[SEL] Kwik Poly Sealer

[Curt]

Richard,
Dave pointed out that QP won't stick to QP. I haven't tried it but he 
must have a good, tried and true reason for his statement. That said, 
why wouldn't you do the QP treatment all in one step? I had a weepy tank 
on my Ford 600 tractor tank. No rust anywhere to be found, but still 
weepy. I removed the tank, cleaned the outside real well in the parts 
washer, and re-welded a support bracket that had come loose. Then poured 
in a cup or 2 of lacquer thinner and sloshed this around, de-greasing 
the inside of the tank thoroughly. Then took an air hose and blew the 
inside until all the thinner was gone. I mixed less than a 1/2 cup of 
the QP and poured it in. It's like water and you slosh this around in a 
pattern to assure you wet the entire bottom half of the tank. You can go 
as high or low as you wish up the sides. You keep sloshing until the 
chemical reaction begins to occur and it gets more and more viscous. If 
you have a particularly weak or holy area, allow the left over material 
to settle in this area as it is chemically setting.
The larger the tank, the more product you mix initially. For your large 
tank you might need a full cup. To avoid the re-stick issue that Dave 
mentioned, one could mix another portion and pour it in just as the 
first batch was beginning to thicken, but not set yet. By getting the 
timing right where you are pouring new material in over setting 
material, I would think they would be molecularly bonded and not be 
separate layers.
FWIW, the QP in the Ford 600 tank is still working great going on 7 
years now.
Curt Holland
Gastonia, NC

Richard Fink Sr wrote:
> Arnie and any one else that knows. Can this be used to do like the 
> bottom of a tank then after drying. Re pore and do the sides. I have 
> a tank on a old tractor that is BAD bottom has 2 pound of lead on it 
> and still leaks sides very rusty. I would like to seal bottom then 
> coat sides it is about 20 gallon tank.  Don't know if one mix would do all,
> Thanks
> R Fink
> PA
>
>
>
> At 11:15 AM 7/26/2007 -0400, you wrote:
>   
>> Hi Alan,
>>
>> I've never used Lee's stuff, but I have used Kwik Poly.  Kwik Poly is a
>> two-part thermoset sealer that does a fantastic job.  It's the consistency
>> of water when first mixed, so you need to tape over any gross holes in the
>> tank.  But as you slosh it around and it heats up it gets into EVERY
>> crevice and forms a permanent, hard but flexible coating, with great
>> adhesion.  All in all, GOOD stuff!
>>
>> See ya,  Arnie
>>
>> On Thu, 26 Jul 2007, Alan Bowen wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> Hi Joe,
>>> What is the advantage of Kwik Poly over the tank sealer that Lee 
>>>       
>> Pedersen  sells?
>>     
>>> http://www.enginads.com/pedersen/index.html
>>>
>>> I really like the idea of pouring some in the tank, sloshing it around
>>> then pouring the extra back into the can for later use.
>>>       
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