On Sat, 29 May 2004 22:42:28 +0100, Peter Taylor wrote:

Alternatively/as well, box round the rodding eye and then fill the
cavity with e-x-p-a-n-d-i-n-g foam.

OMG that needs rewording. Whatever you do, don't FILL it!!! It
only needs a little - just enough so that it's filled AFTER the foam
has expanded otherwise a disaster awaits. (Read the FAQ) ;o)

The FAQ is a good story but doesn't help with advice on that stuff.
The instructs on Polycell stuff are also a bit vague as I found out.
Used some for the first time the other week, the gotchas a

Don't be decieved by the amount it expands from the end of the tube in
the first 10 to 20s after being squirted. It may *look* like the 2.5
times expansion mentioned in the instuctions but the instructions
don't tell you they measure from *after* that initial expansion not
from the tube size. So only half fill the space with that inital
expansion...

Dont touch the stuff with anything, it is *incredibly* sticky, though
doesn't adhere particulary well once cured. Apart from skin or finger
nails that is! I still have a tiny bit on a finger nail after 3 weeks.
Next time I use any I'll cover my hands with vegetable oil first,
hopefully that will reduce the instant adheshion and help removal...

Don't be too fussy about cleaning out the tubes, it doesn't stick to
them. Far easier to clean after curing and a lot less messy. It was
this cleaning operation that got me in contact with the stuff.

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Cheers
Dave. pam is missing e-mail