[Healeys] Demister Hose Restoration

[Michael Salter]

Hi Alan, are you sure that your Atlantic demist tubes are constructed on a
"twine" form. The material used on the 100s is thin steel wire.
Roger used twine to press the paper down between the turns of wire to
produce the corregated shape.

M

On Sun., Nov. 8, 2020, 9:59 p.m. Alan Seigrist, <healey.nut at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Oh that’s great!  so the Elmers will still work even if a little WD40
> leaks to the paper?  I will try this.  My hose still has the original
> wrapping twine on it so all I really need is a pipe to clamp it to then I
> will put repair sections on it, the. wrap the twine to hold it in place.
>  the twine they used original is very thin yet very strong.
>
> On Mon, 9 Nov 2020 at 8:39 AM, Curtis Arndt via Healeys <
> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>> Listers,
>>
>> I helped Roger Moment make the ones for my car many years ago, and
>> here's the process...
>>
>> Roger machined a billet aluminum cylinder the correct diameter and then
>> had the correct spiral machined into the surface.  The depth of the
>> machined spiral was half the diameter of the wire.
>>
>> He then would the proper gauge wire into the groves of the cylinder and
>> secured the ends.
>>
>> Then he found a thin light brown paper and cut it to size, and then
>> soaked it in a solution of warm water and "Elmers" glue.
>>
>> Before wrapping the paper around the cylinder he sprayed it with a
>> coating of WD-40.
>>
>> After wrapping the paper onto the cylinder, he then wound a soft braided
>> nylon cord in between the spirals of the wire to hold the form.
>>
>> Then hang it up to dry.
>>
>> Once dry, the tube can be screwed off of the cylinder.  The WD-40 aids in
>> this process.
>>
>> Done and perfect!
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Nov 8, 2020 at 5:16 AM Michael Salter via Healeys <
>> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Alan,
>>> Roger Moment figured out a way to make those and may be able to help.
>>> Before I  found that he could supply them I considered wrapping paper
>>> tape( the kind used for sealing boxes) around a pipe with the adhesive out.
>>> Then wind the wire tightly.
>>> Then apply an outer layer of the same tape, adhesive in, wound in the
>>> opposite direction.
>>> I've never tried it but intend to do so next time I  need some.
>>>
>>> M
>>>
>>> On Sun., Nov. 8, 2020, 7:11 a.m. Kent McLean, <kentmclean at comcast.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Alan Seigrist wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Does anyone have a good method for bonding the paper on the demister
>>>> hoses?  I?m assuming I can just use brown paper from a shopping bag but
>>>> would like some advise as to what sort of wet adhesive to use.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> You could try rubber cement, which should be flexible but would be a
>>>> bear to align as you roll the paper; once rubber cement touches itself,
>>>> it'll stick. As for paper, I have some brown painter's paper in a long roll
>>>> from the local home center. It is meant to take the paint and not bleed
>>>> through. That might be useful with glue. I'd do a test run of the materials
>>>> before applying it to the real thing.
>>>>
>>>> Kent McLean
>>>> 1956 100 BN2
>>>>
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