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Author: philip condon <pcondon@...> Time: Tue Aug 21, 2001 10:29 am PDT Link

Try mixing up the Ping-Pong ball sized pro-seal applications in a TEFLON
coated muffin tin. I found a new teflon coated 6 count muffin tin in my
kitchen. I didn't put it there, I never used it for cooking, hell, I
didn't know I had one. (My wife sure missed it, she kept asking If I saw
the muffin tin) At any rate, the pro-seal doesn't stick to the teflon
and the metal tin made mixing up the goop very manageable. I could mix
up 3 or 4 applications in each hole before I moved on to the next hole.
It took 2 days for the goo to totally cure. Once cured, I could roll out
the dried, rubbery pro-seal with a popsicle stick. The Muffin tin still
looks new, but it now lives in my garage and not the kitchen...

Mike Thompson wrote:
>
> --- Greg Tanner <gtanner@b...> wrote:
> > Hey guys, I'm just about to begin the pro-seal attack on my tanks.
> > I'll let you know if I come out alive!
> >
> > Greg Tanner
>
> It's no harder than outboard leading edges. Much more tense, though!
>
> Make sure you have all your parts and tools ready to go. Plenty of
> gloves!
> Plenty of clecos, jars of lacquer thinner, cleaning rag, ventilation!
>
> Unless you are in an air conditioned shop - and even then - sweat band.
> Don't want drops of sweat dripping onto your clean skin...
>
> Surely I'm not the only one who sweated like a pig while doing this
> little chore? I think it was the tension of "do it right, but do it
> fast".
>
> Good luck!
>
> Mike Thompson
> Austin, TX
> -6 N140RV (Reserved)
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Author: "Barstad, Are" <abarstad@...> Time: Tue Aug 21, 2001 10:36 am PDT Link


But&#8230; how do they get the Teflon to stick to the muffin tin &#8211; especially if Pro-Seal won't stick to it? <grin>
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-----Original Message-----
From: philip condon [mailto:pcondon@m...]
Sent: August 21, 2001 1:25 PM
To: vansairforce@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [VAF Mailing List] tank goo--Teflon mixing trick
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Try mixing up the Ping-Pong ball sized pro-seal applications in a TEFLON
coated muffin tin. I found a new teflon coated 6 count muffin tin in my
kitchen. I didn't put it there, I never used it for cooking, hell, I
didn't know I had one. (My wife sure missed it, she kept asking If I saw
the muffin tin) At any rate, the pro-seal doesn't stick to the teflon
and the metal tin made mixing up the goop very manageable. I could mix
up 3 or 4 applications  in each hole before I moved on to the next hole.
It took 2 days for the goo to totally cure. Once cured, I could roll out
the dried, rubbery pro-seal with a popsicle stick. The Muffin tin  still
looks new, but it now lives in my garage and not the kitchen...

Mike Thompson wrote:
>
> --- Greg Tanner <gtanner@b...> wrote:
> > Hey guys, I'm just about to begin the pro-seal attack on my tanks.
> > I'll let you know if I come out alive!
> >
> > Greg Tanner
>
> It's no harder than outboard leading edges.  Much more tense, though!
>
> Make sure you have all your parts and tools ready to go.  Plenty of
> gloves!
> Plenty of clecos, jars of lacquer thinner, cleaning rag, ventilation!
>
> Unless you are in an air conditioned shop - and even then - sweat band.
>  Don't want drops of sweat dripping onto your clean skin...
>
> Surely I'm not the only one who sweated like a pig while doing this
> little chore?  I think it was the tension of "do it right, but do it
> fast".
>
> Good luck!
>
> Mike Thompson
> Austin, TX
> -6 N140RV (Reserved)
> Firewall Forward
>
> __________________________________________________
> Do You Yahoo!?
> Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger
> http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ (http://phonecard.yahoo.com/)
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