The time is now!
With the supply issues that exist worldwide, being able to repair large poly tanks has become a necessity, but, until now, there has not been an effective methodology for the repair of large poly tanks.
But how?
There are just a few repair systems that allegedly repair large poly tanks. Each of these systems produce rigid repairs. Rigid repairs are often problematic when used on a poly tank. With large poly tanks, rigid repairs (epoxies and plastic welding can be catahtrophic. Tech-Patches are made from a flexible polymer, fluorosiliconoe. Since the patches are flexible, they can handle the shape changes that occur with temperature change or with addition or removal of water or other contents in large tanks. Tech-Patches have never failed to repair a damaged poly tank.
Skepticism is the norm. We know because were initially skeptical … big time.
Anyone familiar with trying to repair poly tanks will be skepical on our assertions that Tech-Patches will permanently seal a hole or crack in a poly tank. When we first developed our patented Polymer Bonding Process (Process) , the methodology used to attach the patches, in 2016, we wete highly skeptical. It took two years of testing, testing that had a 100% success rate, for us to begin to believe. Now, years later, when someone calls with a problem, the focus is always on what they did wrong. In the years since the 2016 Eureka moment and once the learning curve was completed, there has NEVER been a failure of the Process, nor of a bond created by the Process, nor of the Patches.
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Steps in repairing a large plastic (poly) tank.
The steps for repariing a hole or crack in a large poly tank are given below.
1) Abrade the poly surfac to below the sheen.
2) Clean the surface with any cleaner that will not leave a residure, i.e., acetone, denatured alcohol, streak free windex, etc.
3) Saturate the surface with an adhesion promoter for polymers, our Poly Prep. Let dry.
4) Spray the surface with our Activator/Acceleratro. Let dry.
5) Warm the surface to about 120 degrees F or, by touch, to just below hot.
6) Apply the SI adhesive to the entire Tech-Patch, except for diagonal corners, using small concentric circles.
7) Put extra adhesive in the area where the edges of the hole or crack are.
8) Grab the diagonal corners, apply tension and press the patch on the large plastic tank>
9) Press down the edges of the patch with your fingers.
10) Use the glue squeegee to apply pressure from the center out.
11) Glue down the corners if necessary.
12) Visually inspect the patch. Repair any problems that you see.
13) Apply a bead of the SI adhesive all the way around the seam.
14) Spray the seam with a light mist of the Activator/Accelerator.
“Plussing the patch”
When extra protection is needed, when you have a large hole in a tank, or are repairing a large hole in a tank, or when the tank or pipe is pressurized, you can “plus” your patch. To “plus” the patch, use the following steps.
- Run beads of the SI adhesive on top of the patch.
- Spread the adhesive with the Glue squeegee
- Repeat 1) and 2) twice
- Spray a light mist of the Activator/Accelerator on the patch
- Run beads of the SI adhesive on top of the patch.
- Spread the adhesive with the Glue squeegee
- Spray a light mist of the Activator/Accelerator on the patch.
- Repeat 5,6 and 7 as necessary.
After you surface
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How does the Process work?
We often are asked the question, How come your stuff works so much better than the other guys?” Actually, the answer is simple, chemictry and physics. For polymers, the heat applied to the low evergy surface of a polymer, any polymer, all polymers alters the molecular structure of the polymer. Even low level heat causes the molecules of a polymer to speed up and separate. Then adding the chemical reaction of our SI adhesive and Activator/Accelerator occurs, the evemt changes from an endothermic reaction to an exothermic one, i.e,, a bond is formed. Bonds are more durable than glue joins. Convinced yet?
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