Hey guys, I am drawing a blank on how to organize some gaskets. I bought a complete engine gasket set just to avoid going to the parts house in the event something starts to leak but am having trouble coming up with a storage solution so they wont get ruined. I do alot of grinding and metal work in my garage so lots of metal dust. Any solutions? Pics are appreciated
Gasket Storage
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Leaflessshadetree
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Put them between two sheets of stiff cardboard or even thin wood.
In the shop, we used to use a piece of wire looped..even an old wire hanger. Maybe throw a plastic bag over the works, poking a small hole in the top for the hanger hook to poke out similar to a garment bag from a dry cleaners. string the gaskets on the hanger and twist it a little to hook it shut. so long as they aren't jammed on there or pulled on, they should be ok like that. then the loaded hanger can be hooked on the wall out of the way?
bad_idea
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Sounds like the kind of thing I stash in a closet in the house. My garage is small, so I sneak somethings into odd ball spots in the house.
Lippyp
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I agree, to keep them nice and flat, store them between two sheets of hardboard (I think you might call that Masonite over there) and stick the whole thing inside a plastic bag to keep it clean. If they'll fit stick it in a filing cabinet otherwise flat on shelf or in a cupboard.
chadman
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I have a drawer in one of my tool boxes that is nothing but gaskets. Keeps them clean and bend free.
Same here except for some new ones still sealed in plastic, they are hanging on the wall.
BillK
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I have never seen a gasket set that did not come in a box or package of some type ? Just leave it in its original container. If not, wrap them in a plastic garbage bag and hang them on the wall ???
APEowner
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This is what I do. In fact when I was doing a lot of automotive work I had a cheap toolbox just for gaskets.
zkdiesel
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pepi
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No big secret keep flat use the box they came in.
lksdrinker
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What kind of car is this?....seems a bit silly to go out and get a complete gasket just just in case something eventually leaks!
All the ideas above sound like they should work. Depending on the type of gasket you could always throw them in a big ziplock and keep them in the vehicle somewhere if possible.
All the ideas above sound like they should work. Depending on the type of gasket you could always throw them in a big ziplock and keep them in the vehicle somewhere if possible.
OctoMan
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When I worked at Car Quest they were either stored flat on a shelf or hung up in package.
Lassen Forge
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Some, if they're light enough, will hang off a screw or dowel by one of the bolt or indicator pin holes. Otherwise they get laid flat (I have a shelf just for gaskets). I have some antique head gaskets that I set up a gig to hang them on, supporting their weight over a few holes, that are good as new - after 20 years.
Ones that have been warped (what I do, sometimes that's the best you can find), I fabbed a "press" (one side milled and sanded wood, the other an old marble countertop chunk) to re-flatten them, and a similar gig (more countertop marble and sheets of those thin cigar box cedar liner sheets) to store them to prevent them from re-warping until used. I've saved one-off gaskets with folds and wrinkles that should have been the end of them this way...
Ones that have been warped (what I do, sometimes that's the best you can find), I fabbed a "press" (one side milled and sanded wood, the other an old marble countertop chunk) to re-flatten them, and a similar gig (more countertop marble and sheets of those thin cigar box cedar liner sheets) to store them to prevent them from re-warping until used. I've saved one-off gaskets with folds and wrinkles that should have been the end of them this way...
Jbullfrog
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I have a plan cabinet for gasket sets. It has 36" square drawers an inch deep.
NHBandit
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This. Leave them in the box. Tape it shut.
Its for an old Mazda pickup and the parts stores around here never have the gasket when I need it. The whole set came on a cardboard backer with saran wrap around it. I am liking the tool box ideas though. Thanks for the help. Any other ideas out there?
Falcon67
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Long packaged gaskets - on a nail, on the wall. Lots of nails on the wall. Small carb, etc - boxes on the shelf. Don't open the package until ready for use, ESPECIALLY head gaskets, double that for Felpro Blues.
