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- From: lee@hsh.com (Lee Havemann)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: Gas-resistant adhesive
- Message-ID: <1993Jan8.105721.454@hsh.com>
- Date: 8 Jan 93 15:57:21 GMT
- References: <1993Jan7.174711.12606@infonode.ingr.com>
- Organization: HSH Associates
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- In article <1993Jan7.174711.12606@infonode.ingr.com>, jjolly@jjolly.b24a.ingr.com (Jack G. Jolly) writes:
- > I bought a locking gas cap for my '72 vette a while back. On the underside
- > it has a rubber gasket which came off within about 3 weeks. I tried to stick
- > it back on with a variety of adhesives w/o luck - any suggestions for a "rubber
- > to metal" adhesive that can withstand gas vapors??
- >
-
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- Permatex form-a-gasket (the blue stuff) would do what you want. I know I sure
- have a bitch of a time getting it off valve covers when you change the
- gaskets :-)
-
- Or any of the gasket adhesives, like spray tack, are also immune to petroleum
- distillates. Just make sure that the parts are clean and dry before you apply
- it.
-
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