Hi Will,
Indeed the tank as received from Europa is Fluorinated, albeit to a lower
level in my tank's case to what I managed to arrange by a US treatment
factory. You can see my request out to the group for interested builders
to share in the expense, but found none so I went ahead and paid their high
minimum lot fee. If there were a bunch of tanks (and cobras) it could have
cost as little as $40/tank. The process is done in a temp/pressure
controlled chamber, and the tank must be free of contaminants to avoid
being damaged in the process.
Mine came back with a 'thick frost' textured finish, and was done to the
same level as the do for the auto industryy to meet the evaporative
emissions requirements.
The contact info was:
Neal Christopher
Plant Manager
Fluoro-Seal International
29 Royal Drive
Forest Park, GA 30297
Ph: 404-363-0008
Fax: 404-363-9611
E-Mail: 60Atlanta@fsicorp.com
Web: www.fluoroseal.com
Transforming Plastics. Making the Impossible Possible
Cheers,
Pete
PS- if anyone endevours to get their tanks done, I'd love to jump into the
order, with a small motorcycle plastic gas tank that I have not yet
installed :-)
On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 9:31 AM, William Daniell <wdaniell@etb.net.co>wrote:
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> How do you flourinate? I don't suppose you can do it with the tank already
> in??
> I am slightly wondering whether, before I put my top on to do "something"
> about the tank having heard several horror stories. I would be gutted to
> fill up my nice finished aeroplane and to see a puddle on the tarmac. This
> moment previously completely theoretical is still a way off but it is
> actually becoming a reality that I might finish one day
> Any thoughts anyone?
> Will
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> *From: * Peter Zutrauen <peterz@zutrasoft.com>
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> Hi Karl!
>
> LowDensityPolyEthelyne (LDPE) as I understand it.
>
> The material requires "fluorination" to become less porous to the fuel and
> prevent swelling and cracking.
>
> Cheers,
> Pete
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 7:29 AM, Karl Heindl <kheindl@msn.com> wrote:
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>> Could someone please remind me what type of plastic the tank is made of ?
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>> Many thanks,
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>> Karl
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