But Mike, it is February! Ok, I was about to post a question to the list regarding liquid latex supplies for protecting the cotton casing sidewalls of my stash of sewups... I had just checked Branford Bike who used to carry a product just for this use but it was no longer listed on their website. What to do?
Then I remembered, I bought some liquid latex from a costume store to finish off last years "Emergency Room Doctor bitten by a Vampire" costume and dug it out. My only concern was it was flesh colored so I wasn't to sure if it would look good or just bite :) Anyway, with tan sidewalls it was perfect.
I have couple of questions. First, where are the cheap sources for liquid latex? Second, this has been some frustration for me for awhile. When finishing cable ends, I usually solder them instead of crimping. But, I have found when dealing with stainless steel, teflon coated, slick cables my solder just runs off.
I use flux and with galvanized cables the solder will suck right into the cable strands and stick very well.
What am I doing wrong here? Do I need a different solder? Just using lead/tin - not sure on percentage.
Mike Wilkinson
Castle Rock, CO