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Old 11-22-2004, 03:43 PM
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I have a a sealed box with some air leaks in it. Since its a custom box already carpeted i need to find a way to seal it from the inside. Silicon is to hard to work with in such a small area. I heard using fiberglass resin works but it seems expensive. Does anyone have any cheap idea's to fix this? There is only a 10" hole to work in so its kind of a tight space to work in.
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Old 11-22-2004, 05:22 PM
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do you know where the air is leaking from? from a specific spot or just the joints in general?
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Old 11-22-2004, 05:42 PM
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I'd use 'no more nails' in the squeeze tube and get in there the best you can. Squeeze some on your covered finger and it in the edges.
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Old 11-22-2004, 10:22 PM
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I'll give the 'no more nails' idea a go. It a poorly built box but i don't have the time to make a new one at the moment so hopefully this works
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Fiberglass kitty hair or Bondo (which is a lil cheaper)
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Old 11-23-2004, 10:54 AM
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Plastic wood is also a good choice, it dries quick and is hard as a rock. It's pretty cheap also $4.99 at Home depot.
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Old 11-23-2004, 02:09 PM
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^ hard as a rock isn't all that great if it has no reinforcement (look at bondo compared to kitty hair). Some flexibility is desirable.
 
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Old 11-24-2004, 06:05 AM
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/\ It's plastic man it has flex.
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Old 11-24-2004, 11:20 PM
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Use silicone that comes in the squeeze tubes. There only about 8" long and easy to reach most areas in the box.

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Old 11-25-2004, 02:06 PM
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Originally posted by SQLStephen:
/\ It's plastic man it has flex.
Not all plastic has good flexibility.

I would expect something as "hard as a rock" to be quite inflexible. [img]graemlins/dunno.gif[/img]
 
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