gasket paper?

[scheckaet]

what are the gasket made of?
Any way I can make my own?
clutch, side cover, kips resonator.....
how about the base gasket?
Can i use the stuff from automotive?
I'm trying to rebuild it on the cheap, but I still want to be SAFE cuz i don't want to do it 2x and spend even more money
Is this a BAD BAD idea?
thx
scheckaet

[Julien D]

You can buy sheets of it at the auto store. I have made a few that way. Pain in the ass though.

[david]

exacto knife, some real good scissors and a single hole punch make it much easier.

[scheckaet]

where do you get the paper? any type/brand I should use?

[Julien D]

I got a pack of it at advance auto parts. It was a few sheets per pack. I'm sure NAPA would have it as well. Advance only had one type/brand, worked fine. As mentioned above, exacto knife and hole punch are helpful.

[scheckaet]

that stuff would also work for the cylinder base gasket?

[david]

If you get the right thickness. You would have to measure your old base gasket and get some new gasket paper that is a few thousands thicker.

It has been years since I have had a cylinder off. IIRC, it is pretty thin paper. The gasket paper I have would be too thick for that.

[KDXrider1989]

I always make my own gaskets and they work fine. To make an exact copy, I get a paint pen and cover the whole mating surface the gasket will lay on, and put the gasket sheet on top and take it off and I have an outline of where I need to cut. I use an exactoknife and some hole punchers and a wooden surface

[KDXrider1989]

top end gaskets I would just order

[KDXGarage]

I have done it on a few non-critical ones, but I would not do it on a base gasket. The places I did it, it was just a cover. For example, one could do it on the KIPS expansion chamber and the ignition cover. The thickness being off on those is not important.

[scheckaet]

I'm not gonna use that for the base gasket, too much at stake.

[rbates9]

The best way I have found to copy a surface is to hold the sheet of gasket material up to what you need to copy then tap the edges with a soft hammer to get the shape.

I have even seen a manilla folder used with success as gasket material.

[KDXrider1989]

I have done it on a few non-critical ones, but I would not do it on a base gasket. The places I did it, it was just a cover. For example, one could do it on the KIPS expansion chamber and the ignition cover. The thickness being off on those is not important.

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