Re: Non-porous gasket and/or sealant?

On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:08:22 -0500, with neither quill nor qualm, Bill
Schwab <bschwab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> quickly quoth:

Hello all,

I am building a frame/box onto a metal cart - long story. The chase is
that it needs to be water resistant, and there will be a couple of ***
joints that would benefit from a gasket of some type. Whatever I use
needs to be non-porous.

Why can't you weld, braze, or solder them, Bill?


RTV sealant strikes me as a reasonable choice (perhaps I'm having too
much fun tinkering my truck<g>). Any concerns about using it on Enco's
extruded Al tubing? Some quick searches suggest avoiding acetic acid.
Any other concerns?

I don't think Plumber's GOOP exuded acetic acid. Smells more like
toluene IIRC.


Any better ideas? Again, porous materials will be a problem.

Yes, next time: state the materials you're planning on using, the
size, the actual usage, the weight it will support, etc.

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