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for sealant tubes i use a flexible plastic, such as from a ziplock bag between the thread and the nut. there's always plenty to be found in the garbage. for superglue, i tend to light a candle, and melt some hot glue, letting it drip over the open bottle. i then discard the cap, and peel off the hardened hot glue next time i want to use it.
I’ve been doing the same - also using cut up sandwich bags - for years. I cut some bags up into squares about 2 x 2 inches. I do the same for any liquids when traveling via air. Unscrew the cap, place square of plastic over opening, screw cap back on.
That's a good idea with those sealant tube caps,I used to machine commutators for power tools during my apprenticeship using a similar sized metal lathe so I would love ❤️ to buy one of them for my new property next year !
That's my bugbear with college, almost by definition everything in college has to be difficult to justify the institution. Even worse, if they can't make a thing difficult they make it boring.
I never would have thought of the inner tube trick, since I work on engines so infrequently now I have probably wasted over a dozen tubes of different sealants over the last few years. Thank You for this tip, I will try it after My next repair project.
Will have to try the rubber gasket method. What I've noticed is that sealant will gum up the threads, harden, and prevent the cap from making an airtight seal. Then I have to puncture or drill out the hardened sealant in the mouth of the tube.
I originally purchased my vacuum sealer for food storage. I found that it can also be used to make an airtight seal on anything in a tube to extend the life of the contents.
@@VintageEngineRepairs Not if you already own the vacuum sealer and the bags. You can order bags online or get them at your local big box store, e.g. Costco, BJs, etc.
OOOOOOOOOOOOH! I am definitely gonna 3D print me some nozzles now. I usually put a nail or screw slightly wider than the tip hole in the nozzle and then remove it and pull the cured silicone out like you suggested and my tubes have never really cured. Great tip though!
Great idea and will give this a try 👍. So simple, yet something the manufacturer should do, but won't, due to corporate GREED and would result in less sales because everyone would get to use the entire tube. I lost track over the decades of how many tubes of caulking or RTV I have thrown away that we're barely used.
Thank you! :) re the o/ring - I had considered it, but the sealant will still be contacting the plastic cap if you use an o-ring and many are notorious for cracking, especially threebond. I believe due to the chemicals in the sealants.
Using a vacuum food bag sealer works as well. Storage in the refrigerator will extend its lifespan, particularly in the tropics where the temperature is often >30°C.
Great tip here. I could not live without my metal lathes, I have two of them, use them all of the time on projects that I never would have thought of. Most recent, yesterday making the sparkplug adapter to use for my new Mityvac MV8500 that I just purchased based on your recommendation. I currently have the engine case split on a Husqvarna 125e engine and am looking for the best sealant to use in assembling the two pieces back together? I was thinking of Permatex #3 here in the USA.
Me too, I love mine!! The best case sealant imo is linked in the description of this video - threebond 1215 which is the identical product to yamabond 4 just a heck of a lot cheaper lol edit: don’t use #3 on cases it won’t seal properly. You want a case sealant rather than a gasket dressing compound.
I submerse the tubes in a anti-rust solution of demin water + 10% Eth-Gly with tubes stacked in a cut away an old 5L oil pack leaving the handle in place. When need to use I put the tube in warm/hot water for 10min. Your rubber seal is a Great idea and will also do that.
Yep! It’s Yamabond 4 in the video, this is made by the company “Threebond” for Yamaha. Threebond 1215 is the exact same product, but you get a bunch more and pay less. Don’t waste your money with Yamabond 4. The only reason I tried was because I had hoped the applicator nozzle shown in the picture where I ordered it, would work better. Well the picture on the website was not what I received!! Anyway, here you go for reverence, this is the TDS for Yamabond 4 and as you can see it states “tb1215 / Yamabond 4-mc” (tb1215 = threebond 1215) - the product I linked to. www.rockymountainatvmc.com/docs/MSDS_Yamaha_Yamabond%204.pdf Also, note this nozzle, well that’s the style I ordered and just got the regular cap, I was not impressed. This just so happens to be eBay.. www.ebay.com.au/itm/373848856388
@@VintageEngineRepairs I would love to find one. I have no feeling in my fingers due to nerve damage and that would help control the flow for sure. I'm going to look hard to see if I can make something work. Thanks for being you.
I am restoring an engine. (It’s just a clone 196cc) and noticed that it has aluminum push rods. I think I would rather have steel pushrods in it though. I have a spare clone 163cc that has steel pushrods. The aluminum rods are 0.0035 shorter than the steel rods. Would it be ok for me to swap them? Is that a big enough difference to warrant not swapping or will this difference not be a problem? Thanks for any help.
If you do swap the push rods, just adjust the valves. There is normally a reason a certain material is (or is not) used. If it was me, I’d stick with what came with the machine. If the new push rods are harder than the valves you may wear the valve stem, you may wear the pushrod drillings / guides etc. one thing I have learnt - the more creative I get, the more problems I cause haha
I put my gasket in the Sriracha top so it quit leaking down the outside of the bottle. Been using grease with RTV for years, never had a gasket fail. Rather than putting it in the cap I just smear it on the external threads. Works its way around sufficiently.
I have no Idea why you encountered these problems. Did a 1.5 years van Journey. Outside Temps ranged from -17 to over 40°C. An already opened DirkoHT (closed with red cap) and slikone for our bathroom (no even closed) in the trunk. None of these two dryed completely out. Or you are talking about longer time periods?
So you're a happy camper on the lathe puchase. Opens up many possibilities doesn't it. You think submerging the sealants in a air tight container filled with water would work? 👍🍻
Couldn’t be happier with that lathe. Be prepared to spend some time setting it up and doing small improvements, but once done it’s an awesome, affordable tool in my opinion! If it’s in a container it still has access to air so it’ll still cure. Even in a bag wrapped around it they cure. This has been the best solution for me :)
I had considered it, but recommend against it as the sealant still comes in to contact with the cap that way and threebond especially split very quickly - they’re useless - whatever plastic they are using it’s not resistant to the methanol! Best to stick with the inner tube I believe :)
You can also stick a screw into the 'big end' of the nozzle after you've taken it off - then just yank out the hardened plug later. Still wastes all the material, but...
Hey :) some sealants are quite small tubes so the curing goes right back into the tube :/ I have done this for years with larger caulking tubes with some success though :)
I had considered it, but the sealant will still be contacting the plastic cap if you use an o-ring and many are notorious for cracking, especially threebond. I believe due to the chemicals in the sealants.
Rather use Blue Hylomar. I have a quarter tube that's 8 years old and still usable😂 I see you have a tube in your examples. Gasket although a good idea is unnecessary.
You might think the maker could give you a lifetime seal, but they would rather sell you another tube. Proprietary parts and repairs, $50 oil changes that only replace a big oil filter with old oil left in the engine, never no oil change engines and 100,000 other snake oil gimmicks that screw you and the environment with bulging waste dumps are the way now. Don’t call them landfills. There are way too many professional computer wave surfers in corporations looking every second for a method to take your assets. What the hell ever happened to serviceability, longevity of equipment and common sense?
Storing them in one doesn’t work, at least not in my experience. Others have placed the bag onto the end of the tube and the cap on? I haven’t tried that. This is just too quick and easy to bother trying anything else.
The sealant manufacturers should include this in their product.....but they want the sealent to cure so they can sell more. Bottom line profits, same for nearly everything including cars.
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A gasket....for your gasket. Awesome!
LOL!
brass bullet casings make a nice die for cutting circles in inner tubes.
Ooo! Nice tip 👍
As always, fantastic content, keep up the great work! Your videos are always a must watch, you never disappoint!
Thank you!! Much appreciated :)
for sealant tubes i use a flexible plastic, such as from a ziplock bag between the thread and the nut. there's always plenty to be found in the garbage. for superglue, i tend to light a candle, and melt some hot glue, letting it drip over the open bottle. i then discard the cap, and peel off the hardened hot glue next time i want to use it.
Thanks for sharing :)
I do that with my brake fluid bottle because they collect moisture. Hydroscopic. Bottles last longer.
Superglue has a very short shelf life.
I’ve been doing the same - also using cut up sandwich bags - for years. I cut some bags up into squares about 2 x 2 inches. I do the same for any liquids when traveling via air. Unscrew the cap, place square of plastic over opening, screw cap back on.
using a glue gun would safer I think
Gee how and why didnt i find your channel years ago!!! You are amazing my friend
Welcome and thanks for the kind words :)
That's a good idea with those sealant tube caps,I used to machine commutators for power tools during my apprenticeship using a similar sized metal lathe so I would love ❤️ to buy one of them for my new property next year !
That’s awesome! Thanks for sharing :)
WoW that's a great idea Tom!! Very much appreciated!! I love the little gadget you made on the lathe, very cool!!
You’re welcome mate :) thanks for the kind words on the applicator cap / nozzle too!
Simple ideas are the best
So true, I don’t know why it took me so long to figure out 🤣
@@VintageEngineRepairs hey I’m a lot older than you and I hadn’t thought of it so good job you 👍
That's my bugbear with college, almost by definition everything in college has to be difficult to justify the institution. Even worse, if they can't make a thing difficult they make it boring.
I never would have thought of the inner tube trick, since I work on engines so infrequently now I have probably wasted over a dozen tubes of different sealants over the last few years.
Thank You for this tip, I will try it after My next repair project.
Awesome :) I think you’ll really like it!
Will have to try the rubber gasket method. What I've noticed is that sealant will gum up the threads, harden, and prevent the cap from making an airtight seal. Then I have to puncture or drill out the hardened sealant in the mouth of the tube.
Infuriating isn’t it! This has solved that issue for me :) hope it helps!
Great vid Tom. The little things like this can make a difference in your day.
Thanks Bill :) couldn’t agree more mate. My days of hacking away at the end of a dried silicone tube with a drill bit are well and truly over 🤣
@VintageEngineRepairs I forgot to mention that the modified end is a pretty cool addition to the toolbox.
I originally purchased my vacuum sealer for food storage. I found that it can also be used to make an airtight seal on anything in a tube to extend the life of the contents.
Nice! Isn’t that quite expensive to do each time?
@@VintageEngineRepairs Not if you already own the vacuum sealer and the bags. You can order bags online or get them at your local big box store, e.g. Costco, BJs, etc.
Thank you so much. It's a very good way to save time and money on sealant.
You’re welcome :) glad you enjoyed it!
Will try now
Absolutely :)
Excellent video, thanks for sharing. Cheers
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching :)
Awesome job mate
Thanks Luke! Much appreciated :)
Awesome Idea! Great Video. Thank You. 😀
Glad you enjoyed it and found it handy!
OOOOOOOOOOOOH! I am definitely gonna 3D print me some nozzles now. I usually put a nail or screw slightly wider than the tip hole in the nozzle and then remove it and pull the cured silicone out like you suggested and my tubes have never really cured. Great tip though!
awesome :) cool idea!
Good tip!
Thanks! 👍
That's genius!!!!!! Thank you for sharing this tip!
You’re welcome! :)
Thank you for your wisdom. Great Channel!!! Cheers man!!!
Thanks!!
Great idea Tom, thanks. 👍
Thanks John, I appreciate you 👍
Great video Tom, really good tip 👍
Thanks Nev! Much appreciated :)
Wow that is really really incredibly incredible.
Thanks for watching 👍
Oh man, it's so obvious, but I couldn't think of it. I'm glad you did.
Haha it’s the simple things 🤣
Great idea and will give this a try 👍. So simple, yet something the manufacturer should do, but won't, due to corporate GREED and would result in less sales because everyone would get to use the entire tube. I lost track over the decades of how many tubes of caulking or RTV I have thrown away that we're barely used.
Agreed!!
I use a bit of ziploc plastic bag over the tube outlet & screw the cap down over that.
Nice :)
Great idea! I will give it a go. JB Weld is also available in the UK it is good stuff.
Awesome :) hope it helps! I use jb weld - it’s great!
kitchen stretch foil under the cap also works
Awesome :)
May have to try this!
Absolutely :)
Great content thank you
You’re welcome:)
Awesome solution sir. Thank you
I'm wondering if an o-ring would work as well 🤔
Thank you! :) re the o/ring - I had considered it, but the sealant will still be contacting the plastic cap if you use an o-ring and many are notorious for cracking, especially threebond. I believe due to the chemicals in the sealants.
Great Idea Thanx!
You’re welcome! :)
Genius!!!
Glad you enjoyed it :)
Thanks, Tom!
You’re welcome :)
Thankyou very much. Much appreciated
You’re welcome! :)
Nice Tip 😊😀
Thanks! Glad you found it useful!
Thanks Tom. Too bad nobody sells that nice tip at the end, that's a great idea!
Thanks mate! Yes I agree, it is frustrating!
Thank you...
You’re welcome :)
Using a vacuum food bag sealer works as well. Storage in the refrigerator will extend its lifespan, particularly in the tropics where the temperature is often >30°C.
Hey, someone else mentioned that, I just find this so much easier - no messing around
cling film works as well.
Thanks for sharing :)
What are you using at the bottom of the tube to squeeze?
It comes with some sealants to help squeeze the tube.
Exactly, need a link for that. Never seen one in US
@@michaelrichards4000 they come with some of the tubes 👍
I use a plastic bag and cover the end then put the cap back on. It does very well but will cure some after a bit but not as bad. Thanks!
Cool! Hopefully this will be even better for you :) thanks for sharing your method
Great tip here. I could not live without my metal lathes, I have two of them, use them all of the time on projects that I never would have thought of. Most recent, yesterday making the sparkplug adapter to use for my new Mityvac MV8500 that I just purchased based on your recommendation. I currently have the engine case split on a Husqvarna 125e engine and am looking for the best sealant to use in assembling the two pieces back together? I was thinking of Permatex #3 here in the USA.
Me too, I love mine!! The best case sealant imo is linked in the description of this video - threebond 1215 which is the identical product to yamabond 4 just a heck of a lot cheaper lol edit: don’t use #3 on cases it won’t seal properly. You want a case sealant rather than a gasket dressing compound.
I submerse the tubes in a anti-rust solution of demin water + 10% Eth-Gly with tubes stacked in a cut away an old 5L oil pack leaving the handle in place. When need to use I put the tube in warm/hot water for 10min. Your rubber seal is a Great idea and will also do that.
You were dedicated to find a solution with that idea haha, hopefully this is more simple for you :)
@shanequinn,
Am not familiar with "demin" water (?). ☆
What a great idea, I’m going to copy that. Wouldn’t like to guess how many tubes of stuff I’ve lost over the years.
Awesome Al! I think you’ll really like
It :)
Tom, what's the size of the punch? Thanks for the video.
Hey! Every cap is different mate, but i believe Dirko is about 14mm :)
Would you make one of the metal nozzles for purchase?
Na I’m afraid not, took me way too long lol I appreciate you asking though :)
@@VintageEngineRepairs Thanks for replying. Can't blame me for asking, but yes, I bet that took a while to make.
Excellent tip, pity the manufacturers of the sealants don't include it in their caps. Nice job machining the part on the mini lathe, great skills 👍
Thanks mate :) I agree - I think they do it on purpose, they’re fully aware!
Thanks for the tip!
You’re welcome!
Your favorite tub doesn't look anything like what the Amazon link directs me to. What is the product name please?
It looks like Yamabond 4, the one the fella machined a cap for.
Yep! It’s Yamabond 4 in the video, this is made by the company “Threebond” for Yamaha. Threebond 1215 is the exact same product, but you get a bunch more and pay less. Don’t waste your money with Yamabond 4. The only reason I tried was because I had hoped the applicator nozzle shown in the picture where I ordered it, would work better. Well the picture on the website was not what I received!! Anyway, here you go for reverence, this is the TDS for Yamabond 4 and as you can see it states “tb1215 / Yamabond 4-mc” (tb1215 = threebond 1215) - the product I linked to. www.rockymountainatvmc.com/docs/MSDS_Yamaha_Yamabond%204.pdf
Also, note this nozzle, well that’s the style I ordered and just got the regular cap, I was not impressed. This just so happens to be eBay.. www.ebay.com.au/itm/373848856388
@@VintageEngineRepairs That's great information. Thank-you very much! Another brilliant and informative video. Always a pleasure to watch.
Thank you :) glad it makes sense!
Hello small engine guru. I was looking at the metal tip on your RTV tube. Where can I get one of those? Thanks
Hey Rob, I made It on my mini lathe mate :) they aren’t sold anywhere that I could find :(
@@VintageEngineRepairs I would love to find one. I have no feeling in my fingers due to nerve damage and that would help control the flow for sure. I'm going to look hard to see if I can make something work. Thanks for being you.
I am restoring an engine. (It’s just a clone 196cc) and noticed that it has aluminum push rods. I think I would rather have steel pushrods in it though. I have a spare clone 163cc that has steel pushrods. The aluminum rods are 0.0035 shorter than the steel rods. Would it be ok for me to swap them? Is that a big enough difference to warrant not swapping or will this difference not be a problem? Thanks for any help.
If you do swap the push rods, just adjust the valves. There is normally a reason a certain material is (or is not) used. If it was me, I’d stick with what came with the machine. If the new push rods are harder than the valves you may wear the valve stem, you may wear the pushrod drillings / guides etc. one thing I have learnt - the more creative I get, the more problems I cause haha
I use Three Bond 1184, because it lasts longer sitting on my office desk in the house. Dirko starts hardening as soon as you open it.
So long as you keep it sealed as shown you won’t have an issue. However without a seal on either, 1184 lasts much much better :)
De qué está hecha esa junta que le pusiste allí al tapón
Rubber inner tube :)
Muy bien gracias maestro saludos y cuídese estaré atento a todos sus videos que suba
I put my gasket in the Sriracha top so it quit leaking down the outside of the bottle. Been using grease with RTV for years, never had a gasket fail. Rather than putting it in the cap I just smear it on the external threads. Works its way around sufficiently.
👍👍
I have no Idea why you encountered these problems. Did a 1.5 years van Journey. Outside Temps ranged from -17 to over 40°C. An already opened DirkoHT (closed with red cap) and slikone for our bathroom (no even closed) in the trunk.
None of these two dryed completely out.
Or you are talking about longer time periods?
Strange! I’m not sure? You’re fortunate, I haven’t been!
You can store RTV in a sealed container with desiccant, because it requires moisture to cure this will prevent the product from curing.
Thanks for sharing :)
I often use a plastic bag ...
Lay across an carefully screw cap on ...
Nice :) give this a go! I think you’ll like it!
Don't waste the hardened nozzle silicone, those are perfect conical plugs for painting or temp use.
Thanks for sharing!
So you're a happy camper on the lathe puchase. Opens up many possibilities doesn't it.
You think submerging the sealants in a air tight container filled with water would work? 👍🍻
Couldn’t be happier with that lathe. Be prepared to spend some time setting it up and doing small improvements, but once done it’s an awesome, affordable tool in my opinion! If it’s in a container it still has access to air so it’ll still cure. Even in a bag wrapped around it they cure. This has been the best solution for me :)
I wonder if an "O" ring would work as a gasket.
I had considered it, but recommend against it as the sealant still comes in to contact with the cap that way and threebond especially split very quickly - they’re useless - whatever plastic they are using it’s not resistant to the methanol! Best to stick with the inner tube I believe :)
Permatex #2 , the stuff never drys .
That makes sense as it says slow curing :)
You can also stick a screw into the 'big end' of the nozzle after you've taken it off - then just yank out the hardened plug later. Still wastes all the material, but...
Hey :) some sealants are quite small tubes so the curing goes right back into the tube :/ I have done this for years with larger caulking tubes with some success though :)
Making a gasket for gasket maker……….Som Ting Wong
lol. Very true!
0:56 *That’s not a waste, that’s a minuscule amount of material to do the job right.*
You may do that 20+ times per tube, it’s about 25% of the tube at that point, that’s a waste in my opinion. It’s unnecessary when you use a gasket.
I was fed up with this so put my used silicone cartridge in a bucket of water guess what still went hard in the tube!!!
Crazy 🤣 well hopefully this saves you the frustration!
Try a rubber "o" ring
I had considered it, but the sealant will still be contacting the plastic cap if you use an o-ring and many are notorious for cracking, especially threebond. I believe due to the chemicals in the sealants.
Pipe thread tape...
Nice :)
or you can cover the end of the tube with a piece of electrical tape and screw the cap back on
Sure! It’s just easier to just leave a seal it in the cap though.
Rather use Blue Hylomar. I have a quarter tube that's 8 years old and still usable😂
I see you have a tube in your examples. Gasket although a good idea is unnecessary.
Haha yes I have it too! Though it’s not a gap filter and can’t be used on clamshells sadly. It’s a wonderful product though :)
@@VintageEngineRepairs If it keeps oil in a 1970 Norton commando it will keep oil in everything but an air cooled VW or an old Harley Davidson.😁
@@andrewallen9993 🤣🤣 NOTHING keeps oil in an old Harley haha
Just put 2 pieces of alfoil over the hole and screw the cap back on.
Cool!
You might think the maker could give you a lifetime seal, but they would rather sell you another tube. Proprietary parts and repairs, $50 oil changes that only replace a big oil filter with old oil left in the engine, never no oil change engines and 100,000 other snake oil gimmicks that screw you and the environment with bulging waste dumps are the way now. Don’t call them landfills. There are way too many professional computer wave surfers in corporations looking every second for a method to take your assets. What the hell ever happened to serviceability, longevity of equipment and common sense?
That finished in the late 80’s!
Company sales of these tube will going down, to fix this gasket problems for the Company, they'll raise up the prices double
🫤
Good video. It's a little hard to understand you. Maybe if you spoke slower that would help.
Thanks for the feedback, what is your primary language and what country? Always trying to improve my content where possible :) thanks!
Chemicals with your food? Do you glow in the dark?
Yes 🧑🏼🎤
Spray paint is as bad or worse.
Yeah some are useless aren’t they!
zip lock bag
Storing them in one doesn’t work, at least not in my experience. Others have placed the bag onto the end of the tube and the cap on? I haven’t tried that. This is just too quick and easy to bother trying anything else.
The sealant manufacturers should include this in their product.....but they want the sealent to cure so they can sell more. Bottom line profits, same for nearly everything including cars.
Absolutely right!