Repair a Polypropylene Gauze Receptacle
Clip the polypropylene filler rod with the side cutters when you reach the end of the tack weld. Slide the speed tip over the cut filler rod to fuse it to the surface of the gas tank.11. Lay multiple passes of filler rod if the damaged area of the polypropylene gas is wider than one width of filler rod.
Instructions
1. Void the petrol from the polypropylene Gauze cistern and remove the damaged polypropylene Gauze container from the vehicle, per the vehicle's repair album, with the mechanic's belongings locate.
2. Remove any petrol residue from the Gauze cistern by pouring 1 pt. of acetone into the damaged Gauze vehicle, swirling the acetone encircling in the Gauze vehicle and pouring the acetone into the 1-gallon plastic bucket.
3. Pour a inconsiderable magnitude of acetone on a clean rag and wipe the damaged area of the polypropylene gas tank to remove gas residue from the outside surface of the gas tank.
4. Allow the gas tank to dry thoroughly before proceeding.
5. Plug in the plastic welder, turn the heat control knob to 575 degrees Fahrenheit and set the plastic welder aside to preheat.
6. Set the polypropylene gas tank with the damaged area facing up.
7. Place the speed tip against the damaged gas tank. When the surface of the damaged area starts to melt, drag the speed tip across the damaged area to tack-weld the surface of the polypropylene.
8. Align the speed tip with the start of the tack weld, slide a length of polypropylene filler rod into the speed tip, and push the filler rod into the melting tack weld.
9. Drag the plastic welder along the tack weld while pushing the polypropylene filler rod toward the surface of the gas tank.
10.You cannot repair a damaged polypropylene Gauze vehicle with epoxy or a plastic vat repair utensils, as petrol Testament quickly dissolve the epoxy and the leak Testament reappear. Polypropylene is a thermoplastic, which mode that you can advantage heat to melt the plastic and beget a permanent repair in the polypropylene Gauze vat. To heat the polypropylene, you demand to operate a specialized effects that has a controlled heat output. This reduces the chance that you Testament scorch the surface of the Gauze receptacle, which Testament determination in an ineffective repair.
12. Allow the welded area to cool thoroughly before you reinstall the gas tank in the vehicle.
