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turbojolt
23-10-12, 12:20 PM
whats your views on buying and using gasket paper, for stuff such as the powercap?
paul080803
23-10-12, 12:31 PM
Perfectly fine, so long as you use decent stuff and make a proper gasket up.
chrisd1986
23-10-12, 12:34 PM
It also depends on how good your cutting out skills are too
mowgli
23-10-12, 12:35 PM
in the old days, people used cornflakes boxes & red hylomar...... so any decent proper gasket paper will be an improvement..

cutting them to shape is the hard bit. some people use a ball bearing & a hammer
pie
23-10-12, 12:41 PM
the gasket can still be bought mr TJ :thumb:

90423320 :)
turbojolt
23-10-12, 12:53 PM
i attended primary school i think I'm qualified to cut paper lol
turbojolt
23-10-12, 12:54 PM
how much do they cost pie?
pie
23-10-12, 12:57 PM
not that much tbh dude i cant remember i bought mine months ago lol

but there are peeps on ebay reckon they worth £14 !!!! lol lol
turbojolt
23-10-12, 12:58 PM
thats why i would rather just buy the paper, handy stuff to have in the garage aswell
leggattr
23-10-12, 01:03 PM
I got gasket paper for £1 a few weeks back of the bay. Seems good quality but has not been tested on the engine yet.
Adam
23-10-12, 04:04 PM
Ive used gasket paper plenty of times.
Works fine
Balley
23-10-12, 04:15 PM
I use it all the time, my hole engine is built with it!
turbojolt
23-10-12, 04:37 PM
sweet is there anything to look out when buying it? thickness etc..
Balley
23-10-12, 05:18 PM
I just buy a selection and use what looks the best for the job. Normal size will be fine though!
mowgli
23-10-12, 05:28 PM
i attended primary school i think I'm qualified to cut paper lol

sitting in a sand pit & soiling yourself is not much help...

when you are ready to cut some, make sure you have the air ambulance on speed dial.....

gasket paper is not as bendy as normal paper.. its more like use a craft knife to cut round it & use a large ball bearing and a hammer to cut the bolt holes out... plastic scissors will not be up to it
Stuart
23-10-12, 05:29 PM
I'd just get the thickest and thinnest you can locate. USed thick stuff on chinese motorbike inlets when their cast 'ali' manifolds would warp at 60degC lol
Pistol Pete
23-10-12, 05:38 PM
Powercaps have a rubber o ring set into them. Mine does anyway!
John
23-10-12, 07:21 PM
i got free gasket paper samples of the bay :)
Southie
23-10-12, 07:57 PM
I use it all the time, my hole engine is built with it!

I have visions now of a TD engine built by Blue Peter lol
burgo
23-10-12, 08:52 PM
I still use cereal boxes. Works fine
SeanWR1
24-10-12, 11:04 AM
We used a cereal box for gasket on landrover half shaft when we were off-roading, saved the day but didnt last long!