[TowerTalk] Thinning liquid tape

[Gene Smar]

Roger:

     Thanks for your suggestion, but I'll stay away from MEKP.  We used that 
stuff years ago when I was with the electric utility company and we were 
experimenting with polymer concrete (Google it or Polysil) for insulated 
substation structures.  We were required to were respirators while working 
with the stuff.  I might take Craig's advice and just fork over $$ for a new 
can of the liquid tape.

73 de
Gene Smar  AD3F


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roger (K8RI)" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk at tm.net>
To: "Gene Smar" <ersmar at verizon.net>
Cc: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 10:57 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Thinning liquid tape


>
>
> Gene Smar wrote:
>> TT:
>>
>>      I just checked my can of liquid electrical tape in the garage to 
>> help out another TT'ian and found that it's become rather thick.  I 
>> checked the archives but found nothing on thinning this stuff.  Can 
>> someone offer a suggestion?  Thanks.
>>
> As a suggestion, with your next can of liquid electrical tape, when you 
> finish up the job, put the cap on tight, then put the whole can in a glass 
> jar with a screw on, gasket top. (mason jar or even a cleaned pickle jar) 
> Use a jar that is just large enough you can put the tape container inside. 
> BTW if you have some RTV around, keep the tube(s) in a tightly capped 
> plastic (Tuperware) container.  RTV uses the moisture in the air as a 
> curing agent. I have some in tubes that have been opened that are over 12 
> years old and still usable that have been stored this way. It normally 
> cures in an unopened tube in 2 or 3 years.
>
> I don't know what the thinner is, but it "to me" has a rather sweet smell.
> I use a lot of MEKP which is Methyl Ethyl Ketone Peroxide. (NEVER give 
> MEKP the "sniff test".) It's nasty stuff.
>
> 73
>
> Roger (K8RI)
>>
>> 73 de
>> Gene Smar  AD3F
>>
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