Important! : heat wrapping guide?

1. Rookie Regular Poster Joined: Sep 2010 Rushden Posts: 286 Sundance GTI

   #1 12th May 2011, 17:42

   is there a heat wrapping guide anywhere on here? i have some heat wrap but not sure how to do it, someone told me it needs to be soaked in water first???
2. carlsmith715 Established Member Joined: Nov 2010 manchester Posts: 2099 2000 1.6 furio

   #2 12th May 2011, 17:48

   i think thats so when it dries it shirks and grips better but im unsure about guides have you searched
3. user_21226 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2008 wirral Posts: 6348 Icelandic vtr turbo

   #3 12th May 2011, 18:50

   you dont need a guide to do it mate its fairly straight forward just make sure everywhere you start is tight and secure it with a metal tie so you can carry on and not have the end unravel as you go. The reason you wet it first is so that you can wrap it tightly to the manifold rather than constently having to pull it tight and for it to just look like shit at the end. Little tip tho mate wear some gloves and keep your arms covered as the stuff is nasty
4. RedB Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2007 Haywards Heath Posts: 8445

   #4 12th May 2011, 19:41

   Hi Rookie,
   
   http://www.saxperience.com/forum/search.php?searchid=5119895
   
   
   Hope that helps.
   
   Red
5. saxovtsmad Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2008 stoke on trent Posts: 8875 now own a possi blue mk2 vts mk1 went to heaven

   #5 12th May 2011, 19:45

   i didnt soak mine
6. RedB Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2007 Haywards Heath Posts: 8445

   #6 12th May 2011, 19:56

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by saxovtsmad i didnt soak mine

   Neither did i. Smells a little bit and kicks out some smoke as the wrap dries and starts the process off when you first start the engine and run it but then settles down.