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Gasket Glue OOPS

Florida Grillin Girl
Florida Grillin Girl Posts: 5,013
edited November -0001 in EggHead Forum
While gluing the new felt gasket with 3M 77, I accidently sprayed some adhesive inside the dome. I tried to wipe it off right away, but it just smeared.
Now what??? Will it just burn off when I fire it up for a high temp cook?

Thanks for any advise.

Faith
Tampa, FL
Happily egging on my original large BGE since 1996... now the owner of 5 eggs. Call me crazy, everyone else does!
 
3 Large, 1 Small, 1 well-used Mini
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  • Crimsongator
    Crimsongator Posts: 5,797
    It should burn off.
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  • Kevin_in_Tyrone
    Kevin_in_Tyrone Posts: 19
    Acetone (frequently found in finger nail polish remover) tends to dissolve many adhesives. The acetone would quickly evaporate from the ceramic inside the dome.

    My general thinking is that either the 3M adhesive will be permanently stuck to the inside of the dome (in which case it won'r cause any trouble) or that it will tend to give off fumes when heated (in which case it will quickly be gone). I would recommend running the egg at a medium temperature (say 500 degrees) for an hour without any food inside and then shutting it down. See if you can detect any remnants of the adhesive.

    Heck, the inside of my egg is coated with a thick layer of black gunk. If the adhesive is sticky at all, the smoke/ash/grease will cover it up and seal it pretty quickly.

    Relax.
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  • Richard Fl
    Richard Fl Posts: 8,297
    Cook like you normally would. There probably is not enough to worry about.
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  • Florida Grillin Girl
    Florida Grillin Girl Posts: 5,013
    Thanks for the info, guys.

    Faith
    Happily egging on my original large BGE since 1996... now the owner of 5 eggs. Call me crazy, everyone else does!
     
    3 Large, 1 Small, 1 well-used Mini
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  • kook
    kook Posts: 14
    got the same overspray on mine. It's still there, don't hurt a thing
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