Can I reuse my head gasket?

I changed the head gasket a few weeks ago but had to remove it today for other reasons. It's a standard metal mesh sandwhiched between the black fiberus paper stuff. When I removed it this time the black paper stuff ripped into a billion pieces and is stuck all over everything, but the metal mesh is 100% intact.



Can I reuse the metal mesh and spread gasket sealer over it to compensate for the black paper stuff or do I need to buy a new one?



OR, can I buy some sheets of gasket maker from the auto parts store and cut it to fit top and bottom of the mesh gasket, and possibly seal THAT with Permatex?



It's an older bike so I'd have to order it and that'll take about a week for it to come in and I'd like to get this bike finished.Can I reuse my head gasket?A head gasket is under a lot of pressure, Buy a new one, unless you feel like redoing the work and putting in a new one in a week.
Can I reuse my head gasket?
no not really, but you could use a cardboard type material and resaandwich it if its easy(fire retardant).i wouldnt even try if the job takes longer than 2 hrs or if you didnt need it desperately and it wasnt gonna be here for 2 weeks.
Can I reuse my head gasket?
Replace the headgasket with a new one. Do not chance it. It is not worth it. Replace it.
Once you torque the head, you squeeze the gasket out of shape. For no more than it would cost you, don't chance it, or you'll be tearing it down a third time.
No, once you tighten it and take it back off its done you have got to replace it, i would not even chance putting the old one back on
No!
Dont do it !!!
Jim,

The only head gasket that is reusable is a solid copper one. Even then it must be annealed with the %26quot;Blue wrench%26quot; before it will take. The one you have is done. Ignore the outrageously ridiculous advice I've seen here in some other posts. If you can get a replacement in copper that's the way to go.