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Date: 27 Nov 2006 11:56:32
From: (PeteCresswell)
Subject: Dry Suit Seals: Shelf Life?
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Just bought a dry top.
Nice piece of work. I like it.
But I'm wondering about the seals, each of which is stamped "November 2004".
Being 2 years old already, are these things on their last legs right out of the
box?
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PeteCresswell
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Date: 27 Nov 2006 12:54:03
From: Grip
Subject: Re: Dry Suit Seals: Shelf Life?
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Should be OK Pete. I'm sure you already know of the 303 stuff. If you do not
see any signs of dry rot ( tiny cracks appear when you stretch it ), I would
not worry much. I kept gaskets going for 5+years by applying it at regular
intervals.
"(PeteCresswell)" <x@y.Invalid > wrote in message
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> Just bought a dry top.
>
> Nice piece of work. I like it.
>
> But I'm wondering about the seals, each of which is stamped "November
2004".
>
> Being 2 years old already, are these things on their last legs right out
of the
> box?
>
> --
> PeteCresswell
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Date: 27 Nov 2006 17:03:46
From: (PeteCresswell)
Subject: Re: Dry Suit Seals: Shelf Life?
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Per Grip:
>Should be OK Pete. I'm sure you already know of the 303 stuff. If you do not
>see any signs of dry rot ( tiny cracks appear when you stretch it ), I would
>not worry much. I kept gaskets going for 5+years by applying it at regular
>intervals.
Thanks.
Yeah - I slather my dry suit seals with the stuff after every use.
Something that I've learned, though: beware of 303's large spray bottle. It's
brittle to the point of being ridiculous. Drop it and you've lost the contents
and have a mess to clean up.
Been there.... *twice* already....!!! Slow learner, I guess.... -)
Now, whenever I buy the stuff, I decant it into a more durable container and
fill a little spritz bottle with some as needed.
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PeteCresswell
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Date: 27 Nov 2006 18:03:42
From: Grip
Subject: Re: Dry Suit Seals: Shelf Life?
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And wouldn't you know, I found a BIG bottle on the net some time
ago......tranferring
"(PeteCresswell)" <x@y.Invalid > wrote in message
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> Per Grip:
> >Should be OK Pete. I'm sure you already know of the 303 stuff. If you do
not
> >see any signs of dry rot ( tiny cracks appear when you stretch it ), I
would
> >not worry much. I kept gaskets going for 5+years by applying it at
regular
> >intervals.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Yeah - I slather my dry suit seals with the stuff after every use.
>
>
> Something that I've learned, though: beware of 303's large spray bottle.
It's
> brittle to the point of being ridiculous. Drop it and you've lost the
contents
> and have a mess to clean up.
>
> Been there.... *twice* already....!!! Slow learner, I guess.... -)
>
> Now, whenever I buy the stuff, I decant it into a more durable container
and
> fill a little spritz bottle with some as needed.
> --
> PeteCresswell
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