Caution on the silicone
It outgasses acetic acid while curing which can be harmful to delicate
instruments. I won't say don't use it but keep the air moving to vent the
acid away if you do.
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> From: jerome(at)supernet.ab.ca[SMTP:jerome(at)supernet.ab.ca]
> Reply To: jerome(at)supernet.ab.ca
> Sent: Sunday, February 28, 1999 6:43 PM
> To: alpines(at)autox.team.net
> Subject: goop or gasket?
>
> I just pulled the chrome ring off my oil gauge. On the back side,
> sealing it to the glass and gauge case, there was a hard black/yellow
> "bunch of stuff" that I chipped out. Might this be the remnants of a
> rubber seal glued to the inside? Where can I get more? I suspect all my
> gauges are this way.
>
> Would a bead of silicone be a reasonable alternative?
>
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