[TowerTalk] Lube om Hose clamps

[Missouri Guy]

FWIW....I found that silicone and even glue products in 
a tube can be kept for months by preventing air from 
entering the tip.  

I use a plastic "wire nut" of an appropiate size *filled* from the
bottom up with petroleum jelly such as Vaseline.  Bring the
silicone up to the tip of the tube to remove *all* the air in
the tip, then screw on the wire nut.  Allow the excess 
petroleum jelly to ooze out.  Wipe off excess and store
in a vertical position, wire nut up.

You may find that some of the petroleum jelly may bleed
down into the tube tip during storage.  If that happens just 
squeeze it out and wipe off the tip before using the product. 

73,
Charlie, N0TT


On Tue, 29 Jan 2013 13:28:28 -0500 john at kk9a.com writes:
> Also watch the date on the tubes.  Expired silicone caulk may not 
> harden.
> 
> 
> To:        towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Lube om Hose clamps
> From:         Jim Lux <jimlux at earthlink.net>
> Date:         Tue, 29 Jan 2013 08:08:26 -0800
> 
> <snip>
> 
> I will say though, that the caulking stuff doesn't survive in the 
> tube
> very long. Better get all your silicone-ing done in a weekend. After 
> a
> month, the entire tube seems to gel,or at least, the entire 
> nozzle..
> When I was younger and cheaper, I probably would have cut the tube 
> open
> to see if the rest could be used, but today, I just throw the tube 
> out
> and get another one.
> 
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