[Shop-talk] Dum-Dum

[John Innis]

Try looking for Butyl Sealant Tape.  This is what I used to seal the
transmission tunnel on my Spitfire. I think this is pretty close to the
original material.

On Sun, Apr 5, 2026 at 5:57 PM Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate at gmail.com> wrote:

> Working on my 50 year old Triumph Spitfire, and I'm looking for the sealer
> that is used between the master cylinder bracket and the firewall.  We
> always called it dum-dum.  It came in pencil-sized strips liked up on heavy
> waxed paper.
>
> But when I go to the FLAPS and ask for dum-dum, they look at me like I'm
> doomed sort of dum-dum.
>
> Is there another name for this stuff?
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