RTV isnt that bad. I have
good results with peppers dome (210 meter!) . Fix and forget. Does not stay
liquid.
Emile
Van:
owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org
[mailto:owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org] Namens Recon1st@aol.com
Verzonden: donderdag 16 juli 2009
18:46
Aan: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
Onderwerp: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST]
sikaflex suggestion
Good luck Vance. The
quick and dirty seems right for my small viewports. Don't foresee
any removal in the near
future. Besides I have always enjoyed destruction ehheheh
In a message dated 7/16/2009 9:17:29 A.M.
Central Daylight Time, vbra676539@aol.com writes:
Yeah,
understood. The point to RTV for George was that it serves both as gasket and
sealant, ie., quick and dirty, and it works. Not fun later, as I said, but it's
great stuff. I was thinking of cutting thin red rubber gaskets (1/8"
thickness) then using a thin coating of RTV on both sides. That would give me
the soft barrier and less vulcanized goo down the road. Wish me luck
Vance
-----Original Message-----
From: Recon1st@aol.com
To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
Sent: Wed, Jul 15, 2009 9:05 pm
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] sikaflex suggestion
That is what I have
heard about RTV. So I am assuming then you would use
Sikaflex. It sounds
right but there about 400 different versions. Hard on a poor old
In a message dated 7/15/2009 7:39:06 P.M.
Central Daylight Time, vbra676539@aol.com writes:
I
haven't looked into it. Mine were bedded in RTV, which sealed effectively,
but were not what I'd call great fun to get out again for paint, etc. Sikaflex
doesn't cure the same way, and never takes a set. RTV is, of course, the
acronym for room temperature vulcanizing, and they ain't kidding. It bonds and
sets up something fierce. The other problem with it is that RTV can't be
repaired. It won't bond chemically to itself once the original application
kicks. Meaning that if you have a leaker, you get to try out the car jack again
to break the port loose (and hope that the RTV is the ONLY thing that breaks).
In either case, you have to start scraping and go back to square one. What a
pain. Trust me, there will never be another submarine in my garage with
goop sealed ports. Never.
Vance
-----Original Message-----
From: Recon1st@aol.com
To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
Sent: Wed, Jul 15, 2009 8:20 pm
Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] sikaflex suggestion
I have been looking at
sikaflex for my viewports and did not realize the number
Any suggestions on which
one to use?
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