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So my tank that i am working on has a few pinhole leaks as well as some damage near the 2 side vents that connect to each other. I was told that JB Weld is not a good solution to use with Gas and that there was some other filler that works with gas as a catalyst. This is some info my welder friend was telling me about but he didnt remember what the filler is. Anyone have some thoughts around this?
Like Sonreir says, JB Weld is technically fuel safe. But, if you have a welder friend, real metal is always better. Have him fix the tank the right way.
Like Sonreir says, JB Weld is technically fuel safe. But, if you have a welder friend, real metal is always better. Have him fix the tank the right way.
I had a pinhole leak in my aluminum tank. Up where there were two bungs welded in for frame mounting pucks. I used some specific putty for repairing gas tanks and it worked like a charm.
I tried JB Weld on the bowl of my CA95 petcock (big bowl that had some pin holes in it) and it never hardened fully, or it softened with the gas. Just didn't 'take'.
While I'm not disagreeing with any of the above, I just want to point out:
Usually when there are leaking pin holes in steel, there are some extremely weak spots surrounding them that are waiting to leak. So welding in some new sections might actually be a good idea.
Just went through this myself and used J B Weld "marine" and two coats of Red Kote liner. So far so good, even though the second coat didn't go "as planned". I agree with Rich "pinholes travel in packs"
If you do have the tank welded make sure it is absolutely clean inside and out.
You might want to strip it completely inside and out to see how much damage there is.
The metal is thin to start with ,add that it's rusty,now thinner and dirty.
Because with any impurities where it is to be welded on now will cause bigger holes.
I have used jb weld on a tank to fill in some rust pitting.
Thanks everyone for the advice. I gave the tank to the welder and like someone else said on here he said he can try to repair it but that when you try to patch one hole another one can show up. So will see.
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