silicone dry time???

[droskis 10+ year member]

ok i have to cutout the holes for my subs, then silicone the edges. how long will it take to dry so that i can mount them and test it. should i wait 24 hrs or can i wait shorter. my subs seem to be ****ing up which is why i want to test it.

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[terra 5,000+ posts]

wait till its not sticky anymore. or just put em in now. if they have silicone on em when u take em out just use a razor blade and get it off

 

[iamamp3pimp 5,000+ posts]

real silicone?

giveit 24 hours

the fumesit givesoff whilecuring will cause the surround to break down,....

 

[Propimp 10+ year member]

real silicone?
giveit 24 hours

the fumesit givesoff whilecuring will cause the surround to break down,....

That and they will take your breath away, I was waiting for some silicon to dry in my box and I stuck me head in the bx to make sure that I had got all corners well and I breathed in and almost died.

 

[blackbonnie 5,000+ posts]

That and they will take your breath away, I was waiting for some silicon to dry in my box and I stuck me head in the bx to make sure that I had got all corners well and I breathed in and almost died.

x2 on a recent build

 

[Propimp 10+ year member]

x2 on a recent build

:laugh:you would think that you died.

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

Absolutely let the stuff dry for at LEAST over night.

This is why:

 

[Propimp 10+ year member]

ok what am i missing? what the reason why

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

Real silicone give off an acid as it cures...