Black tank repair?
Hi all - My Allegro was starting to sink a bit so I pulled it out of its parking spot to reposition the ramps. I have pretty tall ramps in the back, but I didn't think they were tall enough to cont...
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wildmanbaker wrote:
Jimmy, the only way to fix a crack that big is to plastic weld it. It may be the age of the tank may make it unrepairable. I know its a major pain to have to remove and replace the tank, but if you are keeping the rig, this is probably the only real fix.
Good luck.
Thanks for the reply. I wouldn't have it welded - I'd replace it. It wouldn't be a horrible job but I'd like to avoid it if I can.
That being said, the Plasti-Mend instructions say it's made for situations like this - even holes. I put the first coat on this morning and it's pretty amazing stuff. The instructions say to get it inside the crack, which I did. It melts the existing plastic (almost like a weld) while becoming hard plastic itself. I then put the mesh they sent into the resin to cover the crack, and then covered the mesh with the resin (much like working with fiberglass). It looks to me like it's adhered well and covered the crack completely. I'm hopeful....the only real issue is that the friggin sun swung around to where I was working and blinded me as I was getting to a crucial part of the repair. I'm not sure I got the mesh in the right spot, so I'll have to goop that spot up pretty good with subsequent coats.
