Help, lost an O-Ring!

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raven_bm
Posts: 46
Joined: Thu Jul 15, 2010 7:53 pm
Gauge Size:: 2g/6.5mm
Location: Belleville, ON

Help, lost an O-Ring!

I was playing with my little brother and lost a 10g o ring and wont be able to get one till tomorrow after school. What should i do till then? Anything i could use as a replacement?
I've seen a lot of bailouts in my life,
But why is it I never see a bailout
For the homeless and the poor?

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Hardware
Posts: 251
Joined: Mon Jun 21, 2010 11:58 am
Gauge Size:: 5/8"
Location: Bouncing between St Paul, MN and Utica, New York

Re: Help, lost an O-Ring!

Most times when I have lost an o-ring, I don't have an issue with it falling out. If you are worried I would try cutting up a band aid. Cut the adhesive part into small, thin, vertical strips and wrap it around the end of the plug. Should be a decent Temporary fix until you can replace the o-ring.

If you often have problems losing o-rings, try using a size smaller than your plug size. They will fit a bit snugger that way.
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raven_bm
Posts: 46
Joined: Thu Jul 15, 2010 7:53 pm
Gauge Size:: 2g/6.5mm
Location: Belleville, ON

Re: Help, lost an O-Ring!

I slept with it in and it didnt fall out so i just went with out and got some 8g plugs and tapers after school and im about to try to stretch, i was planing to stretch in the next week, so it worked out ok, thats for the advice.
I've seen a lot of bailouts in my life,
But why is it I never see a bailout
For the homeless and the poor?

- Anti-Flag (The Economy is Suffering...Let It Die)
cymlee
Posts: 17
Joined: Thu Jul 15, 2010 7:49 am
Gauge Size:: 18g

Re: Help, lost an O-Ring!

I'm having a really hard time keeping trap of o-rings and I don't know why. It's getting a bit annoying because I have some 14g o-rings, but I'm having trouble getting them on the 12g single flared plugs I got in the mail yesterday. What do you recommend?
Hardware wrote:Most times when I have lost an o-ring, I don't have an issue with it falling out. If you are worried I would try cutting up a band aid. Cut the adhesive part into small, thin, vertical strips and wrap it around the end of the plug. Should be a decent Temporary fix until you can replace the o-ring.

If you often have problems losing o-rings, try using a size smaller than your plug size. They will fit a bit snugger that way.
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