate?
>> 
>> Bob and Richard,
>> 
>> I think a variation on your suggestions is worth a try. I agree it's only
>> necessary to have  a good seal in the area between the water and a line
>> drawn roughly along inside edges of the bolt holes. That's the area I'm
>> concentrating on for assuring smoothness. Again, easy for me to launch and
>> test.
>> 
>> I'm reluctant to use 4200 but did have good luck removing a speed
>> transducer
>> bedded with 4200. My neoprene gasket is still good so may just improve on
>> grosser spots and try it with no sealant first.
>> 
>> BTW: 4200/5200 tip: They tell you once you open a tube it lasts like 48
>> hours. I found putting tube in fridge it lasts for months - at least it
>> doesn't harden/thicken noticeably.
>> 
>> Brooks Bridges
>> 86/06 R22 "Changes"
>> Cambridge, MD
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