I use ordinary paint thinner, mineral spirits or whatever you want to call that blend of short chain alkane hydrocarbons in the C10 to C16 range like in kerosene or varsol.better than soap and water and the solvent evaporates without harming most substrates.same for Sikaflex mess cleanups before it cures.I got a feeling most people who use the tube calking like Lifeseal, Sikaflesx or 3M 4200 torgue the fasteners too tight on initial application.much better result if the final torque on the fasteners is done 2-3 days later.that lets a rubbery gasket form between the deck and the part and after 2-3 days that gasket has some resistance to applied pressure yet is still soft enough to be reshaped or compressed under applied pressure and yet retain its cohesive integrety.
Dwight Veinot C&C 35MKII, Alianna Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS _____ From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List Sent: October 15, 2014 10:34 AM To: David Knecht; [email protected] Subject: Stus-List Butyl The one thing I have always hated about Butyl was trying to remove it from where it was not wanted. Old fittings being rebidded that had been using butyl would always result in butyl stuck everywhere on non skid and nearly impossible to remove. Is there some sort of cleaner/solvent that rids us of that? Mike Still sailing in Nova Scotia on Persistence _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4765 / Virus Database: 4040/8356 - Release Date: 10/09/14
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