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Re: Performance: silicon ??
By:Rehd
Date: 4/11/2002, 9:09 pm
In Response To: Silicon!!!! (Andreas)

: Be careful with syringes. The rubber seal in a syringe is typically
: lubricated (often with silicon type materials). I had huge dufficulty with
: a clear coat for a car - Fish eyes. I ended up throwing $50 of material
: away because of small contamination since I used a syringe for mixing
: small batches for a trial run.

: Andreas

Not sure these syringes would be coated with silicon and they are made primarily for ingestable materials for infants, but.. it's always a possiblity. I have use mine for over a year now and so far.. knock on boat.. I haven't had any problems. But, in all fairness to this " ALERT ", I have primarily used my syringes for glue joints and small touch ups and nothing on the surface of a boat where it would show. Maybe some of the others using this method can comment on this possibility.
As best I can tell and for the application I'm using it for, I've had no problems. It's very accurate and is easy and clean to work with.
Hope this helps.

Rehd

Messages In This Thread

Epoxy: Tired of expensive paperweights -Freezing epoxy?
Mike Mulligan -- 4/10/2002, 10:52 pm
Re: Epoxy: Tired of expensive paperweights -Freezi
Dick Lemke -- 4/12/2002, 5:39 pm
Re: Epoxy: Tired of expensive paperweights -Freezi
Kevin Street -- 4/13/2002, 12:32 am
Re: Epoxy: Tired of expensive paperweights -Freezi
Joy -- 4/11/2002, 8:31 pm
Re: Epoxy: Tired of expensive paperweights -Freezi
Rehd -- 4/11/2002, 8:51 pm
Re: Epoxy: Use 60CC graduated syringes
Doug -- 4/11/2002, 4:01 pm
Re: What about a scale?
Don Beale -- 4/11/2002, 12:42 pm
Re: What about a scale?
Richard Boyle -- 4/11/2002, 3:10 pm
Re: Good thing I havent tried this...
Don Beale -- 4/12/2002, 11:35 am
Re: Tiny Batches
Shawn Baker -- 4/11/2002, 2:26 pm
Re: Tiny Batches
Dave Houser -- 4/11/2002, 6:13 pm
Re: Tiny Batches
KenC -- 4/12/2002, 9:43 am
Re: Tiny Batches
Kevin Street -- 4/11/2002, 2:47 pm
Re: quick before Martha Stewart figures this one?
LeeG -- 4/11/2002, 10:18 am
Re: Picnic Bottles *Pic*
John Schroeder -- 4/11/2002, 9:48 am
Re: Picnic Bottles
Bill Price -- 4/12/2002, 4:07 pm
Re: Picnic Bottles
Rob Macks -- 4/11/2002, 10:37 pm
Re: Picnic Bottles
John Schroeder -- 4/12/2002, 10:38 pm
Silicon!!!!
Andreas -- 4/11/2002, 11:28 am
Re: Performance: silicon ??
Rehd -- 4/11/2002, 9:09 pm
Re: Performance: silicon ??
John Schroeder -- 4/11/2002, 9:54 pm
Re: Picnic Bottles
LeeG -- 4/11/2002, 10:10 am
Re: Epoxy: Tired of expensive paperweights -Freezi
Rehd -- 4/11/2002, 9:04 am
Re: Epoxy: Tired of expensive paperweights -Freezi
Jay Babina -- 4/11/2002, 8:44 am
Re: Epoxy: Tired of expensive paperweights -Freezi
Rob Macks -- 4/11/2002, 10:33 pm
Re: Epoxy: Tired of expensive paperweights -Freezi
Mike in Atlanta -- 4/11/2002, 7:14 am
Re: Epoxy: Tired of expensive paperweights -Freezi
Scott Dollmeyer -- 4/10/2002, 11:00 pm
Re: Epoxy: Tired of expensive paperweights -Freezi
Bill -- 4/11/2002, 12:32 am
Re: Epoxy: Tired of expensive paperweights -Freezi
Rob Macks -- 4/11/2002, 10:31 pm