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Title: ID tank material PLS
Post by: wrench on December 05, 2010, 09:11:00 AM
 Any one can ID this black tank material, I got a hot air welding gun & want to try to weld a crack in it.
[URL=http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/1440/holdingtank.jpg    (larger size)
Any one can help?    thank    wrench
Title: Re: ID tank material PLS
Post by: Slow Rider on December 09, 2010, 09:43:37 AM
Bump
Title: Re: ID tank material PLS
Post by: Len Silva on December 09, 2010, 10:01:09 AM
I'm not an expert on plastics but I would guess that if it is black, then it is ABS.
Title: Re: ID tank material PLS
Post by: wrench on December 10, 2010, 03:48:57 AM
  It's the black water tank, but the color is gray /blue.  Test show that it melt at low temp, lower then the 3 type plastic welding rod that I got. ???????????
       thank   wrench
Title: Re: ID tank material PLS
Post by: robertglines1 on December 10, 2010, 05:00:26 AM
is the fitting in picture of same material? if so take a saw and trim a 1/8 inch cut off top and use for welding rod. Or try something like JB Weld or epoxy. Is crack where you can apply mechanical patch?
Title: Re: ID tank material PLS
Post by: JackConrad on December 10, 2010, 06:12:00 AM
A friend in NC bought an plastic welder that uses hot air. The manual that came with it  had a chart showing the different symbols used on plastics to identify them. Are there any identifying symbols on the tank?  (I think they would be similar to the symbols on plastic bottles or plastic body parts on automobiles).  Jack
Title: Re: ID tank material PLS
Post by: rgrauto on December 10, 2010, 06:20:47 AM
I repaired a holding tank with an old soldering iron(large elect.) and zip-ties ,fuse it together like welding. 10yrs and still holding.  Gen
Title: Re: ID tank material PLS
Post by: wrench on December 11, 2010, 10:43:10 AM
  Thankss guys,   I melt the edge with soldering gun to close the crack & then filled & built up with expoxy, will see what developppe.   The fitting are different material, they're glue on & it's not spinned.
        wrench
Title: Re: ID tank material PLS
Post by: Van on December 11, 2010, 04:51:41 PM
and the zip ties come in all colors too ;)