Silicone Expandable Caps, 600°F (powder coating, e-coating, anodizing, plating,
painting, thermal spray, grit blasting)
Viadon's Silicone Expandable Caps (SCE's) take one standard
masking device - the silicone cap - and make it better so that
one cap can mask multiple sizes of threads, screws, bolts and
studs. It manages this with a larger interior, but a dual-rib
end (see diagram below photos slideshow). The ribs can grab narrow pieces yet expand to
larger sizes, and the large inside can hold both narrower and
wider parts.
For example, to mask a 1/4-20 thread and a 5/16-18 thread, two
different caps would be required (our part numbers SC234 and
SC281). But with just one SCE-236-354, not only can both of
those sizes be masked with that one plug, but a 3/8-16 thread
can be masked with it too! That's right: Three bolts sizes can be masked with
one cap. How convenient is that?
These caps are all a translucent/clear color.
Check out the list of options, and give us a call if you're unsure of
what size(s) will work best for a given application. Or check out our handy (and free!)
Chart for
Screw and Stud Sizes. And if you are unsure of
the best size? (Or if you're just plain skeptical these will work for you?)
We'll gladly send you some FREE samples of silicone expandable caps to test yourself – Contact Us for a more information.
Don't need a lot of each one, but "enough" of each size?
Check out our
Job Shop Multi-Use Plug and Cap Kit
which includes these caps as well as our
Multi Flange Plugs.