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That tip about using dish soap on skin before handling sealant actually works
I was watching this old DC-9 video from the 80s (found it on YouTube somehow) and this mechanic mentioned rubbing liquid dish soap on his hands before working with PRC sealant. Tried it yesterday on a fuel tank access panel job at KPDX and holy cow, it wiped off way easier than scrubbing with MEK. Has anyone else found a weird trick like this that actually works?
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briancarter10d ago
Wait, did you use Dawn or some generic store brand? I wonder if the thickness matters cause some of that cheap stuff is watery as hell. Also, did it leave any residue that messed with the adhesion later or did you just wash it off with water before you started? Seems like it would work but I'm nervous about anything getting between the sealant and the metal.
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miles7210d ago
@briancarter I'd say water-thin soap actually penetrates cracks better. Rinse it all off, zero residue problems.
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