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Subject:Re: Patching a water tank?
From:Michael Elliott
Date:Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:12:57 -0700

I dunno. That water tank looks more like polypropylene than ABS or PVC.
I think someone who knows plastics should chime in right about now.

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Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
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On 10/26/2007 2:13 PM Jake de Villiers wrote:

> That was give it a try.
>
> I know that the hybrid cement works on the material that the VW grille
> is made of, I don't know about the water tank.
>
> I don't have one.
>
> On 10/26/07, *Michael Elliott* <camping.elliott@gmail.com
> <mailto:camping.elliott@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Hi Jake, was that "try ABS/PVC cement," as in, "give it a try and let us
>     know how it works," or as in "try it, it works."
>
>     --
>     Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
>     71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
>     84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
>     74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
>     KG6RCR
>
>     On 10/26/2007 1:08 PM Jake de Villiers wrote:
>
>      > Try ABS/PVC Cement, as used for plumbing.  Completely different
>     set of
>      > solvents.
>      >
>      > On 10/26/07, Don Hanson <dhanson@gorge.net
>     <mailto:dhanson@gorge.net>> wrote:
>      >> Has anyone found a way to patch our water tanks?  The material (PVC,
>      >> Poly -pro, whatever) doesn't let much stick to it at least in my
>     past
>      >> experience trying epoxy, polyester, etc.  Is there a way to
>     repair that
>      >> stuff?  I have to fix my Alaskan's tank so I can tow my
>     "Tool-box/Vanagon"
>      >> down south.  The material in that tank is the same as my Westy
>     tank,
>      >> except
>      >> I can't find a replacement for it anywhere, and to re-design the
>     interior
>      >> of
>      >> my camper is not workable...Is there some kinda "Goo" that
>     sticks to the
>      >> whiteish translucent plastic that tanks are made from?  Anyone try
>      >> marine-tex with any success?
>      >>   I really don't want to get to the desert and find my 'repair'
>     is not
>      >> working, because 're-repairing' out in the sand without tools and
>      >> electricity is not fun..
>      >>   Anybody?
>      >>   Don Hanson
>      >>
>      >
>      >
>      >
>      > --
>      > Jake
>      > 1984 Vanagon GL
>      > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
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>
>
> --
> Jake
> 1984 Vanagon GL
> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> www.crescentbeachguitar.com <http://www.crescentbeachguitar.com>
> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/