por-15

A couple of questions on this stuff

Does it create any serious fumes or is it mild enough to let it
dry in the house ? I'm a little worried about drying it outside
because they say an optimum temperature is 70 F or better.

Any special tricks you used for cleaning or drying the tank beforehand ?

Any problems encountered ?

Thanks

Rob Kleinschmidt

 

No noxious fumes that I could detect when I did my tank (though I did do
mine outside)...If you get the MC tank kit, it will have the cleaner you
need to use included in it..(Marine Kleen I think it's called ?)...I took
all the hex nuts I could find, and strung them together on some wire and
dropped that in the tank and shook it around for as long as I could stand
it. I've seen suggetions that "aquarium gravel" works as well...Follow the
directions precisely though for the cleaner, and acid wash. As far as drying
goes, they suggest using a hairdryer to dry the tank...This didn't work for
me because the blowback of hot air will trip the safety switch, and when I
bypassed that by bending it out of the way, all it did was burn out the
heating element. I ended up using the electric leafblower I have, and it
still took several hours of 300cfm air to dry the tank out...I think the
ticket would be something like a Shop-Vac (with the hose switched to the
outlet so it blows air instead of sucking it) since the hose is flexible
enough to jam in the filler hole, and you can turn it on and let it run
while you do something else...If I ever have to do it again, I'll spend the
extra $30 I was quoted and take it down to the radiator shop and let them do
it...<LOL>

 

Check the group's archives. We've discussed POR-15 in some depth in the
past, both on its own merits and in comparison to other tank liner
products.

Very briefly though:
I wouldn't use it in my house, but I also refuse to use products with
polyester resin in them because of the fumes. POR-15 isn't even in the
same league as polyester resins.

Special tricks: the tank must be PERFECTLY clean for the process to
work. Follow their directions exactly and you should get good results.

 

Damn how I love my aluminum tank...

 

I'd have given serious thought to new tank if I wasn't doing a
restoration...<LOL>..unfortunately Honda didn't have an aluminum tank in
1982...<grin>

 

The most toxic component of urethane paints is actually odorless. What
makes you think that whatever dangerous fumes POR15 gives off will be
detectable?

 

My current plan is to use it outside with a small lightbulb to keep the
temperature above 50 F while curing. I think a 7.5 watt bulb ought to do
the trick.

Good thought about a string of nuts on a wire.

 

Mind, one could either get a copy of the MSDS or just call the POR-15
guys to get information about fumes. I spent some time on the phone with
them when I was working in a shop that was starting to use their
product, and found them to be quite helpful. The MSDS must be available
on demand, so if you ask for one you had better get it.

 

Or you could just go here:
http://www.prp-porstore.com/POR-15-MSDS.html
or here:
http://msds.ogden.disa.mil/msds/owa/web_msds.display?imsdsnr=192875

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I didn't follow any MSDS links, so I don't know what the hazzards are, but
if you need heat outside, how about taking your light bulb and putting it
and your tank inside a cardboard box?

 

That's pretty much the plan. thanks

 

Did 3 tanks inside,no problems!

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Why do you wonder if it makes you scared to be a little worried about
drying it outside because they say an optimum temperature is 70 F or
better?

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