ABS plastic repair

[jerry work]

For those of you who have experienced cracks or breaks in your black ABS holding tank take a look at page 24 of the April 2019 issue of the FMCA magazine. It shows a product called Plasti-Mend that it says is a brush on compound of plastic solvents and resins formulated to make permanent repairs to ABS plastic holding tanks.

I have not tried it myself but if it works as advertised would be the first product that just might lengthen the life of our holding tanks, all of which are near or beyond the end of their useful life and very prone to cracking. I did use the epoxy based holding tank repair products with limited and short lived success and could not recommend them.

Jerry Work
The Dovetail Joint
Fine furniture designed & hand crafted
in the 1907 former Masonic Temple building
in historic Kerby, OR
http://jerrywork.com

 

[powwerjon]

GMC group:

One Netter commented on Plastic-mend ( plasti-mend.com ) that was in the FMCA magazine on page 19. The spec sheet data indicates that it should work well for repairing black ABS plastic used in our and other RV’s, and it is priced at $38.39.

There are a number of other products available for the repair of black ABS plastic that many of the GMC community may not be aware and I do not recommend anyone over another.

Plastifix Repair Kit part from Aircraft Spruce ( aircraft spruce.com ) $31.60

Permatex weather resistance Black Plastic Welder, available from Amazon $5.97 ( https://www.amazon.com/Permatex-84145-Permapoxy-Black-Plastic/dp/B00THUUVSU/ref=asc_df_B00THUUVSU/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312151579877&hvpos=1o2&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14011845686834441892&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9030244&hvtargid=pla-570724905353&psc=1 )
or
http://tinyurl.com/y6ow3dpa

Many have made repairs on the black ABS piping my ground up bits of black ABS piping material and mixing it with MEK (methyl ethyl keytone).

There are a number of options available for repair of black ABS.

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/album-1001/p41913-materials-used-for-repair.html

I have used fiberglas cloth or mat and abs cement or JB weld. No matter what you decide to use surface prep if most important.

Your results may vary.

J. R. Wright
GMC Great Laker
GMC Eastern States
GMCMI
78 Buskirk; Stretch
75 Avion
Michigan
On Location in Tucson

 

[emerystora]

However the original GMC holding tanks are made of polypropylene which is not ABS. I really don’t think any of them are ABS unless someone got an ABS replacement tank. So I am really questioning if this repair would work on the GMC tanks.

Emery Stora
77 Kingsley
Frederick, CO

>
> GMC group:
>
> One Netter commented on Plastic-mend ( plasti-mend.com ) that was in the FMCA magazine on page 19. The spec sheet data indicates that it should work well for repairing black ABS plastic used in our and other RV’s, and it is priced at $38.39.
>
> There are a number of other products available for the repair of black ABS plastic that many of the GMC community may not be aware and I do not recommend anyone over another.
>
> Plastifix Repair Kit part from Aircraft Spruce ( aircraft spruce.com ) $31.60
>
> Permatex weather resistance Black Plastic Welder, available from Amazon $5.97 ( https://www.amazon.com/Permatex-84145-Permapoxy-Black-Plastic/dp/B00THUUVSU/ref=asc_df_B00THUUVSU/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312151579877&hvpos=1o2&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14011845686834441892&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9030244&hvtargid=pla-570724905353&psc=1 )
> or
> http://tinyurl.com/y6ow3dpa
>
> Many have made repairs on the black ABS piping my ground up bits of black ABS piping material and mixing it with MEK (methyl ethyl keytone).
>
> There are a number of options available for repair of black ABS.
>
> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/album-1001/p41913-materials-used-for-repair.html
>
> I have used fiberglas cloth or mat and abs cement or JB weld. No matter what you decide to use surface prep if most important.
>
> Your results may vary.
>
> J. R. Wright
> GMC Great Laker
> GMC Eastern States
> GMCMI
> 78 Buskirk; Stretch
> 75 Avion
> Michigan
> On Location in Tucson
>
>
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[emerystora]

But, who has ABS holding tanks in their GMC? As I just posted in another message our tanks are polypropylene, not ABS.

Emery Stora
77 Kingsley
Frederick, CO

>
> For those of you who have experienced cracks or breaks in your black ABS holding tank take a look at page 24 of the April 2019 issue of the FMCA magazine. It shows a product called Plasti-Mend that it says is a brush on compound of plastic solvents and resins formulated to make permanent repairs to ABS plastic holding tanks.
>
> I have not tried it myself but if it works as advertised would be the first product that just might lengthen the life of our holding tanks, all of which are near or beyond the end of their useful life and very prone to cracking. I did use the epoxy based holding tank repair products with limited and short lived success and could not recommend them.
>
> Jerry Work
> The Dovetail Joint
> Fine furniture designed & hand crafted
> in the 1907 former Masonic Temple building
> in historic Kerby, OR
> http://jerrywork.com
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
>

 

[sgltrac]

Emery the holding tanks in both my 77 were abs

Sully
Bellevue wa

On Wed, Mar 20, 2019 at 10:37 PM Emery Stora via Gmclist <

> But, who has ABS holding tanks in their GMC? As I just posted in another
> message our tanks are polypropylene, not ABS.
>
> Emery Stora
> 77 Kingsley
> Frederick, CO
>
> > On Mar 20, 2019, at 4:47 PM, Gerald Work via Gmclist <

> >
> > For those of you who have experienced cracks or breaks in your black ABS
> holding tank take a look at page 24 of the April 2019 issue of the FMCA
> magazine. It shows a product called Plasti-Mend that it says is a brush on
> compound of plastic solvents and resins formulated to make permanent
> repairs to ABS plastic holding tanks.
> >
> > I have not tried it myself but if it works as advertised would be the
> first product that just might lengthen the life of our holding tanks, all
> of which are near or beyond the end of their useful life and very prone to
> cracking. I did use the epoxy based holding tank repair products with
> limited and short lived success and could not recommend them.
> >
> > Jerry Work
> > The Dovetail Joint
> > Fine furniture designed & hand crafted
> > in the 1907 former Masonic Temple building
> > in historic Kerby, OR
> > http://jerrywork.com
> >
> >
> >
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> >
>
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[roy keen]

My 76 was polypropylene I plastic welded it when it needed repairs.
--
Roy Keen
Minden,NV
76 X Glenbrook