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[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: [xj-s] Half Moon Seal
On Tue, 30 Jun 1998, Kirbert wrote: > > How feasible is the Marine Tex workaround? > > Perfectly. It's going in the book. > > BTW, can you describe Marine Tex better for us? Is it kinda like JB > Weld? > Cool. I have not worked with JBWeld, but understand it to be an epoxy. In that, Marine Tex is similar. It is a 2 part mixture. The catalyst is very volatile; you can see it smoking away when you open the jar. Marine Tex is available in dark grey and white. It comes in a small container (golf ball size of material) and a larger can. Shelf life is excellent. The instructions say that the mixing percentage has a generous allowance -- something like plus or minus 20% if I remember correctly -- but for critical jobs I buy the small size, mixing it all up so the percentages are perfect, and throw the leftover away. The small size cost about six or eight dollars US, once again if I remember correctly. I buy Marine Tex at marine supply stores. Things are usually more expensive at these places -- the same can of spray paint costs double -- but it is the only channel I have found that sells Marine Tex. Marine Tex is intended for any metal, fiberglass or wood repair. It has excellent adhesion, is vicsous enough to be 'formed' while it is 'wet', sets in a few hours, and machines very well (with hand or power tools). It does a good job of joining disimilar metals. It is nonconductive. It resists heat well enough that it is used to repair broken engine castings. I learned of Marine Tex from friends in the marine trade, where it is regularly used for the repair of expensive or one-off parts. It can, for example, be used to restore a casting that has corroded away or had a piece broken off. There is a spec sheet that comes with Marine Tex that lists all of its properties: tensile strength, etc. John References:
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