Avon dinghy valves gummed up with seal-flex... Any advice?

[Captain Crisp]

I poured a lot of sealflex acrylic sealant into my Avon dinghy and have inadvertently glued the valves in the 'open' setting...

Any thoughts on fixing them?

Or do I need new valves...?

Thanks,

Crisp

 

[Refueler]

New valves I reckon ....

There's a reason the instructions for Sealant say about pouring in Sealant ... pumping up nearly full ... rolling it around to distribute the Sealant .. then PUMPING UP more ... leave dinghy to seal.

The second pumping air in is to clear the valves !

 

[Poignard]

First thing is to remove the valves, then try cleaning with some solvent. I think I read somewhere that acetone will do it. I'd give the manufacturer of Sealflex a call and ask what's best.