[TR] Just who's calling who 'DumDum'?

[auprichard at comcast.net]

As a former Brit (since nationalized) I can say that DumDum is a rubber compound (from a tube or a tub).  I have 2 restored TR3s and didn't use it (or anything like it).

Andrew

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: "Paul Dorsey" <dorpaul at negia.net> 

> I want to put my front fenders back on. In Roger Williams's "How to Restore a 
> Tr 2,3" he shows a picture on p. 85 of some goop called 'dumdum' applied 
> between the metal. The restoration shop was struck dumb and seemed to say 
> that this was unnecessary (I Think), although they did show me some 3M 
> Rubber-chord-like adhesive. 
> 
> Roger Williams's in this caption of this picture even says that one reason for 
> using it is "to increase expense". I'll admit sometimes my English to 
> American translation abilities are off. 
> But the question remains: 
> 'Do I need DumDum?' 
> 
> Thanks, 
> Paul Dorsey 
> 60 TR3 
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