Patent ID: 7229516

Claim:
A method of using a gasket material with a workpiece, the workpiece having two parts, the two parts being aircraft parts of an aircraft, the method comprising: providing a gasket material that selectively adheres to one of the two pieces of the workpiece more readily than the second of the two pieces of the workpiece; placing the two pieces of the workpiece together with a gasket between the pieces of the workpiece; first compressing the gasket between the two pieces of the workpiece; repeatedly thermally cycling the workpieces; after thermally cycling, removing the one piece of the workpiece from the other with the gasket material selectively adhere, maintain its integrity, and release cleanly from one of the two pieces and, following the removing step; replacing the two pieces of the workpiece together with the same gasket material of the providing step between the two pieces of the workpiece; and second compressing of the gasket material between the two pieces of the workpiece.