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The Workshop => Appearance Related => Topic started by: Call the midlife! on April 17, 2019, 16:45

Title: RTV for sticking trim on?
Post by: Call the midlife! on April 17, 2019, 16:45
Quick quiz, has anyone used or have experience of using RTV for bonding fibreglass parts onto plastic bumpers?
I appreciate Tigerseal or similar would be the norm but I don't need much and I've got plenty of RTV left over.
Bearing in mind the way it holds a sump on I'm thinking it'll be enough to hold a fibreglass spat on?


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Title: Re: RTV for sticking trim on?
Post by: Topdownman on April 17, 2019, 19:05
I dont even know what RTV is but I just want to remind you that this sounds a bit like someone (who must remain nameless for legal reasons) deciding double sided tape would be enough for some spats.

Justsayin...

Buy some tigerseal and you will have lots left over for sticking random tat on.
Title: Re: RTV for sticking trim on?
Post by: Call the midlife! on April 17, 2019, 19:09
I have no random tat to stick on!
RTV is the sealant used for oil sumps and cylinder block sealing etc, sticks like sh@t to a blanket.


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Title: Re: RTV for sticking trim on?
Post by: Topdownman on April 17, 2019, 20:54
Quote from: Call the midlife! on April 17, 2019, 19:09
I have no random tat to stick on!

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Are you sure?
Title: Re: RTV for sticking trim on?
Post by: moredun on April 17, 2019, 20:56
I would not have thought so, it's a sealant, sumps etc have bolts/nuts to "hold" the parts together ...  :withstupid:
Title: Re: RTV for sticking trim on?
Post by: Call the midlife! on April 17, 2019, 21:05
Quote from: Topdownman on April 17, 2019, 20:54
Quote from: Call the midlife! on April 17, 2019, 19:09
I have no random tat to stick on!

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Are you sure?
Quite. All my random tat is already fully secured..[emoji23]


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Title: Re: RTV for sticking trim on?
Post by: Call the midlife! on April 17, 2019, 21:06
Quote from: moredun on April 17, 2019, 20:56
I would not have thought so, it's a sealant, sumps etc have bolts/nuts to "hold" the parts together ...  :withstupid:
I hear what you're saying but have you ever tried pulling a sump off even after you've unscrewed it??[emoji851]


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Title: Re: RTV for sticking trim on?
Post by: moredun on April 18, 2019, 03:01
Like most sealants and superglue, a "sharp" tap, and it falls apart  (:< >:)