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For many years I used Hylomar Blue which I found easy to apply and effective.
Last year my old tube finally ran out so I bought some new but this seems to be much more viscous and I can't obtain a thin, smooth even coverage as it goes on rather like silicone bathroom sealant.
Was I unlucky or has the formulation changed over the years.
What would you recommend?
John.
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Sheesh! Over £17 a tube?! I must be getting old...
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But it doesn't go off in the tube and so a tube will last you for years. Mine has.
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Did you leave it long enough for the solvents to evaporate. As apprentices we were taught to massage it with a rounded wooden dowel to help. And it wasnt a wind up it was in the company handbook.
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Pretty close to ooh matron there, Andy!
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23-04-2023, 09:53 AM
(This post was last modified: 23-04-2023, 09:55 AM by Ray White.)
I use Stag Wellseal; developed by Rolls Royce. It also doesn't go off.
It used to be called KMC Wellseal - I still have some - but it's the same stuff.
Relatively reasonable at £14 a tube.
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I thought this was discussed fairly recently — a thin coating of Locktite 5920 RTV Copper Silicone seemed to find favor with many. I subsequently bought some and used it to very good effect.
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I always use a thin smear of grease on gaskets. Very economical.
Jim
