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<blockquote data-quote="ET43" data-source="post: 9593" data-attributes="member: 62"><p><strong>Fibreglass tank sealers</strong></p><p></p><p>The few posts on this matter brought little fresh news so I sat down and did a huge Google. It would appear that Kreem is starting to delaminate in the 'states and is likely to over here at the end of the year when we get more ethanol in the fuel, The only sealers that I have found today for fibreglass tanks are, Tank Cure and Gold Standard tank sealer, both available from UK suppliers. They are an epoxy resin and the blurb says it will stick to fibreglass tanks if they have been properly cleaned. Both products have a dedicated tank cleaner. What I cannot get my head around is that I thought that polyester and epoxy resins would not adhere to each other, but I guess as an old dog, I can be taught new tricks. If making a new tank today one is advised to use a resin called Crystic 199. Sadly it is only available in 295kg drums, cost £1500 a go! An additional bit of news came from a visitor to the Southampton section meeting this week who was a petro-chemical engineer who stated quite firmly that 95 RON fuel does not have ethanol in it, only brands like Shell V70 which is rated 98 RON, and other makes of the same RON, so if you have been giving your machine a treat with posh fuel, don't! However, the FBHVC web site says something slighty different, so please look at their piece on fuel. They also say that these ethanol enriched fuels are not good for various metals found in carbs, and are also likely to eat away rubber fuel lines. If any one knows different, please let us know.</p><p>Thanks,</p><p>Phil Primmer</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ET43, post: 9593, member: 62"] [b]Fibreglass tank sealers[/b] The few posts on this matter brought little fresh news so I sat down and did a huge Google. It would appear that Kreem is starting to delaminate in the 'states and is likely to over here at the end of the year when we get more ethanol in the fuel, The only sealers that I have found today for fibreglass tanks are, Tank Cure and Gold Standard tank sealer, both available from UK suppliers. They are an epoxy resin and the blurb says it will stick to fibreglass tanks if they have been properly cleaned. Both products have a dedicated tank cleaner. What I cannot get my head around is that I thought that polyester and epoxy resins would not adhere to each other, but I guess as an old dog, I can be taught new tricks. If making a new tank today one is advised to use a resin called Crystic 199. Sadly it is only available in 295kg drums, cost £1500 a go! An additional bit of news came from a visitor to the Southampton section meeting this week who was a petro-chemical engineer who stated quite firmly that 95 RON fuel does not have ethanol in it, only brands like Shell V70 which is rated 98 RON, and other makes of the same RON, so if you have been giving your machine a treat with posh fuel, don't! However, the FBHVC web site says something slighty different, so please look at their piece on fuel. They also say that these ethanol enriched fuels are not good for various metals found in carbs, and are also likely to eat away rubber fuel lines. If any one knows different, please let us know. Thanks, Phil Primmer [/QUOTE]
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