Hermetite Red

[jon711]

Has anyone got any ideas, which replacement to use - as Hermetite Red seems to be obsolete

 

[earlybird]

Hylomarhttp://www.hylomar.co.uk/

 

[VicS]

The replacement for red Hermetite is Hylotyte red.

http://www.hylomar.co.uk/index.php?...60:hylotyte-red&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=18

http://www.hylomar.co.uk/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=58&Itemid=75

Apparently the old red Hermetite was made by Hylomar! Dont know why it was discontinued though.

 

[Dipper]

In my youth my fingers were always covered with Hermetite Red.

Ah! The joys of owning a British motorbike.

 

[Refueler]

Has anyone got any ideas, which replacement to use - as Hermetite Red seems to be obsolete

There are plenty of other equivalents ... red is standard jointing goo ..... gold is another ..

 

[NorthUp]

Red

google for Stag Jointing Compound

 

[tinkicker0]

High temp hylomar blue will do high temp thingybobs like head gaskets.

I prefer Three Bond 1215 though. This is what I use at work for metal to metal crankcase joints.
Pricy tho.

 

[l'escargot]

There are plenty of other equivalents ... red is standard jointing goo ..... gold is another ..

Wasn't red the non setting version and gold set hard? Think I have still got a tube of red in my toolbox somewhere.

 

[lenseman]

Wasn't red the non-setting version and gold set hard? Think I have still got a tube of red in my toolbox somewhere.

Red was non-setting, green was setting. Never heard of gold but there again, I was playing with my BSA Bantam Major in the early 60's and progressed to Hylomar (blue) after that!

I recommend Hylomar which is a product sold under licence from Rolls Royce and if it is good enough for them . . . .

 

[VicS]

I recommend Hylomar which is a product sold under licence from Rolls Royce

Hylomar Ltd is a company which manufactures a wide range of high performance sealants & adhesives used by some of the world's leading automotive, aerospace, white goods, power generation / distribution, electronics / photonics, engineering & industrial OEMs.

Hylomar Universal Blue is the non setting sealant and gasket compound based on the original product developed in conjunction with RR

 

[Niander]

I bought some on ebay about not that long ago

 

[Revellers]

I've just bought a tube ebay. £20. I thinks it's the last one. Its still soft to feel through the tube. I'm rebuilding a sillette sonic cat drive leg Mk1. Going to use it to seal the skeg back together. Hopefully

 

[snowbird30ds]

Loctite 515 is pretty good for mating faces.

 

[Sneaky Pete]

In my youth my fingers were always covered with Hermetite Red.

Ah! The joys of owning a British motorbike.

Yes my Triumph had crankcases rocker cover with the red stuff squeezed out at the joints and a tube in the tool bag just in case.

 

[Poignard]

Red Hermetite on my hands, the fragrance of Swarfega and paraffin in the air, and bits of motorbike engine on the kitchen table. Happy days!

 

[wonkywinch]

In my youth my fingers were always covered with Hermetite Red.

Ah! The joys of owning a British motorbike.

Except second finger on right hand

 

[Revellers]

Loctite 515 is pretty good for mating faces.

Thanks snowbird . I was really just saying I was amazed to find this tube on ebay .it must be the last one in this condition. As they stopped making this in the 80s .

 

[Revellers]

Except second finger on right hand

Oh the joys to be younger. Lol

 

[Geoff A]

I used to race a classic Triton motorcycle many years ago for sealing the crank cases a builders silicone sealant. It was not any old sealant and I can not remember what one it was what I do remember is in the description it was tolerant of high temperatures.

 

[B27]

Thanks snowbird . I was really just saying I was amazed to find this tube on ebay .it must be the last one in this condition. As they stopped making this in the 80s .

I went to use a tube of instant gasket the other day, although it felt squidgy, I found the tube was 80% solid rubber and 20% 'air' (maybe some other gas!), the tube was un-opened but a few years old.
A last minute dash to the local motor spares place to pay twice the on line price.....

The original Red Hermetite was not a silicone rubber, it was more like thick varnish with red powder in it, it would settle like paint over time. I still have an inherited tube of Calor Tite gas joint compound which is quite similar to Red Hermetite. As in, disgusting messy stuff, usually found in (and around) a tube stuck to the inside of a toolbox.