Morgan's Cloud
07-06-2004, 01:45 PM
Sorry for the length of this but I wanted it to be as understandable as possible..another Donzi detail freak ..
With this 'favorite' topic coming to the surface again I thought it best not to hi-jack someone else's thread to share this info I learned last week.
It seems that someone around here is always (or always about to) replace a tank and this can only be because we hold onto these great little boats for so long or enthusiastically buy them even when they are by most standards considered 'old'.
So it goes without saying that there must be a great amount of experience/info on this topic.
As of two weeks ago I had not heard of the following ...
My fabricator is making 2 new tanks for the St T.
The front tank was foamed in place and even though I was hoping to get away with a new and improved mounting system there is no way to do it otherwise.
I began investigating the availability of two part foam kits here and there are only 2 different types on the shelf.
One dealer (the Clearcote agent) has gallon AND quart kits. The Evercoat agent has only quart kits..
The Clearcote quart kit sells for about $35 the Evercote kit sells for $104 :confused: Well that caught my eye .
Neither could explain the difference. All I can tell you is that the Evercoat kit has the words "closed cell urethane foam" on the labelling.
Well .... a little search on the web revealed that Clearcote does'nt have a web site but they have a contact for their US and worldwide distributor.
A quick introductory e-mail to Paul Smith was answered pronto and the questions ensued.
Anyway , this is what I found out.. the Evercoat product COULD be their own product re-packaged as they do this for many other suppliers in the industry. My supplier here has the " 2 pound " kit.. This must not be used for gas tank installations. I need the " 4 pound " kit .( Something which must be , and has been , ordered).
The 4 pound kit has a different density than the 2 pound and results in a much stronger tank installation. It is also much more resistant to oils and fuel ( and hopefully water) than the 2 pound stuff.
So there you have it. All the info around here on gas tank installation .. but I've yet to come across this . Because of where the front tank is on the St T I'll ever only have one shot at this , so it has to be done right !
And all those years I thought 'foam kits' were just ' foam kits'... :bonk:
Any thoughts ?
Steve
With this 'favorite' topic coming to the surface again I thought it best not to hi-jack someone else's thread to share this info I learned last week.
It seems that someone around here is always (or always about to) replace a tank and this can only be because we hold onto these great little boats for so long or enthusiastically buy them even when they are by most standards considered 'old'.
So it goes without saying that there must be a great amount of experience/info on this topic.
As of two weeks ago I had not heard of the following ...
My fabricator is making 2 new tanks for the St T.
The front tank was foamed in place and even though I was hoping to get away with a new and improved mounting system there is no way to do it otherwise.
I began investigating the availability of two part foam kits here and there are only 2 different types on the shelf.
One dealer (the Clearcote agent) has gallon AND quart kits. The Evercoat agent has only quart kits..
The Clearcote quart kit sells for about $35 the Evercote kit sells for $104 :confused: Well that caught my eye .
Neither could explain the difference. All I can tell you is that the Evercoat kit has the words "closed cell urethane foam" on the labelling.
Well .... a little search on the web revealed that Clearcote does'nt have a web site but they have a contact for their US and worldwide distributor.
A quick introductory e-mail to Paul Smith was answered pronto and the questions ensued.
Anyway , this is what I found out.. the Evercoat product COULD be their own product re-packaged as they do this for many other suppliers in the industry. My supplier here has the " 2 pound " kit.. This must not be used for gas tank installations. I need the " 4 pound " kit .( Something which must be , and has been , ordered).
The 4 pound kit has a different density than the 2 pound and results in a much stronger tank installation. It is also much more resistant to oils and fuel ( and hopefully water) than the 2 pound stuff.
So there you have it. All the info around here on gas tank installation .. but I've yet to come across this . Because of where the front tank is on the St T I'll ever only have one shot at this , so it has to be done right !
And all those years I thought 'foam kits' were just ' foam kits'... :bonk:
Any thoughts ?
Steve