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Re: Water proofing a Project
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Originally Posted by DeepWater View Post
I advise caution using vaseline on the o-rings. I am not sure what material the o-ring is made of in these containers but vaseline is a petroleum product and will degrade some o-rings. There is a special silicone based o-ring grease made just for this purpose. Check a local dive shop and they will know what you are looking for. IIRC what we use at work is "Dow Corning 111".
We use the same stuff at the dive shop that i work at we also use a a silicone product produced by trident diving accesories for $4.95 for a half oz. container witch will last you forever if you use it right. the product number is LP21.
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Last edited by GBIT : 17-08-2007 at 07:27. Reason: i figured the product # would help.