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To: Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Dum-Dum
From: John Innis <jdinnis@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2026 18:31:12 -0500
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Try looking for Butyl Sealant Tape.  This is what I used to seal the
transmission tunnel on my Spitfire. I think this is pretty close to the
original material.

On Sun, Apr 5, 2026 at 5:57=E2=80=AFPM Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@gmail.com=
> wrote:

> Working on my 50 year old Triumph Spitfire, and I'm looking for the seale=
r
> that is used between the master cylinder bracket and the firewall.  We
> always called it dum-dum.  It came in pencil-sized strips liked up on hea=
vy
> waxed paper.
>
> But when I go to the FLAPS and ask for dum-dum, they look at me like I'm
> doomed sort of dum-dum.
>
> Is there another name for this stuff?
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Try looking for=C2=A0Butyl Sealant Tape.=C2=A0 This is wha=
t I used to seal the transmission tunnel on my Spitfire. I think this is pr=
etty close to the original material.=C2=A0=C2=A0</div><br><div class=3D"gma=
il_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Su=
n, Apr 5, 2026 at 5:57=E2=80=AFPM Jeff Scarbrough &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:fis=
hplate@gmail.com">fishplate@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote c=
lass=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px soli=
d rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto">Working on my 50 yea=
r old Triumph Spitfire, and I&#39;m looking for the sealer that is used bet=
ween the master cylinder bracket and the firewall.=C2=A0 We always called i=
t dum-dum.=C2=A0 It came in pencil-sized strips liked up on heavy waxed pap=
er.=C2=A0=C2=A0<div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">But when I go =
to the FLAPS and ask for dum-dum, they look at me like I&#39;m doomed sort =
of dum-dum.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Is there ano=
ther name for this stuff?=C2=A0=C2=A0</div></div>
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