First, I was advised they had a few gaskets fail at extreme high heats . . . high 700's to 1,000+ deg. F. In addition, there may be other contributing factors such as someone propping open the BGE top with something metal (like tongs) which transfers direct high heat to the gasket, resting an extremely hot pan/pot on the gasket, or long periods of time at extreme high heat as the person got distracted by something such as drinking a few beers to many. Importantly, they're not aware of any premature failures at temperatures of 650 deg. F or below. I came away with a view that this gasket is considerably more heat resistant and durable than the factory felt gasket but not fail proof under certain conditions. If you're thinking of installing this gasket so you can grill at 750+ deg. F temps for 15 minute cooks or more, and you're expecting this to be a long-term gasket solution, you're probably going to be disappointed.
Concerning the installation of this gasket. It is simple to install but a messy, time consuming job. Most of the time is spent cleaning the old felt remnants and adhesive from both rims. The video shows a dirty rim being scraped and then it morphs to a very clean surface just before acetone is applied (I don't think the rim got that clean using a scraper). I didn't think the acetone removed the old adhesive very well. I tried a little 3M General Purpose Adhesive Cleaner (#08984) on a scrap piece, and it seemed far easier to remove the old adhesive as compared to using acetone. However, I decided to follow directions since unsure if the 3M product might leave an invisible residue that might interfere with the adhesive of the new gasket (suspect it would not especially if wiped down afterward with acetone). One tip not made clear in the directions or video is to either have someone tilt the top or have something to prop open the top to prevent it from slamming shut when starting to apply the gasket at the rear Spring Assisted Band. If not done, the tiny space at the rear mechanism makes it difficult to slide in the gasket (or run risk of it getting bound up or stuck incorrectly). Also having a pencil handy when over laying the gasket where the seams meet allows a pencil mark to be made on each side of the gasket creating an imaginary line for using sharp scissors to make the angle cut so the seams perfectly align with one another.
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