Torque Seal / Inspection Lacquer tube

[noelf]

I have several tubes of the inspection lacquer that are a year or so old but have never been opened. I tried to use some today, but the stuff inside has already partially solidified. I tried injecting MEK in one tube, and lacquer thinner in another tube and then massaging the fluid into the goo. Neither seemed to do much to get the stuff to squirt out of the squeeze tube.

Is there any way to rejuvenate an old tube to inspection lacquer?

[Vlad]

Originally Posted by noelf

Is there any way to rejuvenate an old tube to inspection lacquer?

Negative. Being super frugal tried it. Then sent vfr direct to a trash can

[jim plaster]

You can also use a bright colored fingernail polish.

[BillL]

I used lacquer thinner and it worked great. It took a while to work and I used too much so I left the cap off and after a few days it was perfect again. It smelled like lacquer paints of old, so that is what I tried.

I don't know if they are all the same. Keep in mind that MEK evaporates very fast, and fast solvents don't typically make good reducers in high ratios.

[rzbill]

+1 on the lacquer thinner.

Saved the last half of a tube.... so I had some to use before getting a reasonable order worked up for aircraft poohs.