[Healeys] Demister Hose Restoration

[Alan Seigrist]

Hi Michael -

Yes, the form is wire.  If you look at my picture you can see the brown
twine they used to push the paper down onto the wire to form the hose.
that's the twine I was talking about.  It's very strong twine so I think I
can just reuse it rather than using thread or something like that.

Cheers,

Alan

On Mon, Nov 9, 2020 at 11:20 AM Michael Salter <michaelsalter at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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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