Thread: Copper Plus RTV
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Old 10-11-2008, 06:52 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by Teds89IROC View Post
I just put copper plus RTV on both sides of my copper header gaskets. It says it dries in an hour and fully cures in 24 hours. I don't want to risk starting the car and blowing the stuff out if it's too soft, so how long do you guys think I should wait till I start the car? Also, due to the cooler weather, the side I did first took much longer than 15 minutes to skin, so that's a factor too.
Most types of RTV will cure slowly this time of year, lower temps and higher humidity. The curing rate should be pretty much linear though, so compare how long it took to skin up to the time the package said it should, and deduce the full cure time from there.

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