Silicone rubber cord can be used for many purposes ,such as
masking of slots and recesses in components ,during powder coating
and other finishing processes,it also makes an excellent gasket or
seal around oven doors ,or other high temperature applications ,when
used to mask slots ,the silicone cord is stretched,which reduces its
diameter,then placed into te slot to be masked,and the tension removed
it then springs back to it's original size to fill the slot,Alternatively,
it can be pushed into the slot,this method can be used if the slot is
circular,after processing ,the cord is simply pulled out of the slot ,
Any coating build up can be removed by light abrasion ,or rumbing ,a
size larger than the slot to be masked should be specified ,to ensure
a snug fit .
