Washing Machine Gasket Repair

last updated 14 Apr 2021

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Locktite Polyurethane roof and flashing sealant - can fill gaps
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Repair-Clinic has lots of glues, selants, replacement door boots:
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They both say "100% Polyurethane" Polymer chemist here: they can have totally different properties even if they say "100% polyurethane." PU is what we call the "backbone." From there, we modify it to have any number of different properties depending on the final application.

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A technical article about the material the gaskets are made out of and mechanics of a washing machine, but nol link to how to repair.
Washing machine gaskets: absolutely no leakage and permanently elastic -- K Trade Fair
Washing Machine gaskets are made of ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) rubber. EPDM does have high tear propagation resistance properties,

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