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Alright, I can see why most coatings are shied away from, but from that circular, it would seem phenol novolac epoxies are acceptable if you follow the manufacturer's instructions. These products are by nature are very adherent to all metals, more surface tolerant to residual oxidation, and are self supporting after curing. Its uses the tank as a type of form until it cures then leaves a complete polymer plastic tank inside the metal tank. I've seen demos where a thin walled tank was cut and peeled away leaving a fully usable plastic tank. They may not be the perfect solution in every case, but appear to solve some problems. The main concern is making sure you apply the material fully to all surfaces and again, follow the manufacurer's instructions religiously. FYI, I've seen horrible failures with elastomeric liners even used by factory trained technicians, so I recommend to everyone to stay away from them.
My reason for asking was I put a bore camera down in my aluminum tank today and found an area of nominal erosion I was a bit concerned about. It's not anywhere near corroding through, but I wanted to make sure no further loss was going to occur in that area so I was planning on lining my tank. Thanks Neil
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For those who may be interested, here are the application instructions for phenol novolac epoxy fuel tank sealer by Caswell http://www.caswellplating.com/epoxy-...kaAoIwEALw_wcB
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I am curious what would be eroding an aluminum tank from the inside out and also if this coating is resistant to ethanol. We would not want to repeat the Bertram disaster where ethanol was dissolving the fuel tanks and making goo that would go right through a Racor and ruin the engine.
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The only comment I'll make is after repairing a fuel tank by any means it should be pressure tested to a minimum of 3 psi including bubble detection following the USCG protocol found on pages 100-103 of this pdf.[/QUOTE]
I wholeheartedly agree with the pressure testing. The commercial versions all have a series of post-cure test they require before a tank is placed in service. The brands I'm most familiar with are Carboline and Azko-Noble. I'm not familiar with Caswell's products, but the chemistry is VERY familiar. I will say the commercial guys' surface prep requirements are a bit more "professional" than Caswell's, but then that's to be expected. I would have expected expected at least an etching step. Normally acid for steel, TSP solution for aluminum. Their coating could be self-etching, i have seen some coatings that were. As for pricing, Caswell's per gallon kit isn't much more than Carboline's, so it seems pretty fair. Thanks for the info Neil!
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As for the Bertram incident, what you're describing sounds like one of the types of failure I've seen happen too often with elastomeric liners. They fail WAY to often. I've even seen failures triggered due to something as small as a change from winter to summer fuel blends. Ethanol also like to dissolve into solution elements of the resins used in GRP, which a proper chemical should prevent from happening. Phenol novolac epoxies come from the petrochemical industry and have been used to line fuel storage tanks, even fuels with ethanol additives, for years. For example, Carboline's "Phenoline" products have a chemical resistance rate listed as: "Ethyl Alcohol, 1 year immersion @ 100°F (38°C) - Unaffected" That being said, I just sent an email to Caswell for some more info on their product. Once I get it, i'll share what they say. As long as their product is true PNE, then it will work to solve a lot of fuel tank problems.
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Just as fyi, since I posted here, I got the old tank out using information provided by Jeff Ashbury.
The dark shade on the right lower corner, is where the leak was. Now to figure what to put in as a replacement, within the space I have to work with.
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Just quick update: still haven't heard from Caswell. That kind of "quick response" makes me hesitant about their product,
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What are the dimensions?
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By direct measurement, the tank is 24 long, 16 wide, 10 high.
Tank I'm replacing with is 24 long, 18.25 wide, 7.5 high. Will be a plastic 12 gallon Moeller product. Price was just over $200. Found 3 holes in the starboard rear lower corner of the tank. The holes were at the spot where the tank sat heavily on the wooden supports beneath it.
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Just to close out my info in this thread....
Bottom corner of original tank. Was multiple holes and bad metal. Replacement Moeller tank sitting in hand built wood cradle screwed down to original wood tank supports glassed into hull. All lines and fuel gauge hooked up.
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