What's the bestest stuff for patching holes in a rusty silencer these days? 
Is there anything permanent and hard as rock available yet? Something that 
sticks like poo to a duvet? Some sort of mesh would be good, followed by 
something uber sticky.

Suggestions on a keyboard please.

"New silencer" not possible.

Si

"Mungo "Two Sheds" Toadfoot"  wrote in message 
news:g9c3im$d66$1@registered.motzarella.org...
> What's the bestest stuff for patching holes in a rusty silencer these 
> days? Is there anything permanent and hard as rock available yet? 
> Something that sticks like poo to a duvet? Some sort of mesh would be 
> good, followed by something uber sticky.
>
> Suggestions on a keyboard please.
>
> "New silencer" not possible.
>
> Si
Last one I did, I used a tin of gun gum, a piece of that metal mesh you use 
for giving bodywork repairs some "strength", an empty cat food tin and some 
steel wire. That was 2 yrs ago on my mum's Jimny. Remarkably, It's still on 
:-)

I suppose you could chemical metal or something like that

Mike P

Mike P wrote:
> "Mungo "Two Sheds" Toadfoot"  wrote in
> message news:g9c3im$d66$1@registered.motzarella.org...
>> What's the bestest stuff for patching holes in a rusty silencer these
>> days? Is there anything permanent and hard as rock available yet?
>> Something that sticks like poo to a duvet? Some sort of mesh would be
>> good, followed by something uber sticky.
>>
>> Suggestions on a keyboard please.
>>
>> "New silencer" not possible.
>>
>> Si
> Last one I did, I used a tin of gun gum, a piece of that metal mesh
> you use for giving bodywork repairs some "strength", an empty cat
> food tin and some steel wire. That was 2 yrs ago on my mum's Jimny.
> Remarkably, It's still on :-)
>
> I suppose you could chemical metal or something like that
>
> Mike P

A tin! Of course! I was wondering where I could get some thin steel because 
the the silencer's not flat so it would need to be formed to the shape. 
Reckon a bean tin can be MIG welded to a rusty exhaust silencer? Hmmm...

Good suggestion, that chap. Thanks.

Si

In article <g9c3im$d66$1@registered.motzarella.org>,
   Mungo \Two Sheds\ Toadfoot  wrote:
> What's the bestest stuff for patching holes in a rusty silencer these
> days? Is there anything permanent and hard as rock available yet?
> Something that sticks like poo to a duvet? Some sort of mesh would be
> good, followed by something uber sticky.

High temperature silicone seems to be the exhaust sealer these days - I'd
guess it could be used to stick on a patch.

-- 
*I got a sweater for Christmas. I really wanted a screamer or a moaner*

    Dave Plowman        dave@davenoise.co.uk           London SW
                  To e-mail, change noise into sound.

Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
> In article <g9c3im$d66$1@registered.motzarella.org>,
>   Mungo \Two Sheds\ Toadfoot  wrote:
>> What's the bestest stuff for patching holes in a rusty silencer these
>> days? Is there anything permanent and hard as rock available yet?
>> Something that sticks like poo to a duvet? Some sort of mesh would be
>> good, followed by something uber sticky.
>
> High temperature silicone seems to be the exhaust sealer these days -
> I'd guess it could be used to stick on a patch.

Well reminded. When I heard that high temp.silicone could be used to repair 
exhausts it did sound a bit unlikely, but it's enormously sticky and could 
just do the job in this case.

Thanks Dave.

Si

In article <g9c3im$d66$1@registered.motzarella.org>, Mungo "Two Sheds" 
Toadfoot says...
> What's the bestest stuff for patching holes in a rusty silencer these days? 

A new silencer or a mig welder and a plate of steel.

 

-- 
Conor

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Conor wrote:
> In article <g9c3im$d66$1@registered.motzarella.org>, Mungo "Two Sheds"
> Toadfoot says...
>> What's the bestest stuff for patching holes in a rusty silencer
>> these days?
>
> A new silencer or a mig welder and a plate of steel.

I did explain that a new silencer isn't possible (availibility more than 
expense), and a plate of steel would have to be formed to the shape of the 
silencer...

Done now with silicon and an aluminium sheet anyway, we'll see how long it 
lasts.

Si

In article <g9ja2o$44n$1@registered.motzarella.org>,
   Mungo \Two Sheds\ Toadfoot  wrote:
> Done now with silicon and an aluminium sheet anyway, we'll see how long
> it lasts.

Couple of Jubilee clips too, I hope?

-- 
*I'm not your type. I'm not inflatable.

    Dave Plowman        dave@davenoise.co.uk           London SW
                  To e-mail, change noise into sound.

Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
> In article <g9ja2o$44n$1@registered.motzarella.org>,
>   Mungo \Two Sheds\ Toadfoot  wrote:
>> Done now with silicon and an aluminium sheet anyway, we'll see how
>> long it lasts.
>
> Couple of Jubilee clips too, I hope?

I'm in the process of looking for some larger-than-jubbly metal straps to 
keep things in place. I dare say something from a shed will be adapted as I 
can't bear traipsing round shops looking for something that nobody sells :)

Si

On Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:22:43 +0100, Mungo "Two Sheds" Toadfoot  
 wrote:

> Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
>> In article <g9ja2o$44n$1@registered.motzarella.org>,
>>   Mungo \Two Sheds\ Toadfoot  wrote:
>>> Done now with silicon and an aluminium sheet anyway, we'll see how
>>> long it lasts.
>>
>> Couple of Jubilee clips too, I hope?
>
> I'm in the process of looking for some larger-than-jubbly metal straps to
> keep things in place. I dare say something from a shed will be adapted  
> as I
> can't bear traipsing round shops looking for something that nobody sells  
> :)
>
> Si
>
>


http://uk.rs-online.com/web/search/searchBrowseAction.html?method=getProduct&R=2800082

At the size you want they're called sign clamps, or plumbers merchants  
sell it as banding kits for air handling.

In article <g9ji7o$uj1$1@registered.motzarella.org>,
   Mungo \Two Sheds\ Toadfoot  wrote:
> > Couple of Jubilee clips too, I hope?

> I'm in the process of looking for some larger-than-jubbly metal straps
> to keep things in place. I dare say something from a shed will be
> adapted as I can't bear traipsing round shops looking for something
> that nobody sells :)

You can connect Jubilee clips together to make longer ones.

-- 
Is the hardness of the butter proportional to the softness of the bread?*

    Dave Plowman        dave@davenoise.co.uk           London SW
                  To e-mail, change noise into sound.

Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
> In article <g9ji7o$uj1$1@registered.motzarella.org>,
>   Mungo \Two Sheds\ Toadfoot  wrote:
>>> Couple of Jubilee clips too, I hope?
>
>> I'm in the process of looking for some larger-than-jubbly metal
>> straps to keep things in place. I dare say something from a shed
>> will be adapted as I can't bear traipsing round shops looking for
>> something that nobody sells :)
>
> You can connect Jubilee clips together to make longer ones.

A wire coat hanger, wrapped round, twist the ends together, stronger and 
cheaper than a jubilee clip.

Mrcheerful wrote:
> Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
>> In article <g9ji7o$uj1$1@registered.motzarella.org>,
>>   Mungo \Two Sheds\ Toadfoot  wrote:
>>>> Couple of Jubilee clips too, I hope?
>>
>>> I'm in the process of looking for some larger-than-jubbly metal
>>> straps to keep things in place. I dare say something from a shed
>>> will be adapted as I can't bear traipsing round shops looking for
>>> something that nobody sells :)
>>
>> You can connect Jubilee clips together to make longer ones.
>
> A wire coat hanger, wrapped round, twist the ends together, stronger
> and cheaper than a jubilee clip.

There you go - I knew someone'd come along with a suitable solution. Well 
done that Mrcheerful.

Si