Reply To: Float Seal?

[aquasonic]

After years of using SIG brand model airplane dope, I have given up on it for a float coating for several of reasons.

It has become difficult to find. It is expensive, and once opened, it hardens up even when sealed and becomes worthless.

Now, it’s just superglue from the local dollar store. Brush on 2-3 coats on a clean sanded, or better yet new float, and give it plenty of time to cure before exposure to gasoline. Lots of coating issues arise from a lack of curing time.

After taking pressure tanks apart that have super glue treated floats that have been immersed in gasoline for a couple of months, I’ve seen no degradation of the coating.

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