TANKERITE
Instrucciones de uso del kit Tankerite

1- PREPARACIÓN
Quitar los grifos de gasolina yt a p o n a r los orificios con un paño retorcido en cuña o con una varilla de madera o corcho. Desmontar igualmente posibles accesorios interiores como aforadores, sondas, etc.
Tapar el agujero del tapón con un corcho o un paño envuelto en film transparente para que el paño no absorba producto. Introducir en el depósito tuercas, cantos rodados o una cadena vieja y disolvente, acetona o alcohol. Mover enérgicamente para remover las incrustaciones de suciedad y óxido, dejar reposar algunas horas y vaciar el depósito, repetir la operación hasta estar bien seguro de haber eliminado toda grasa de gasolina o aceite Enjuagar y, si el líquido del enjuague no sale limpio, volver a repetir la operación.
Introducir el ácido anti oxido (togliruggine) y remover, de vez en cuando para que todas las paredes estén mojadas, normalmente el óxido desaparece al cabo de unas horas, vaciar y enjuagar con abundante agua tras lo que hay que secar el interior con un secador ou n compresor o simplemente dejándolo secar alaire. Unavezterminado esteproceso es aconsejable realizar el recubrimiento interior lo antes posible para evitar que se vuelva a formar óxido
2- APLICACIÓN:
El kit se presenta listo para su uso, pero es posible usar solo una parte en el caso de un depósito muypequeño o piezas sueltas, en todo caso hay querespetar los porcentajes de la mezcla (1 parte de catalizador por 4 de esmalte) con mucha precisión, en este caso se aconseja usar una balanza de precisión.
Mezclar de forma homogénea el catalizador (catalizzatore) y el esmalte (smalto) en el bote del esmalte con una espátula para poderraspar bien todo el productoadherido a las paredes, hacerlo durante unos minutos hasta que la mezcla presente un color uniforme. Echar la mezcla en el depósito y removerio lentamente girando el depósito sobre todos sus lados para obtener una distribución uniforme del producto y evitar que queden partes sin cubrir.
Repetir esta operación cada 15 minutos 3 6 4 veces y dejar el depósito inclinado hacia delante para evitar que sefaponen las salidas de gasolina (si esto sucede es suficiente
con pasar una broca). El producto se seca a temperatura ambiente (15-25o) entre 12 y 24 horas pero adquiere su mayor resistencia sólo después de 6 6 7 días
No echar gasolina hasta pasada minimo una semana.
Si hay que cromar el depósito usar TANKERITE después de cromar y NO antes.
CONSEJOS PRÁCTICOS
Ene l caso degrietas operforaciones (siempred et a m a ñ oinferior al o s 2 milimetros) taparlos con cinta aislante para evitar que el producto salga por ellos ydejar reposar el depósito con la parte más dañada abajo para que la resina la recubra con mayor espesor TANKERITEn o se resquebraja si se aplica en capas espesas y soporta variaciones de temperatura de entre -30° y +120
siempre que la capa anterior esté perfectamente limpia. Sep u e d e repetir todal a operación varias veces para conseguir espesores mayores En caso de el secado enfriando el recipiente de la mezcla eincluso se puede paralizar la catalización poniendo la mezcla en el frigorifico,
En elcaso dedepósitos muy grandes ocon separadoresinteriores sepuede diluir el producto para que se reparta mejor hasta un 10% de alcohol etilico o de 960 En el caso de depósitos con elementos internos como flotador o aforador, hay que desmontar estos elementos y si no se pudiera, hay que limpiarlos con aire comprimido antes de que el producto se seque.
Al dejar el depósitoe nreposo procurar que este no quede en una postura en la que la
resina pueda taponar los conductos entre diferentes compartimentos. No dejar el producto a temperaturas inferiores a 5o ya que el frioparaliza la catalización Las herramientas se limpian con alcohol.
NO ECHAR RESTOS POR LE DESAGÜE.
La resina not i e n e caducidad y el catalizador caduca en unos 25/30 meses
TANKERITE se puede utilizar en depósitos de fibra, aluminio, latón y hierro.
Los productos de este kit nod a ñ a n ni pinturas ni cromados (en contactos breves) y en caso de suciedad es suficiente limpiar con alcohol durante las primeras horas del secado.
TANKERITE está disponible en 2 kits:
Pequeño (para depósitos de hasta 12 litros): 250gr de resina, 62,5gr de catalizador y 250gr de ácido anti óxido. Grande (para depósitos de hasta 24 litros): 500gr de resina, 125 gr de catalizador y 750gr de ácido anti óxido.
Teléfonos parapedidos:666 412 363 / 667 453 5 10.
ATENCIÓN!!!
NO TIRE RESTOS DE ESTOSPRODUCTOS EN LOS DESAGÜES O ALCANTARILLAS
Tankerite – User Instructions
The Tankerite anticorrosion treatment may also be used with plastic and synthetic material tanks. Find out here how to proceed in these cases.
How to use Tankerite
Tankerite User Instructions
Instructions for the correct usage of our anticorrosion sealing treatment
FAQ TANKERITE – Frequently-asked questions
The difference between the Tankerite and Tankerite Gum products lies in their degree of elasticity. Tankerite Gum (which is dark brown in colour) is a technical evolution of the Tankerite product, aimed at a better solution of the problem of porosity and small holes. Indeed, being a gummy product, it is more elastic and thus enables the building up of thicker layers, with consequent improvement of sealing properties.
On the other hand, it has longer catalysis times, it is more expensive, and working with it is also more complicated. In addition, it gives off a typical sulphur smell.
The use of Tankerite Gum is recommended where there are holes, small cracks or serious thinning of the sheet metal; or where there are leaks caused by riveted sheet metal joints. Thanks to its enhanced elasticity, Tankerite Gum is also useful on fibreglass tanks.
Tankerite for tanks can withstand temperatures up to 130°C. Tankerite Plus, on the other hand, is a two-part resin capable of withstanding temperatures up to 250°C, which makes it ideal for the internal lining – to be applied with a brush – of porous or lightly-cracked engine casings.
The catalysis of this product is particularly slow, therefore it is advisable to apply it only with a brush, not per direct flow, as is the case with standard Tankerite. Tankerite Plus is also resilient to the chemical attack of benzene and its by-products.
The Tankerite primer must be used whenever a tricky grip is expected, e.g. on highly-polished stainless steel, brass, copper, composite materials with low adherence properties, etc.
Furthermore, being very liquid and completely anti-corrosive, the primer is suitable as a grounding base### on very rusty tanks, where it has not been possible to strip the dusty rust away completely.
Under normal conditions, the catalysis process begins after a few hours and ends within 12 hours, whilst reticulation – i.e. complete resilience to chemical agents – takes places after a few days.
Tankerite and Tankerite Gum can be used without any problems on fibreglass and composite-material tanks, as long as their inner walls have a rough finish.
With ABS, nylon or other plastics materials, a primer must first be used. To find the best solution in these cases, we recommend calling our Technical Service, in order to better understand the type of material to be treated.
The resin catalyses even without sun, but preferably with the plug removed.
Obviously, a well-ventilated place – with a good temperature above 15°C – contributes to a good reticulation, which normally takes place within a week. Excessively low or high temperatures can slow down or speed up incorrectly the catalysis process.
The phosphating acid is used to dissolve the existing rust and to clean the oxidised sheet metal.
However, after using the acid, the use of the resin is indispensable, in order to avoid further and more serious oxidation.
The Tankerite kit is pre-dosed and ready to be mixed.
To use only part of the product, it must be divided it accurately by weight, with the aid of precision scales, following the enclosed instructions, i.e. with a ratio of 100 g of resin per 25 g of catalyst.
The resin coating must be carried out over the whole tank, in order to create a complete and continuous inner lining that is impervious to fuels.
Partial treatment could cause infiltrations of petrol, with consequent unpredictable detachment of the resin.
Splitting can take place where there is an excessively thick layer of wrinkled-up resin, or when a higher dosage of catalyst has been used. However, these are simply problems of appearance, not technical ones.
To avoid this type of splitting, we recommend draining the excess resin from the tank, before catalysis takes places, and to use the correct dosage of the mixture.
The resin only becomes detached where there is rust that has not been thoroughly stripped; in other words, when cleaning has been only roughly carried out or if there are oily residues that have not been properly degreased, according to the instructions provided.
A second treatment can be carried out on top of existing ones, provided that an accurate degreasing is first carried out, where a two-stroke mixture has been used, or simply rinsing first with surgical spirit.
At any stage, it is possible to carry out a complete removal of the resin from the inside of the tank. However, we recommend that you contact our technical service for the correct procedure to follow.
If the product fails to catalyse, this can be due to various causes, such as:
- Expired shelf-life of the catalyst (beyond 24-30 months).
- An insufficient quantity of catalyst has been used.
- Inadequate hasty mixing of the two components produces an irregular pattern of catalysis.
- The product has been excessively diluted.
- Excessively low ambient temperature – never use the product at temperatures below 10°C!
With tanks where the resin is not perfectly catalysed, a new treatment is sufficient (without using the acid) to obtain reticulation, also of the underlying layer, within 10 days.
The Tankerite resin is naturally thixotropic, therefore particularly thick.
The desired fluidity is obtained by mixing the resin first with the catalyst and then with 90° proof methylated spirits (max. 5%) or nitro solvent (max. 5%).