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Originally Posted by Richard Coutts-Smith
Gordon,
you have described the only correct use for the stuff..
Rich
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Rich, as a Champ and Humber enthusiast, you will be familiar with Rolls-Royce's use of
Hylomar, RR's catchphrase being that their engines were so finely made that most gaskets were redundant (note that Hylomar's proper use is the
coating of gaskets, not the replacement of them).
As Alex has mentioned, trying to find good quality gasket material is difficult. Although living in a mining and industrial area well blessed with industrial and bearing suppliers, asking for gasket paper is met with a blank look and a sweep of the hand towards the Loctite or Permatex stand in the shop. Shops that do carry it tend to be Super Cheap Auto, and the stuff is so tightly rolled it seems to be made from Shirley Temple's hair clippings.