[Mgs] Gasket sealants

[Dodd, Kelvin]

Ron:

Just following up.

The Valco Hylomar sample glob that I squeezed out last week is still
tacky enough even on the smeared edges to have stuck itself to some
invoices on my desk.

It definitely is not skimming over!

It is not wet, but turns to a more putty like consistency that is still
quite tacky.




Kelvin Dodd

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ron Fine [mailto:RonFineEsq at earthlink.net]
> Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 10:00 PM
> To: mgs at autox.team.net; healeys at autox.team.net; Dodd, Kelvin
> Subject: Re: [Mgs] Gasket sealants
>
> This may be more information than anyone really wants to know about
> Hylomar
> so be forewarned.
>
>
> Now that I have used it, I don't think the Hylomar that I bought from
Moss
> last week is the same formula as I was use to using from Permatex.
The
> original Permatex version of Hylomar did not skim over.  I have an old
> tube
> of the original Permatex and the stuff that has oozed out of the tube
is
> still wet and sticky after being exposed to air for quite some time.
The
> Moss Hylomar (distributed by Valco Cincinnati) seems to skim over
quickly.
>
> I did a little research on line tonight.  Hylomar is a trade marked
named
> for many products manufactured HYLOMAR LTD, in Wigan, England.  This
> company
> in England claims to manufacture the original Hylomar which was
previously
> sold in the USA by Permatex as "Hylomar HPF".   Valco Cincinnati is
listed
> as one of the USA distributors of Hylomar products on the Hylomar LTD
web
> site.  There are other USA distributors which apparently operate under
> different companies, including Hylomar USA, Inc. who distributed
through
> Lub-O-seal Co, Inc. in Texas.
>
> There are several different formula for sealants using the Hylomar
name,
> including Hylomar AeroGrade, Hylomar AeroGrade Ultra,  Hylomar
Universal
> Blue, Hylomar Racing Formula, and Hylomar Advanced Formula.   Check
out
> the
> web site www.hylomar-usa.com
>
> Also look at www.hylomar.com   which is the web page for the
manufacture
> in
> England.  Their web page FAQ clearly states that they have had trouble
> getting it distributed in the USA after Permatex dropped their Hylomar
> HPF.
> (Permatex was acquired by ITW and the Hylomar product line was
dropped.)
>
> Valco Cincinnati packaging is different from the packaging shown on
the
> Hylomar-USA web site.   I can't know for sure, but, I believe the
Hylomar
> distributed by Valco (Moss Motors) is called "Hylomar Universal Blue"
on
> the
> web site of the manufacture in England.  (Not really sure but it is
> different from the old Permatex Hylomar).  The manufacture states that
the
> original Permatex HPF is actually "Hylomar Advanced Formula" which is
> solvent free.
>
> So, I am now looking for a retail seller of Hylomar Advanced Formula
> manufactured by Hylomar, LTD in Wigan, England.
>
> Ron