RTV Melted!

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rowdytex

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Sep 27, 2011
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West Texas
Been a lurquer on here for a while,

I tried the RTV high temp to seal the lid on my CG firebox lid and fired it up after a little over 24 hrs and it melted in spots, even after 8-9 hrs it is mushy. Tomorrow I'l scrape and sand it off, guess it's just going to be the foil fix.

-Rowdy
 
Welcome Rowdy!

What brand of RTV did you use?

How about get some gasket for a wood stove and use the RTV to adhere it to the firebox?

Todd
 
Todd, I used the automotive stuff in the red tube, not sure of the name brand.

I will see if the stove gasket will work, however I think it might be too thick to fit between the lid and the SFB.

Thanks for the replys,

-Rowdy
 
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Mine did the same thing too.  I'm not too concerned about it.  I have a little smoke loss coming out near the right hinge but I dont really notice it that much.  The stuff i have is rated 500 deg, but I think the surface of the sfb can get hotter than that.  I might sand and reapply.
 
Here's what I used

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I used mine on the stickburner with glass rope, so far so good, I hope I didn't jinx myself

This is rated at 650° and I know the fire box gets much hotter.
 
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