Product Description:
Dowsil 798 Cold & Clean-room Silicone Sealant. The application used for sealing areas in refrigeration units and cold rooms, internal or external.
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Dowsil 798 is ideal for sealing areas in refrigeration units and cold rooms, internal or external.
Dowsil 798 Application
Preparation
Surfaces for application should be clean, free from dust, dry and stable. The temperature should be above 5 degrees for the use of Dowsil 798.
Back-up materials
When back-up material is required, used a closed-cell polyethene backer rod that can be found in the related product section. AKA Joint backer rod.
Finishing
Once you have applied the silicone into the joint, any tooling should be completed within five minutes.
Clean-up
If the sealant is misapplied to porous substrates, it should be left until just cured. Once cured then removed by peeling, cutting or other means ensuring not to damage plastic or coated surfaces.
Joint design
Width and depth of the application of product are as following:
6mm – 12mm width, a sealant depth of 6mm.
12mm or above width, a width to depth ratio of 2:1 is required
If you are using backing rod/backing jointing a minimum of 6mm sealant bite to each substrate is recommended.
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