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Thanks guys. Is it considered ok to 'cold message' someone on this site? I'd like to message Fountainbel but I don't want to break etiquette.

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Go for it. I don't know how to contact someone other than to contact them :) .

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Sure, nothing against a friendly cold message :) might be frowns against unsolicited spamming trying to sell counterfeit snakeoil but that's just a personal view :P

 

 

So I went looking for a good non-corrosive RTV, and had a long conversation with the folks at Loctite. There are other forms of RTV curing materials, but the one recommended is a Alcoxy RTV. This releases alcohols - mostly a combination of methyl and ethyl alcohol. Loctite makes one called 5040 self leveling RTV. It's a bit pricey though, and you'll need to order it. I found it at a number of sites, including Amazon.

 

Another possibility is Loctite 598, which is an oxime cure RTV, and is much cheaper than the 5040. You can find it on ebay. This releases methyl-methyl keytones, but the quantity would be rather small in this application.

 

If you're not sure about what a product releases, take a look at the technical data sheets. There's a wealth of information for those who take the time to dig for it.

thanks Ron! Yeah Loctite makes a lot more specialised products for industry than most ppl know about. I use RTV in a few things like O2 sensors & fishtanks, neither like acids. ;)

 

 

 

I occasionally hang around the industrial adhesives supply depot to browse their catalogues.

 

Once found a bottle of Loctite cyanoacrylate with carbon fibre reinforcement... fantastic stuff, gripped like crazy & could bridge small gaps.

 

Best score is Loctite threadlock in a gluestick = BEST EVER IDEA! It can't spill, so my first tube has lasted years. Still using same today.

 

 

One thing the MSDs never tell is how to get the product off again cleanly :(

 

Hence my first question to OP - do you ever want to disassemble the join again, let alone without damaging the underlying surfaces from subsequent reuse/reassembly. :ninja: plenty of synthetic adhesives out there, most are oneshot though.

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