Rick Girard wrote:

This is just a WAG, but the thinner used in RTV is acetic acid so if I
were doing it I'd head for Safeway and get some white vinegar. If it
doesn't work you can clean the coffee maker while you try and think of
something else.

Rick Girard

-Jerzy Krasinski wrote:

Rick,

Why would you dilute the silicon rubber?  If you need lower viscosity select a proper low
viscosity silicon. This way you will avoid mess and get predictable results.

By the way vinegar is almost pure water. Only two percent of acetic acid. I doubt if you will
manage to dilute the silicon in water.

Also it is surprising that the thinner for the silicon RTV rubber  is acetic acid. Where did you
get this info?

In addition,  if you decided to use concentrated acetic acid, be warned that it is a very nasty
stuff. Will ruin your skin quickly if you touch it, and it will corrode many metals around,
because it evaporates.

Jerzy- 

 
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