Tape for sealing baffle gaps

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Tape for sealing baffle gaps

Postby Spaceman » Wed Sep 01, 2021 10:39 pm

I have some pretty tiny gaps here and there around my engine baffle that I feel like I want to seal up somehow, but they're so small I don't feel like they're worth doing any metalworking for. Has anyone used any kind of tape for this kind of thing? I guess something that can exist in a hot environment without falling off or just disintegrating into glue... Anyone have any recommendations?
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Re: Tape for sealing baffle gaps

Postby Bryan Cotton » Wed Sep 01, 2021 11:01 pm

How about red permatex? That's what I used.
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Re: Tape for sealing baffle gaps

Postby Spaceman » Wed Sep 01, 2021 11:03 pm

Bryan Cotton wrote:How about red permatex? That's what I used.


Yeah I used some high temp silicone stuff in a few spots, but I'm thinking of a few little areas that would be hard to seal with that but real easy to just slap some tape over, if that makes any sense
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Re: Tape for sealing baffle gaps

Postby bipbuilder » Thu Sep 02, 2021 8:16 am

I used foil tape from the hvac trades. I've used it on furnace exhaust and and it lasts.
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Re: Tape for sealing baffle gaps

Postby OneTallShort » Thu Sep 02, 2021 9:37 am

How about using some high temperature silicone with some tape over it. Once it's set, you can remove the tape. You can also reinforce the silicone with fiberglass tape or window screen material.

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Re: Tape for sealing baffle gaps

Postby GordonTurner » Thu Sep 02, 2021 12:40 pm

“ window screen material”

That sounds like a great idea.
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