[Shop-talk] RTV Silicone

Mullen, Tim Tim.Mullen at ngc.com
Tue Sep 4 09:33:35 MDT 2007


David C. wrote:
>
> I have an older <...> steel Thermos with <...>  The cap gasket
> leaks.  I was thinking about <...> a bead of RTV silicone

I've repaired similar gaskets by inserting a thin O-ring
under the gasket.  Might be worth a try instead of a bean
of RTV - it's going to be difficult to get a uniform size
bead of that...

Tim Mullen


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