msds here if anyone interested

http://facilities.fit.edu/documents/forms/MSDS/RectorSeal%20%20No%205%20MSDS.pdf

alistair

On 2012-01-29, at 4:25 AM, Gary Bawden wrote:

> I don't have my can of RectorSeal #5 in front of me, but it smells like
> linseed oil, looks like linseed oil when it separates, and therefore until
> I find out otherwise I'm not getting it anywhere near any oxygen fittings!
> 
> It is, however, an excellent thread sealant for anything on a Vanagon, and
> as was mentioned, one can is likely a lifetime supply. I picked up a can in
> the early '80s and it's still good.
> 
> YMMV,
> 
> Gary
> 
> 
> Date:    Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:28:53 -0800
>> From:    John Anderson <wvukidsdoc@YAHOO.COM>
>> Subject: Thead sealant WAS: Aluminum to brass thread galling
>> 
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