Silicone re-use tips ....

[gazdkw82]

Simple question, any tricks on now to use silicone on numerous jobs without the silicone going off all the time in the nozel?

I've tried screw in the end, cling film and tape. None seem to work.

Is it a case of new nozel Everytime?

 

[pirate]

Yes, it is...buy a pack of 10 nozzles...
Thing is, if you are using them all the time, you get through 10 cartridges on 1 nozzle!

 

[telectrix]

Yes, it is...buy a pack of 10 nozzles...
Thing is, if you are using them all the time, you get through 10 cartridges on 1 nozzle!

yeah,but we ain't all using silicon gunge to glue pirates to yardarms.

 

[Marvo]

Anytime I use silicone on a job I just charge for the entire tube. If I manage to use the rest before it goes off it's a bonus but c'est la vie if it goes off and gets thrown away.

 

[Darkwood]

I screw a larger screw than the nozzle into the end, it usually works, I'm Yorkshire, we don't waste owt

 

[davesparks]

I find insulating tape tightly wrapped round the tip works fine for most of these sealant cartridges.

 

[curly]

Use painters mate

 

[Deleted member 26818]

You can get silicon in an aerosol can.
The bit left in the novel will go off, over time, but it’s easy to remove and the stuff left in the can is fine.

 

[Marvo]

I've seen the lubricant type silicone in a spray can but never adhesive silicone.

 

[Deleted member 26818]

I've seen the lubricant type silicone in a spray can but never adhesive silicone.

I use it for vehicle gaskets more than anything else.
I also use the silicon spray grease for vehicle electrical connectors.

 

[Marvo]

Does the spray silicone have the same or similar properties as the stuff in a tube? Which brand have you used? I've never seen it here, is the spray something new.

 

[Deleted member 26818]

Silicon grease is just a grease made from silicon.
Has a texture like watery Vaseline.
Useful for wet or damp environments as it’s non water soluble.
Good sprays, the grease builds up, the more you apply.
Bad sprays (WD40) increased spraying seem to wash away grease already applied.

The grease can also be obtained in non aerosol form, but I find better coverage can be obtained with the spray.

The grease is nothing like the silicon sealant used for windows, bathrooms and gaskets.

 

[Marvo]

Ahh, I think misunderstood your previous post, thought you meant that you could get the bathroom type silicone in a spray can....

 

[Deleted member 26818]

Ahh, I think misunderstood your previous post, thought you meant that you could get the bathroom type silicone in a spray can....

Not as a ‘spray’, but yes in a pressurised can.
Press a lever and a bead of silicon is extruded through a nozzle.
If the silicon in the nozzle goes hard, remove the nozzle and the hardened silicon is easily removed.
Replace nozzle and the silicon left in the can is still usable.