[SEL] Calling all Red-Kote User's - Need Advice

[Paul Maples]

Curt I sent a 2nd message that had corrected links on it so take a look at 
it and you will see what I mean.

What is Quick Poly?

Paul


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Curt" <curt at imc-group.com>
To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 12:45 PM
Subject: Re: [SEL] Calling all Red-Kote User's - Need Advice


> Duh.....that was supposed to be "could NOT".
> Is this a cast iron tank? Why not clean the inside, slush it with lacquer 
> thinner, and QuikPoly the inside. Problem solved and you are ready to use 
> the tank in an hour.
> Curt
>
> Curt wrote:
>
>> Paul,
>> I could get a single one of these links to come up.....you know of any 
>> problems with it?
>> Curt
>>
>> Paul Maples wrote:
>>
>>> Well gang today I started my initial preparation for sealing my Stover 
>>> gas tank using Red-Kote. I have had the bottom of the tank brazed up by 
>>> a local welding shop:
>>>
>>> http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3...Rebuild311.jpg
>>>
>>> However after the welder brazed on it off and on for three weeks he quit 
>>> as he said the more he welded on it the more it cracked. When he quit he 
>>> was still getting some leaks out of the bottom through some small cracks 
>>> that he had not gotten sealed.
>>>
>>> I used a variety of tools to break loose most of the rust in the bottom 
>>> of the tank, keep in mind that the bottom had really been subjected to a 
>>> lot of heat over the last three weeks as the brazing process went on. 
>>> Once I got as much rust loose as I could I took the tank to a local car 
>>> wash and washed it out using the pressure wand. Brought it back home and 
>>> used air to blow it out as well as I could and then put a 120 watt light 
>>> bulb in the tank and sealed up all of the holes to let the heat further 
>>> dry out the moisture in the tank. The tank is still out in the shop 
>>> drying now but I took these pictures of the bottom of the tank just a 
>>> few minutes ago:
>>>
>>> http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3...Rebuild320.jpg
>>>
>>> http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3...Rebuild318.jpg
>>>
>>> http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3...Rebuild317.jpg
>>>
>>> http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3...Rebuild316.jpg
>>>
>>> http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g3...Rebuild315.jpg
>>>
>>> Now my question: Do I need to try to figure out a way to sandblast the 
>>> inside of the tank, it only has about a 4" opening in the top to get to 
>>> the inside, and then apply some JB Weld to these cracks before I apply 
>>> the Red-Kote sealer? I have been told that if the Red-Kote ponds 
>>> anywhere in a tank it will skim over and never cure out. I am afraid 
>>> that as wide as the cracks are the Red-Kote will go in the crack and 
>>> pond up and skim over.
>>> I will appreciate any advise you Red-Kote users can give me as I want 
>>> this to be successful.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Paul
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