How do you get the old Permatex ultra black gasket stuff off
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How do you get the old Permatex ultra black gasket stuff off
The only way I have been doing it is cutting it off with a razor is there another way to get that crap off ? Chemicals, dynamite ? :D
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Re: How do you get the old Permatex ultra black gasket stuff off (MotorHead)
Scrape, scrape, and then scrape some more! I think laquer thinner might work. How are your plans for your motor coming along? Any progress yet?
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Re: How do you get the old Permatex ultra black gasket stuff off (MotorHead)
i used a razor too...then some steel wool and sand paper...that stuff is a PITA!
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Re: How do you get the old Permatex ultra black gasket stuff off (MotorHead)
After scraping the majority with a blade I sometimes use a small wire wheel on a drill or dremel or other roto tool to get remaining material off. Be carefull on aluminum with high speed tools since its softer and can be distorted.
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Re: How do you get the old Permatex ultra black gasket stuff off (Jvette73)
After scraping the majority with a blade I sometimes use a small wire wheel on a drill or dremel or other roto tool to get remaining material off. Be carefull on aluminum with high speed tools since its softer and can be distorted.
Eddie
P S. Brake cleaner melts RTV pretty well.
[Modified by Silvr77, 8:04 AM 4/1/2003]
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Re: How do you get the old Permatex ultra black gasket stuff off (MotorHead)
Run down to your local auto parts store and get a gasket cleaning set made by 3M. This is an adapter and a set of "cookies" that are used to clean gasket surfaces. the cookies are a scotchbrite type material and come in fine to coarse grades. you can use them in a drill or a die grinder. They'll polish the metal surface and remove any contaminants. Also good for spot removal of paint. You can also get sandpaper cookies in various grades. I've used these to remove weld splatter on the frme and for feathering the edge of fiberglass repairs. As said before cover anything that you don't want dirt to go in. Here's a link http://products3.3m.com/catalog/us/e...er/output_html
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Re: How do you get the old Permatex ultra black gasket stuff off (vettfixr)
I use a razor first, then a scotch brite pad. I use the rust-colored pad and scrub by hand.
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Re: How do you get the old Permatex ultra black gasket stuff off (vettfixr)
Thanks gonna try that 3M stuff. Bruce the 406 is moving slowly as I am looking for good deals on the crank, rods etc. I have enough work with 355 putting in the nitrous cam intake etc.
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UPDATE: From The Future
For those noting this thread, Permatex now offers an RTV Dissolver.
https://www.permatex.com/products/ga...one-dissolver/
I'll update after I try it in the next few days.
For those noting this thread, Permatex now offers an RTV Dissolver.
https://www.permatex.com/products/ga...one-dissolver/
I'll update after I try it in the next few days.
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This thread is fifteen years old. You might want to open a new thread.
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Personally, I've never cared how old a thread is, nor was I ever bothered by it being revisited years later...especially if the thread topic and information in the thread is pertinent, relevant, and still current.
I say let the thread remain. I'd like to hear how kael's experience with this product works. I'm sure others will find his results useful as well.
Dave
I say let the thread remain. I'd like to hear how kael's experience with this product works. I'm sure others will find his results useful as well.
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There are times it is irritating. Sometimes there are 3 pages of old content to get to a newbie's question. This is an answer some need and the thread is not excessively long...
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Reviews say it's crap, Jello consistency and works only on the thinnest of smears. Complaints that it's difficult to apply and worthless as **** on a boar hog.
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I use Xylol (you can pick it up in Lowe's, Home Depot, Menards etc) and let it sit for a few minutes - it does not quite dissolve it 100% but it turns it into mush and it is much easier to remove
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As others noted, adding an extra bit of info to an old thread mainly helps others out there searching for an answer to a problem. CF is a great knowledge base. I was looking for RTV removal, found this thread. Maybe marking a new post as "not new" would be useful to add to the forums. Or "update", something like that.
Anyway, nice to see the review of the Dissolver, should have looked for that. Another bad bit, for me, was finding the stuff, no local place carried it (in Des Moines, IA FYI, not a small town). Could order and wait, but some of us want it NOW.
Anyway, nice to see the review of the Dissolver, should have looked for that. Another bad bit, for me, was finding the stuff, no local place carried it (in Des Moines, IA FYI, not a small town). Could order and wait, but some of us want it NOW.
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I found that the easiest way to remove silicone sealant is to soak it in gasoline for a few minutes. Brush it on repeatedly or a soak and it will start curling up and lose adhesion. You just have to be patient. Test a piece in a cup of gas.
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I just love how the InterWeb, and this forum, is starting to get old enough to have new inventions respond to old problems. And it is interesting to see 15 year old conversations get picked up like they were talked about yesterday.
This is definitely one of the more natural "in context" resurrections of threads I've seen.
That black stuff is like the Devil's dried runny poop, though. Razor scraper, brass wire wheel, and green Scotch Brite. I don't know that there is a magic answer.
This is definitely one of the more natural "in context" resurrections of threads I've seen.
That black stuff is like the Devil's dried runny poop, though. Razor scraper, brass wire wheel, and green Scotch Brite. I don't know that there is a magic answer.
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