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[Waluigi]

Need some suction cups for 1200x600 polished.. Recommendations..

Bought these from China about 15 years ago. Still tip top. Have 4 of them.

They stick to all sorts including 80kg glass panels and 40kg shower trays.

 

[GoneGuy]

Thought i would give one of these a try

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Let me know how you get on, I’ve been looking at this for a few weeks

 

[Albert]

Let me know how you get on, I’ve been looking at this for a few weeks

As soon as i have tried it

 

[hmtiling]

Thought i would give one of these a try

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My apprentice loves his

 

[hmtiling]

I

Need some suction cups for 1200x600 polished.. Recommendations..

I use veribor ones which out of 4 I bought 2 years ago 3 are still good. @3_fall would know which ones work best as he uses them day in day out

 

[Old Mod]

I

I use veribor ones which out of 4 I bought 2 years ago 3 are still good.

Take centre plunger out, clean thoroughly and apply a good layer of grease around rubber seal and on the plunger.

 

[Old Mod]

Let me know how you get on, I’ve been looking at this for a few weeks

As soon as i have tried it

 

[WetSaw]

Take centre plunger out, clean thoroughly and apply a good layer of silicone grease around rubber seal and on the plunger.

...because we don't want petroleum based grease to possibly perish the rubber do we.

 

[Old Mod]

...because we don't want petroleum based grease to possibly perish the rubber do we.

This is the U.K., not Spain Paul, the only thing you can buy petroleum based here is fuel.
Far as I know Lithium general purpose grease is synthetic.

 

[WetSaw]

This is the U.K., not Spain Paul, the only thing you can buy petroleum based here is fuel.
Far as I know Lithium general purpose grease is synthetic.

I should have said oil based. You'd be surprised how many rubber products are affected by normal grease.