TURNKEY wrote:
I had both my grey and black tank crack a few years back (not at the same time) Black tanks are usually made of ABS. A little Google and I discovered and very successfully did a PERMANENT (so far 5 years) solution.
1-Get a small chunk of ABS pipe and chop it into small flakes. The first time I did this I just used tin snips. The second fix I used a step drill and drilled many holes in an elbow that generated a big pile of stringy little spiral flakes (This worked best!!)
2-Put the flakes into a small GLASS jar with a lid and add a bit of ACETONE
3-Over about 5-10 minutes the flakes will turn to paste (just add more flakes or acetone to get a smooth, thick syrup)
4-Clean your crack ;). Maybe even drill a small hole at the end of it to provide a radius end, even open it up so it is a small V.
5-Schmear the syrup in. As the acetone hits the tank it will eat into it and then as it evaporates it actually welds the tank. You can build up several layers if you need.
This works well and is cheap!
Wow!!! This sounds great! I noticed the product suggested by everyone here is acetone and MEK p. So... Similar idea. I'd like to try this just to see it work.
