Has anyone re-used Cometic head gaskets,, any luck or is this just people talking
Thanks Thad

I reuse them all the time. Clean, spray between layers and both top and bottom

Thanks JD Thad

Yep, had good luck reusing them, ran the same set I believe 10 years, with one head off 4 times, 3 on the other, no problems. freshening up the engine this spring and finnally bought a new set. They didnt look that bad, but felt like I was pushing my luck.

I've reuse them with no spray before or after, just like the instruction say I did a freshen on a customers motor several years ago that had a old set on them that had been reused a bunch of times, enough so the nitrile rubber coating was starting to flake off, he said drill the rivets and spray the copper coat between the steel shim layers and use them, that worked That is a 572 C.I. motor that has a honest 14.9 to 1 compression ratio, still running today after 3 or 4 years of running now and then, probally less than 100 1/8 mile runs and a lot less 1/4 mile runs

I have reused them many times as well. Never had an issue.