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11/25/07, 09:11 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Ohio
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Patch for metal trough
Anyone have a good suggestion for patching a galvanized trough? I've got a 60 gallon one with about a 16th inch hole in it. It rusted through in that one spot. Can I solder it?
Hate to trash an otherwise good trough.
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11/25/07, 09:23 AM
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Drill it out evenly and put a plastic drain in it with a plug and gasket. Or whatever kind of fitting you can find that'll fit. One of the drain fittings they sell for poly tanks will work fine. That'll hold longer than a patch. Even a nut and bolt with o-rings on each side of the tank wall will work for a hole that small.
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11/25/07, 09:44 AM
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Hey.
Easy solder with patch piece...wire brush clean and use torch with flux and silver solder. Clean up any excess flux because it's toxic.
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Cut a slightly larger galv. patch piece with some snips and glue it over the spot with food grade silicone caulk. Surface must be wire brushed clean and dry for good bond. Super easy to do...I recommend this.
RF
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11/25/07, 10:13 AM
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Clean up the hole. Patch with JB Weld. Works great. If it is from rust. Turn the tank on its side and AT NIGHT have someone shine a light from the inside so you can see any other holes. Patch them too. After patching I spray the inside with cold galvanizing spray and paint the bottom with car rust spray - the stuff you spray the underside of cars with.
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11/25/07, 11:05 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2004
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Thanks all great ideas. Just never had to do this job before. I have to say that's one of the things I get a kick out of when it come to homesteading. Always something new and practical to learn!
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11/25/07, 01:21 PM
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stove bolt, inner tube patch inside and outside, large flat washersbetween head and nut
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11/25/07, 03:49 PM
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Clean area well, use galvanized patch piece and plumbers putty. Put patch on the inside, so water is puting pressure on the patch, and fill hole with, and make a putty "patch" on the outside. That's what I did and it's lasted for several years so far.
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11/25/07, 06:39 PM
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I have one that I patched with a bumper sticker. I dried it real good, stuck the bumper sticker over the hole and put it in the sun to "bake" for a while. It has held water all year now. (how redneck is that!)
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11/25/07, 06:54 PM
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Originally Posted by holleegee
(how redneck is that!)
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Well, now, that kind of depends on the bumper sticker doesn't it? If it's Clinton/Gore, not very redneck. If it's an NRA sticker, maybe you're getting closer.
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11/25/07, 08:07 PM
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Should you use a flame heat on it, being galvanized, be careful of the fumes. They make you very sick yo your stomach. Whole milk will help negate those effects. Not particularly dangerous stuff, just miserable feeling.
--->Paul
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11/25/07, 10:48 PM
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Originally Posted by holleegee
I have one that I patched with a bumper sticker. I dried it real good, stuck the bumper sticker over the hole and put it in the sun to "bake" for a while. It has held water all year now. (how redneck is that!)
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I like it! An "A" for creativity.
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11/25/07, 11:53 PM
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The marine epoxy will fix it fine. It is cheap and in a play dough type form.
Home depot sells it. Jb weld and many others make a like product.
One you use this a time or two. You will most likely keep it in the tool box. It can be used underwater to make repairs on boats as well.
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11/26/07, 02:38 AM
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Originally Posted by whiterock
stove bolt, inner tube patch inside and outside, large flat washersbetween head and nut
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Then cover it with roofing tar. (the washers are called fender washers)
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11/26/07, 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by DaleK
Well, now, that kind of depends on the bumper sticker doesn't it? If it's Clinton/Gore, not very redneck. If it's an NRA sticker, maybe you're getting closer.
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It's a steam and gas sticker (antique tractor pull/steam engine show sticker......is that redneck enough?)
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11/26/07, 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by holleegee
I have one that I patched with a bumper sticker. I dried it real good, stuck the bumper sticker over the hole and put it in the sun to "bake" for a while. It has held water all year now. (how redneck is that!)
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Might work, I had an old '70s era Wagoneer at one time that came with some obnoxious foil bumper sticker. That thing was indestructable and unremovable, tougher than any epoxy I ever came across. I figured better than grinding it off, just paint it so it was unreadable. I cant even remember what it said, but wasnt something I wanted to drive around with.
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11/26/07, 08:38 PM
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I just fixed my stock tank this weekend with epoxy. It's been holding water since Sunday.
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11/27/07, 08:08 AM
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Fiberglass
I would either use the aforementioned J-B Weld which is metal filings in an epoxy base or I would use fiberglass cloth bonded in place with the resin and hardener.
Depending upon the use of the trough it might pay to coat the entire inside of the trough with the cloth and resin and hardener. Just make sure to keep it continually coated in resin throughout the life cycle so that livestock wouldn't be getting fiberglass fibers.
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