I was meandering thru an aviation and defense-related "trade show" of sorts and noticed a company pitching a line of thin elastomer tapes for anti-corrosion and EMI gasketing. Hmmmm.....got me thinking. Has anyone found and considered using such a thing in place of the Pro-seal that we love to hate?
I suppose the ideal stuff would be (first and foremost) gas-proof, very thin, adhesive on one side, and compressible so that you could overlap it just a bit at corners, sold in rolls about 1/2 to 3/4 in wide. I'm thinking we would peel off a backing, apply it to a flange, mate the other flange, stick the rivet thru and nail it. Too simple.
The material these folks were selling was not gasoline tolerant and was also very UV sensitive. So no good there, but the concept is intriqueing.
Anyone seen such a thing? What am I missing on the downside?
I suppose the ideal stuff would be (first and foremost) gas-proof, very thin, adhesive on one side, and compressible so that you could overlap it just a bit at corners, sold in rolls about 1/2 to 3/4 in wide. I'm thinking we would peel off a backing, apply it to a flange, mate the other flange, stick the rivet thru and nail it. Too simple.
The material these folks were selling was not gasoline tolerant and was also very UV sensitive. So no good there, but the concept is intriqueing.
Anyone seen such a thing? What am I missing on the downside?