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Re: [TR] Fo8 Sealants Question and List Responses

To: <keithstewart@bell.net>, 'Jeff Scarbrough' <fishplate@gmail.com>, 'John Macartney' <John.Macartney@ukpips.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [TR] Fo8 Sealants Question and List Responses
From: glewis999 <glewis999@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2021 19:48:54 +0000 (UTC)
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References: <10D0E330-BC92-4DD8-B403-4AEB1A2951AE@mi.rr.com> <512A28A8-A745-4C5A-A4E5-009AEF2F9D94@Ukpips.org.uk> <CAO8Q7CPi-8GnjBctyggzrCsRv_tfpiK5-iT9rf6ZJp4FZU7sgw@mail.gmail.com> <09ba01d6ff1a$a1d59510$e580bf30$@bell.net> Darwin/20.1.0
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Dum Dum was used as a non-setting=C2=A0sealant between body panels and as a=
=C2=A0seam sealer. It is no longer available here in the UK, thanks, I thin=
k, to EU rules.Graham


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On Tuesday, February 9, 2021, 7:37 pm, keithstewart@bell.net <keithstewart@=
bell.net> wrote:

... sounds like Eastwood's flexible strip caulk.
https://www.eastwood.com/ew-flexible-strip-caulk-bk-2-lbs.html

Keith

Keith Stewart
keithstewart@bell.net



-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@gmail.com>=20
Sent: February 8, 2021 8:23 PM
To: John Macartney <John.Macartney@ukpips.org.uk>
Cc: Triumph List <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [TR] Fo8 Sealants Question and List Responses

On Mon, Feb 8, 2021 at 11:59 AM John Macartney <John.Macartney@ukpips.org.u=
k> wrote:
>
> I do recall some manuals and service bulletins called for a sealant calle=
d DumDum - and of course, few people if any outside the U.K. have ever hear=
d of DumDum. Even this list has speculated on it!

Huh.=C2=A0 I worked for a VW dealer in Atlanta, and we used plenty of Dumdu=
m.=C2=A0 I always figured it was a slang term, as I never saw the box it ca=
me in.

What I call Dumdum was sheets of wax paper with eight or so rods of
soft, semi-sticky sealant like modeling clay side by side.=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Loo=
ked
like a box of skinny black pencils.


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Dum Dum was used as a non-setting&nbsp;sealant between body panels and as a=
&nbsp;seam sealer. It is no longer available here in the UK, thanks, I thin=
k, to EU rules.<div>Graham<br><br><br><a href=3D"https://apps.apple.com/us/=
app/aol-news-email-weather-video/id646100661">Sent from the all new Aol app=
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x; color: #715FFA; padding-top: 15px; margin-top: 0">On Tuesday, February 9=
, 2021, 7:37 pm, keithstewart@bell.net &lt;keithstewart@bell.net&gt; wrote:=
</p><blockquote class=3D"iosymail"><div dir=3D"ltr">... sounds like Eastwoo=
d's flexible strip caulk.<br clear=3D"none"><a shape=3D"rect" href=3D"https=
://www.eastwood.com/ew-flexible-strip-caulk-bk-2-lbs.html" target=3D"_blank=
">https://www.eastwood.com/ew-flexible-strip-caulk-bk-2-lbs.html</a><br cle=
ar=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">Keith<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">K=
eith Stewart<br clear=3D"none"><a shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:keithste=
wart@bell.net" href=3D"mailto:keithstewart@bell.net";>keithstewart@bell.net<=
/a><br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"><div class=3D"y=
qt4374994615" id=3D"yqtfd99256"><br clear=3D"none">-----Original Message---=
--<br clear=3D"none">From: Jeff Scarbrough &lt;<a shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D=
"mailto:fishplate@gmail.com"; href=3D"mailto:fishplate@gmail.com";>fishplate@=
gmail.com</a>&gt; <br clear=3D"none">Sent: February 8, 2021 8:23 PM<br clea=
r=3D"none">To: John Macartney &lt;<a shape=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:John.=
Macartney@ukpips.org.uk" href=3D"mailto:John.Macartney@ukpips.org.uk";>John.=
Macartney@ukpips.org.uk</a>&gt;<br clear=3D"none">Cc: Triumph List &lt;<a s=
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ject: Re: [TR] Fo8 Sealants Question and List Responses<br clear=3D"none"><=
br clear=3D"none">On Mon, Feb 8, 2021 at 11:59 AM John Macartney &lt;<a sha=
pe=3D"rect" ymailto=3D"mailto:John.Macartney@ukpips.org.uk"; href=3D"mailto:=
John.Macartney@ukpips.org.uk">John.Macartney@ukpips.org.uk</a>&gt; wrote:<b=
r clear=3D"none">&gt;<br clear=3D"none">&gt; I do recall some manuals and s=
ervice bulletins called for a sealant called DumDum - and of course, few pe=
ople if any outside the U.K. have ever heard of DumDum. Even this list has =
speculated on it!<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">Huh.&nbsp; I worked =
for a VW dealer in Atlanta, and we used plenty of Dumdum.&nbsp; I always fi=
gured it was a slang term, as I never saw the box it came in.<br clear=3D"n=
one"><br clear=3D"none">What I call Dumdum was sheets of wax paper with eig=
ht or so rods of<br clear=3D"none">soft, semi-sticky sealant like modeling =
clay side by side.&nbsp; &nbsp;  Looked<br clear=3D"none">like a box of ski=
nny black pencils.<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">=
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