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Default What is solvent free silicone?

In message , Pete Verdon
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dennis@home wrote:
The instructions for a panel I need to glue say use a solvent free
silicon. I don't know how you tell if its solvent free.


I don't know if they're silicone specifically, but many adhesives and
sealants seem to be available in both normal and solvent-free variants.
I used one to stick a load of polystyrene to my shed roof as insulation
made sure I got the solvent-free version as I suspect the normal kind
would have melted the polystyrene.

As for how you tell, the solvent-free ones have a special giveaway code
written on the tube - it says "solvent free".

This, for example

http://uk.rs-online.com/web/search/s...?method=getPro
duct&R=0494118


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