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Date:         Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:12:57 -0700
Reply-To:     Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Patching a water tank?
Comments: To: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <71d9cdf90710261413s6e7723a3v3b79c30c1f06242c@mail.gmail.com>
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I dunno. That water tank looks more like polypropylene than ABS or PVC. I think someone who knows plastics should chime in right about now.

-- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR

On 10/26/2007 2:13 PM Jake de Villiers wrote:

> That was give it a try. > > I know that the hybrid cement works on the material that the VW grille > is made of, I don't know about the water tank. > > I don't have one. > > On 10/26/07, *Michael Elliott* <camping.elliott@gmail.com > <mailto:camping.elliott@gmail.com>> wrote: > > Hi Jake, was that "try ABS/PVC cement," as in, "give it a try and let us > know how it works," or as in "try it, it works." > > -- > Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott > 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus > 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") > 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano > KG6RCR > > On 10/26/2007 1:08 PM Jake de Villiers wrote: > > > Try ABS/PVC Cement, as used for plumbing. Completely different > set of > > solvents. > > > > On 10/26/07, Don Hanson <dhanson@gorge.net > <mailto:dhanson@gorge.net>> wrote: > >> Has anyone found a way to patch our water tanks? The material (PVC, > >> Poly -pro, whatever) doesn't let much stick to it at least in my > past > >> experience trying epoxy, polyester, etc. Is there a way to > repair that > >> stuff? I have to fix my Alaskan's tank so I can tow my > "Tool-box/Vanagon" > >> down south. The material in that tank is the same as my Westy > tank, > >> except > >> I can't find a replacement for it anywhere, and to re-design the > interior > >> of > >> my camper is not workable...Is there some kinda "Goo" that > sticks to the > >> whiteish translucent plastic that tanks are made from? Anyone try > >> marine-tex with any success? > >> I really don't want to get to the desert and find my 'repair' > is not > >> working, because 're-repairing' out in the sand without tools and > >> electricity is not fun.. > >> Anybody? > >> Don Hanson > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Jake > > 1984 Vanagon GL > > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" > > www.crescentbeachguitar.com <http://www.crescentbeachguitar.com> > > http://subyjake.googlepages.com/ > > > > > -- > Jake > 1984 Vanagon GL > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" > www.crescentbeachguitar.com <http://www.crescentbeachguitar.com> > http://subyjake.googlepages.com/


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