<VV> Gas Tank Sealing

[Marc Sheridan]

I know you guys like to do things yourself, but I think it is safer and better for the environment if you have your local radiator shop do the cleaning and sealing for you. 

They have the knowledge, experience and equipment to do the job safely and within the environmental laws. My tank was done by a radiator shop for not much more than the cost of the materials, if I had done it myself. 

Marc Sheridan
'66 Monza 'vert

> 
> From: "Duane, Jim" <Jim.Duane@DigitalNet.com>
> > Hi all!
> 
> Methyl-Ethyl-Ketone? Powerful mojo.  
> 
> My father used MEK in his job.  I did too.  Works like magic!  Don't get
> used to it, wear rubber gloves, and wear a respirator if you got one...
> 
> Current Regulatory Status
> OSHA Permissible exposure limit (PEL) for methyl ethyl ketone is 200
> ppm, 590 mg/m3
> 
> NIOSH Recommended exposure limit (REL) for methyl ethyl ketone is 200
> ppm TWA, 300 ppm STEL
> 
> ACGIH Threshold limit value (TLV) is 200 ppm, 590 mg/m3 TWA; 300 ppm,
> 885 mg/m3 STEL
> 
> Jim Duane
> 
> 180 Corsa CVT
> Colonial Corvairs
> CORSA
> 
> 
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 8:16 AM
> To: Stephen Upham; virtualvairs@corvair.org
> Subject: RE: <VV> Gas Tank Sealing
> 
> My tank, so treated, is going on its eighth year of troublefree service.
> Do
> NOT overlook the instruction to first clean the inside of the tank (this
> goes for NEW tanks, too) with MEK. I easily found the MEK down at the
> hardware store, next to the lacquer thinner.
> 
> Joe Potts
-> 
> I ordered something called Red-Kote when I bought my Clark's Ultimate
> Kit.  The Red-Kote came in a quart container.  You seal up all but the
> sender hole and put the entire contents of the sealer into the tank.  I
> used duct tape to seal the holes including the sender hole after
> filling the tank.  You roll the tank over and over gently to get the
> sealer on all parts of the inside of the tank.  Then you pour out the
> excess back into the container.  It's a little like the clowns coming
> out of a car at the circus.  That stuff will keep coming out for twenty
> minutes and you need to keep rotating the tank end over end and side to
> side to make sure that you get all of the excess out.  I looked into
> the tank with a flashlight to see if it was completely coated.  Hold
> your breath as the sealer fumes can't do your lungs any good.  It did
> look pretty.  You then have take off the tape and  to wait at least 24
> hours before reinstalling the tank.  I'm going to wait a solid week.
> Has anyone else had experience with this in the past?  Does it make a
> noticeable difference in the life of a tank?  They advertise that it
> will make it the last tank you will ever need to buy.  I certainly hope
> so.