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07-29-2005, 07:55 AM | #1 |
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Tank sealer--creem
Anyone have experience with creem like tank sealer,what to watch for? any special instructions?---thanx
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07-29-2005, 08:21 AM | #2 |
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Not exactly sure what kind of tank or what your trying to seal, but in my opinion, if you got something leaking, and you have to add something to stop it from leaking, then eventually your going to have some other type of problem. In my younger days, I sprung a radiator leak in my 66 mustang. Well being cheap, I put stop leak in to prevent it from leaking. It worked for almost 2 weeks.....then the top part of the radiator, which is not where it was leaking from originally, blew a seam out of the radiator tank. Wouldn't had been too bad except I was halfway into a 3 hour trip in the middle of the country....at night. So my weekend was shot.....no more short cuts for me. Just mhop
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07-29-2005, 09:00 AM | #3 |
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I used a tank sealer kit from eastwoods and found it to be a difficult job to say the least. The tank is sealed and it works as advertised like a plastic liner in your fuel tank... It requires too much Hazmat in my opinion since you have to flush the tank out and clean and etch the metal with muriatic acid, then flush it again and dry it out with alot of acetone, then the sealer and trying to get it to coat the entire inside of the tank was a chore rolling the tank around and allowing it to flow across all sides and into the corners etc etc! Where to dispose of the chem's when the job is done is another story! Make sure you have a helper and wear personal protective equipment if you go this route.
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07-29-2005, 11:09 AM | #4 |
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I had a Harley customized back in 91, the bike shop sore buy that stuff and used it in every bike the built. It's much easier to do a little motorcycle tank of course. Fair Warning... that stuff gives off some serious fumes! I got high standing 6 feet away just watching them coat one of my tanks.
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07-29-2005, 11:19 AM | #5 |
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Thank you for the honest answers-i think I will pass and get a new tank.Sounds too dangerous and explosive-----thanx-
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07-29-2005, 11:15 AM | #6 |
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I use the POR15 tank sealer alot. Great stuff.
I start the cleaning by putting a short length of chain in the tank and shaking it all around to remove the big scale. Then clean with muriatic acid and flush thoroughly. Finish up with the POR15 for a great result.
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07-29-2005, 11:26 AM | #7 |
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It's not explosive. Muriatic acid is simply swimming pool acid. You can get a gallon at any grocery store for about 4 bucks.
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07-29-2005, 11:53 AM | #8 |
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The explosive part is the chain or rocks you use to remove the big scale. A friend of mine restores John Deere tractors and he puts kerosene in the tank when he does the rolling around since it has a lower flash point.
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07-29-2005, 12:17 PM | #9 |
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I did this to a Jeep tank 15 years ago and it still is working perfectly. I dried the tank well with a hairdryer for a few hours after all of the cleaning.
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07-29-2005, 04:17 PM | #10 |
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The Kreem brand sealants aren't the greatest. That stuff has a reputation for flaking off later and the cleaning required for adhesion is time consuming.
I just used this stuff in a cycle tank: http://www.caswellplating.com/aids/epoxygas.htm It was really easy to do. By the looks of it, it's thick enough that I don't think I'll have any problems with it flaking off. If it's a gastank for your truck, they're pretty cheap to find even a good used one. I believe WES was giving them away pretty recently if you could pick one up. Good luck.
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