Extension nozzle for gun

[AD Ent]

for sealant gun
Anyone got any ideas or done it before? :nenau

[rustic]

Bit more info needed, what are you trying to do? and with what?

I have put thin aquarium air line on the end before now.

[AD Ent]

Bit more info needed, what are you trying to do? and with what?

I have put thin aquarium air line on the end before now.

I am wanting to put some sealer under the brake servo area. To be exact, where the inner wing joins the bulkhead, It is just pouring in. Had the inner wing repaired for the MOT but no sealer on.

[rustic]

I am wanting to put some sealer under the brake servo area. To be exact, where the inner wing joins the bulkhead, It is just pouring in. Had the inner wing repaired for the MOT but no sealer on.

So thin air line or screen washer pipe could do it then.:thumb2

[AD Ent]

So thin air line or screen washer pipe could do it then.:thumb2

How did you fasten it onto the nozzle or did you fasten it to threaded bit?
Jubilee clip? cable tie?

[(RIP) PLANK]

off topic, but be careful what you use, some silicon sealers are very acidic and can make corrosion problems much worse! look for 'neutral cure' on the label!:thumb2

[AD Ent]

off topic, but be careful what you use, some silicon sealers are very acidic and can make corrosion problems much worse! look for 'neutral cure' on the label!:thumb2

Thanks. Don't wanna make more problems

[(RIP) PLANK]

Thanks. Don't wanna make more problems

to be fair, i think many manufacturers have got it right now and use less acid, another tips is look if it says safe for sealing aluminum on the label, ans the acidic stuff corrodes that in no time!

[AD Ent]

Well I fitted some 5mm airline over the nozzle nice and tight, about 2ft. It started well but when it got to about 3" of coming out it stopped. I gave the trigger a good squeeze but it started to bend. :eek:
This is doing my nut in :doh

[solarman216]

Have you thought of using gun foam, excellent for sealing holes as it expands after, and goes down a long thin tube easy, Rick

[makeitfit]

Sounds like an out of date tube , what are you using by the way?
I assume you mean the water is pissing in through the bulkhead :eek:
Not a good place to be rotten that, surprised it passed :o
I had a little hole round the servo on the bulkhead seam. When I investigated , it was proper poorly. Multi layered steel panels there and all the inner ones had already left the building :doh
http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv36/daudwpsyn/23092009583.jpg (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/daudwpsyn/media/23092009583.jpg.html)

[solarman216]

Sounds like an out of date tube , what are you using by the way?
I assume you mean the water is pissing in through the bulkhead :eek:
Not a good place to be rotten that, surprised it passed :o
I had a little hole round the servo on the bulkhead seam. When I investigated , it was proper poorly. Multi layered steel panels there and all the inner ones had already left the building :doh
http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv36/daudwpsyn/23092009583.jpg (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/daudwpsyn/media/23092009583.jpg.html)

Ohh that looks serious Pete, Rick

[AD Ent]

Expandable foam?? I wonder if it would be ok on cars.. Over Bumps and stuff.

[AD Ent]

I'm using this and yes it is out of date. Only bought it today:

http://i863.photobucket.com/albums/ab196/adidoyle/20130917_222356_zps12355714.jpg

http://i863.photobucket.com/albums/ab196/adidoyle/20130917_222436_zps19324885.jpg

[makeitfit]

Yerp it was , then it got better :D
http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv36/daudwpsyn/24092009584.jpg (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/daudwpsyn/media/24092009584.jpg.html)

[AD Ent]

My bulkhead looks good. This is from the inner wing repair under the brake servo.

[makeitfit]

I'm using this and yes it is out of date. Only bought it today:

http://i863.photobucket.com/albums/ab196/adidoyle/20130917_222356_zps12355714.jpg

http://i863.photobucket.com/albums/ab196/adidoyle/20130917_222436_zps19324885.jpg

I guess that's "Manufacture" date, should be fine. Unscrew the nozzle and check you haven't gone hard :eek:

[AD Ent]

I got some gutter sealant too, would that work ok?

[makeitfit]

I got some gutter sealant too, would that work ok?

No idea sorry :nenau It sounds like it should do it. Is it a stay flex type or a fully cure one ?

[AD Ent]

dunno, i'll try chewing gum next :doh

[makeitfit]

dunno, i'll try chewing gum next :doh

That'll work :lol

[melissachels]

I got some gutter sealant too, would that work ok?

nope I tried that, get yourself some tigerseal, but don't know if it'll go down a tube

[AD Ent]

they had some of that when I picked the front pipe up yesterday, "How much is this stuff mate?"
Err hang on i'll have look... £18 mate.
"Oh right well, i'll think about it."

[melissachels]

it is dear but it works & sticks stuff on too, think I pay bout £14 tho

[macabethiel]

I am a big fan of glass fibre thin sheet matting - the one thats like tissue paper. Dab it in place and then wet the matting with resin. Takes up all the shapes round welds etc and keeps the water out.

You will need a fan heater to help it cure this time of year.

I did the whole boot floor from underneath on an old Mini and it never rotted again in the 12 years I had it !

[makeitfit]

You will need a fan heater to help it cure this time of year.


You can use a winter accelerant for low temp curing.:)

[trophymick]

nope I tried that, get yourself some tigerseal, but don't know if it'll go down a tube

I was using Tigerseal last week and the end of my sealant gun came off, I'd had that gun for about ten years, I was gutted!:eek:
I had one of those cheap pressed steel ones in the garage as a spare, so I tried that, it crumpled in my hand.:doh

I ordered one of these and it's worth the money, I'm hoping it'll be the last one I have to buy ever!:thumbs
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/130905886190?var=430141198584&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

Tigerseal works best when it's warm, maybe stand in a bucket of hot water before use at this time of year.:nenau

[AD Ent]

Just to update this thread for others in the future.
It was easier to unbolt the servo from underneath the steering wheel. Only 4 x 13mm nuts and a very simple to remove pin (like what girls put in their hair). Then some pliers onto the mushroom end and push the bolt through the brake pedal. The 4x13mm are much easier with a deep socket + extension bar, spanner will do but it takes longer and your bent double under the pedals so quicker is good. Back to the engine bay, I unclipped a couple of brake lines and slid out the brake fluid bottle to give a bit more room.
I wedged the servo with a well placed screwdriver.
Just enough room for the sealant gun. Not a pretty job but It's rained today and so far I have dry carpets.:clap

[Lazy-Ferret]

I read the title of this thread, and thought you were looking for a "Silencer"... very 007...:lol:lol:lol

If the leak is not fixed, I am going shoot the car.. quietly...:lol