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On 19 May 2004 at 20:24, Keith Park wrote: > No, actually I meant to use the acetic acid based stuff. It will cure from > the outside in, the alcohol stuff cures all the way through equally. > Alcohol based stuff wont hold up to UV as well eather and the worst part is > that alcohol based stuff has a shelf life of about a year, and if its past > it you wont know till the stuff doesnt cure, leaving you with a HUGE mess. > > You can get the acetic acid based RTV at a homecenter, GE market's as GE > Silicone 2, just read the label and make sure it has the acetic acid in it. I've always heard that the acetic acid curing RTV is strictly not recommended for applications to any kind of metal, because the acid will attack the metal. The acetic acid type is the most common style. Acetic acid has a very distinctive smell, so this stuff is easy to identify. The alternative is the methanol style which is generally sold for electronic use, where it won't attack circuit boards. I think it is very hard to find unless you're a commercial user, and very expensive when you do find it. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org