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 Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 7:58 pm Post subject: Tank sealant lifetime? |
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I have a 3.5oz tube of tank sealant sitting in the back of my fridge, where it has sat since I bought it about a year ago.
I'm now at the point where I need to glue the foam wedges into my trim tabs with tank sealant. (Yeah, I'm a slow builder -- just had my first baby..)
I fear that the sealant may have gone bad, since it is supposed to only have a 4 month lifetime. So I'm curious -- is there a way of telling if tank sealant is still good? AKA, will it be obvious to me if it is unusable when I try to mix it up, or will I never know until it unexpectedly releases inside my plane on some future date?
Thanks!
Chris
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| Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 8:31 pm Post subject: Tank sealant lifetime? |
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if it’s for the tank, buy a new batch if it’s (aka wedges) for anything else, 3 years and it still sticks to anything I apply it to. You’ll be fine.
Pascal
From: Chris Colohan (rv10(at)colohan.com)
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Subject: Tank sealant lifetime?
I have a 3.5oz tube of tank sealant sitting in the back of my fridge, where it has sat since I bought it about a year ago.
I'm now at the point where I need to glue the foam wedges into my trim tabs with tank sealant. (Yeah, I'm a slow builder -- just had my first baby...)
I fear that the sealant may have gone bad, since it is supposed to only have a 4 month lifetime. So I'm curious -- is there a way of telling if tank sealant is still good? AKA, will it be obvious to me if it is unusable when I try to mix it up, or will I never know until it unexpectedly releases inside my plane on some future date?
Thanks!
Chris
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rv10(at)colohan.com
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| Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 8:56 pm Post subject: Tank sealant lifetime? |
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Thank you!
Chris
On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 9:28 PM, Pascal <rv10flyer(at)verizon.net (rv10flyer(at)verizon.net)> wrote:
[quote] if it’s for the tank, buy a new batch if it’s (aka wedges) for anything else, 3 years and it still sticks to anything I apply it to. You’ll be fine.
Pascal
From: Chris Colohan (rv10(at)colohan.com)
Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 8:55 PM
To: rv10-list(at)matronics.com (rv10-list(at)matronics.com)
Subject: Tank sealant lifetime?
I have a 3.5oz tube of tank sealant sitting in the back of my fridge, where it has sat since I bought it about a year ago.
I'm now at the point where I need to glue the foam wedges into my trim tabs with tank sealant. (Yeah, I'm a slow builder -- just had my first baby...)
I fear that the sealant may have gone bad, since it is supposed to only have a 4 month lifetime. So I'm curious -- is there a way of telling if tank sealant is still good? AKA, will it be obvious to me if it is unusable when I try to mix it up, or will I never know until it unexpectedly releases inside my plane on some future date?
Thanks!
Chris
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Kelly McMullen
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| Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 9:00 pm Post subject: Tank sealant lifetime? |
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As long as it mixes well, it will be fine, especially for gluing stuff
like those wedges, rudder and elevator trailing edges.
On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 8:55 PM, Chris Colohan <rv10(at)colohan.com> wrote:
| Quote: | I have a 3.5oz tube of tank sealant sitting in the back of my fridge, where
it has sat since I bought it about a year ago.
I'm now at the point where I need to glue the foam wedges into my trim tabs
with tank sealant. (Yeah, I'm a slow builder -- just had my first baby...)
I fear that the sealant may have gone bad, since it is supposed to only have
a 4 month lifetime. So I'm curious -- is there a way of telling if tank
sealant is still good? AKA, will it be obvious to me if it is unusable when
I try to mix it up, or will I never know until it unexpectedly releases
inside my plane on some future date?
Thanks!
Chris
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