On Sunday, December 6, 2020 at 2:05:08 PM UTC-5, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
> On Sun, 6 Dec 2020 13:49:08 -0500, Jezebels_couz <
jb...@three.net>
> wrote:
> >Anyone here use it and what is its durability? How about melting
> >temperature in warmer environments? Thanks.
> I bought a can of this stuff at the local hardware store:
> <
https://www.amazon.com/Star-brite-Liquid-Electrical-Tape/dp/B0000AXNOD>
> My first use was to patch cracks and cuts in several expensive rubber
> cables. It went on fairly easily but hardened a bit lumpy. It lasted
> about a month before pieces started falling off. There might have
> been some contamination (grease, hand oils, solvents) involved, but it
> was too late to check. I later used it for rubber microphone coil
> cords, which also crumbled after a few weeks of movement. This time,
> I gave the cable an acetone wipe, which should have removed any
> grease.
>
> However, the lack of durability was not the major problem. It was the
> can. No matter how hard I tried, I could not keep the rubber compound
> from getting into the threads on the lid. Once the stuff hardened, it
> was impossible to remove the lid. I tried various straps, clamps,
> pliers, pipe wrenches, and solvents. Nothing would get the lid loose.
I'm a regular with liquid nails when wiring up construction sites and I know the feeling trying to recover goop, sparkle, other tube/can/bottle contents. I guess ultimately two channel locks going in opposite directions might crush or damage the bottle if wet rags don't cushion the jaws. I've seen where you could use a belt to unscrew an oil filter near a car's engine for an oil change.