Please, Refer 1. KIRK encyclopdia of Chemistry to study unique properties of SILICONE, Epoxy another related issues. 2. silicone is water repellent, inert, gets smeared very fast and very very dificult to to clean. It creates unforeseen trouble... It is anti-adhesive also.. 3. It is used with epoxy to create good fluidic interface activity to bond epoxy with dissimilar materal like epoxy -fiberglass pcb laminates to wet the fiberglass 4. Complete knowledge of properties of material required to handle it....I do not know your exact sitution in facility.. [log in to unmask] ############################################################## TechNet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ############################################################## To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TECHNET <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TECHNET ############################################################## Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information. For the technical support contact Dmitriy Sklyar at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.311 ##############################################################