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Re: TWL: Holding tank woes

K
Kanani@compuserve.com
Mon, Feb 12, 2001 2:06 AM

Message text written by "George Geist"

If yours is,

the way I understand it, it can't be glued. Options for repair are:
welding with polyethylene rods or making a gasket/plate for a bolt-on
repair. <

My father used to make ugly but servicable repairs to his rotomolded dingy
with hot glue and pieces of Clorox bottles.  I don't know what the
rotomolded plastic was.  It is easy to test; I just tried it on a ziplock
bag and the bond was stronger than the glue (the glue broke without
deliminating the bond).  If it sticks, then use a lot of it with some
kind of reinforcement.  I guess with some practice you could even hotglue
glass tape, although it might take a heat gun to keep it molten long enough
to saturate the glass.

Michael Rowe

Message text written by "George Geist" >If yours is, the way I understand it, it can't be glued. Options for repair are: welding with polyethylene rods or making a gasket/plate for a bolt-on repair. < My father used to make ugly but servicable repairs to his rotomolded dingy with hot glue and pieces of Clorox bottles. I don't know what the rotomolded plastic was. It is easy to test; I just tried it on a ziplock bag and the bond was stronger than the glue (the glue broke without deliminating the bond). If it sticks, then use *a lot* of it with some kind of reinforcement. I guess with some practice you could even hotglue glass tape, although it might take a heat gun to keep it molten long enough to saturate the glass. Michael Rowe
S
scaramouche@tvo.org
Mon, Feb 12, 2001 3:24 AM

Message text written by "George Geist"

If yours is,

the way I understand it, it can't be glued. Options for repair are:
welding with polyethylene rods or making a gasket/plate for a bolt-on
repair.

Lest the above  gets misunderstood because of the way it's quoted:  I
was referring to tanks made of POLYETHYLENE. (many holding tanks are
made from polyethylene - that heavy translucent plastic that always
feels a bit waxy - my tanks are built that way).

George of Scaramouche

>Message text written by "George Geist" >>If yours is, >the way I understand it, it can't be glued. Options for repair are: >welding with polyethylene rods or making a gasket/plate for a bolt-on > repair. Lest the above gets misunderstood because of the way it's quoted: I was referring to tanks made of POLYETHYLENE. (many holding tanks are made from polyethylene - that heavy translucent plastic that always feels a bit waxy - my tanks are built that way). George of Scaramouche