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By McKenzieDriftBoat.com

3M 5200

HI all,

I don't use 5200 all that much. Most of the time is use part of a tube to seal something then cap it and put it aside. When I do go back to it, it has started to cure and I need to cut the corners of the bottom of the tube to get out the rest.

I currently have the need for a full tube but, I don't need to use it all at once. I might use it over 8 weeks.

Here's a question. Has anyone put an open tube in a fridge of freezer to try to prevent it from curing in the tube? Any other ideas.

The stuff sure works but, it's also a pain to work with at times.

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Permalink Reply by gs zoll on February 8, 2011 at 9:28am

Has anyone tried a seal a meal type vacuum sealer to store this kind of stuff, kind of like storing your paint cans with the lid side down to keep the air away from the seal.

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Permalink Reply by AJ DeRosa on February 8, 2011 at 11:03am

Larry,

Try sticking a 4" nail into the nozzle. It should be about as big as the opening. You'll probably need to use a pliers to pull it out but it will be buried deep into the good stuff and pulls the partialy cure stuff out with it. You can now squeeze it out with a gun.

Works for us.

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Permalink Reply by Randy Dersham on February 8, 2011 at 1:17pm

We use exactly the same method as A.J. The extra long nail is what makes it work.

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Permalink Reply by lhedrick on February 8, 2011 at 2:40pm

Thanks guys.

Good suggestion, should have thought of that one.

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Permalink Reply by justin nicola on February 8, 2011 at 8:07pm

i like that one too. stuff is like gold; i hate wasting it, and i love to read that other people have cut corners off the tubes as well. i now try to just wait til i have a big enough project for a whole tube, which is definitely not a real solution.