I am working on the baffles and after paint I will be RTV'in the gaps. I think I will use black as my engine is black and I am painting the baffles black.
My question is there a trick to make the RTV look good? I have seen some pretty bad RTV jobs. I assume it would be difficult to use a tape line so I am thinking that something on the finger that will not stick would be best. In the archives I found someone mention putting water on your finger. Is there anything that works better to keep it from sticking. Maybe I should be using a glove with oil or some solvent?
Permatex talks about the Black RTV being oil resistent so it seems a little oil on the glove would help as long as you can keep it off the mating surface.
What are the secrets to a profesional looking RTV job?
My question is there a trick to make the RTV look good? I have seen some pretty bad RTV jobs. I assume it would be difficult to use a tape line so I am thinking that something on the finger that will not stick would be best. In the archives I found someone mention putting water on your finger. Is there anything that works better to keep it from sticking. Maybe I should be using a glove with oil or some solvent?
Permatex talks about the Black RTV being oil resistent so it seems a little oil on the glove would help as long as you can keep it off the mating surface.
What are the secrets to a profesional looking RTV job?