Any time I am using silicone I tend to make sure all the jobs I'm about to
silicone are prepared and ready to go so that I can use the tube in the one
go.
Apart from sticking a nail into the end of the nozzle (as that never works
for me), is there another method that can be used so I could use the tube
say over a day?

Cheers

Steven.

On Mon, 18 Apr 2011 12:29:46 +0100, Steven Campbell wrote:

Any time I am using silicone I tend to make sure all the jobs I'm about
to silicone are prepared and ready to go so that I can use the tube in
the one go.
Apart from sticking a nail into the end of the nozzle (as that never
works for me), is there another method that can be used so I could use
the tube say over a day?

I squeeze some sealant out and have a glob of it covering the end of the
nozzle to make it harder for the bit at the nozzle itself to set. Usually
I do this with a 2nd nozzle, full of sealant, stuck over the 1st. Some
nozzles have a screw-on cap for this: again I squeeze some sealant out
into the cap before putting it on.

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On 18 Apr 2011 11:49:11 GMT, John Stumbles wrote:

Some nozzles have a screw-on cap for this: again I squeeze some sealant
out into the cap before putting it on.

Works for me or unscrew the nozzle cover the end of the cannister
with a double or quad layer of cling film and screw the nozzle back
on.


--
Cheers
Dave.

On Apr 18, 12:29*pm, "Steven Campbell" spam@away wrote:
Any time I am using silicone I tend to make sure all the jobs I'm about to
silicone are prepared and ready to go so that I can use the tube in the one
go.
Apart from sticking a nail into the end of the nozzle (as that never works
for me), is there another method that can be used so I could use the tube
say over a day?

Cheers

Steven.

Put ali foil over the nozzle, tie it tight with 0.4mm metal wire, and
that lasts ages, as long as you dont break the weak foil.


NT

"Steven Campbell" spam@away wrote in message
o.uk...
Any time I am using silicone I tend to make sure all the jobs I'm about to
silicone are prepared and ready to go so that I can use the tube in the
one go.
Apart from sticking a nail into the end of the nozzle (as that never works
for me), is there another method that can be used so I could use the tube
say over a day?

A day?? A single tube of silicone lasts me for months and even years. All
you have to do is clean the nozzle out with a long thin screwdriver before
each use. The main tube won't go hard for ages especially if you store it
somewhere cool and dry. Moisture is what cures it. It helps to have a spare
screw-on nozzle cleaned out ready for use. Swap them over when you're ready
to use the tube and let the full nozzle set completely hard for a day or
two. Then you can extract the silicone in it easily as a single plug by
sliding a thin screwdriver up the side of the large end and hooking the plug
out and that's now the clean spare nozzle. Trying to firkle out a nozzle
that contains partly cured and partly soft silicone is a more messy
procedure and usually ends up with little lumps of cured stuff in amongst
the soft. Better to let it all set hard first.

Having said that the part used tube I've had sat in the kitchen since 2003
has finally gone to the silicone rest home in the sky it seems. Sticking a
screwdriver inside the tube just now there's no liquid silicone evident down
to over 2 inches from the top so I think we'll call that a gonner. I'm
pretty sure I've had opened tubes stay good for a couple of years though. I
think the specs usually say at least 6 months.
--
Dave Baker

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Tabby writes
On Apr 18, 12:29*pm, "Steven Campbell" spam@away wrote:
Any time I am using silicone I tend to make sure all the jobs I'm about to
silicone are prepared and ready to go so that I can use the tube in the one
go.
Apart from sticking a nail into the end of the nozzle (as that never works
for me), is there another method that can be used so I could use the tube
say over a day?

Cheers

Steven.

Put ali foil over the nozzle, tie it tight with 0.4mm metal wire, and
that lasts ages, as long as you dont break the weak foil.

Remove 'extender' nozzle.
Squeeze a little silicone out of the stubby nozzle.
Put nozzle end of tube into polythene bag (don't remove the silicone
you've just squeezed out).
Screw extender nozzle onto the stub, so that the polythene seals it.
That should prevent the silicone in the tube from going off.

When you next use the tube, the silicone in the extender nozzle will
have gone off, so you'll need to poke it out with a nail or a
straightened coat hanger. It should come out cleanly in one piece, as
cone. It's a good idea to keep an old nozzle specifically for the
purpose of re-sealing the tube (so you don't need to clear it out each
time you use it).
--
Ian

On 18/04/2011 12:29, Steven Campbell wrote:
Any time I am using silicone I tend to make sure all the jobs I'm about to
silicone are prepared and ready to go so that I can use the tube in the one
go.
Apart from sticking a nail into the end of the nozzle (as that never works
for me), is there another method that can be used so I could use the tube
say over a day?

TLC & my local BM both sell packs of spare nozzles cheaply. I just use
a new nozzle if the old one is bunged up.


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

"Steven Campbell" spam@away wrote in message
o.uk...
Any time I am using silicone I tend to make sure all the jobs I'm about to
silicone are prepared and ready to go so that I can use the tube in the
one go.
Apart from sticking a nail into the end of the nozzle (as that never works
for me), is there another method that can be used so I could use the tube
say over a day?

Cheers

Steven.


Thanks everyone for the tips. I honestly never knew silicone could be used
for a prolonged period of time. I've always used the whole of the tube on
the same day or just thrown it away.

Thanks again.