Idea for water proofing plywood tank

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Insl-X RP Series pool paint is a rubber base coating for all new or old concrete pools. This product complies with all volatile emission standards outlined by the Ozone Transport Commission and is low VOC. It may be used in all states and municipalities. Insl-X RP Series pool paint provides a durable rubber based satin finish for use in residential and commercial pools. Rubber based pool paint is the natural choice over older Chlorinated Rubber based pool paints which have been commonly used for decades. It imparts all the same durable film properties of Chlorinated Rubber but in a lower VOC system that is compliant for sale everywhere. Suitable for use in fresh or salt water. Resists fading, fungus, algae, abrasion and alkalis. See Insl-x Swimming Pool Paint Brochure for complete instructions regarding application. SUGGESTED USES: Concrete, Gunnite*, Marcite*, Pools *Integrity of marcite or gunnite must be sound and solid.
  • Durable rubber base system replaces older chlorinated rubber paints
  • Maybe be applied over Chlorinated rubber and Pliolite based pool paints
  • For fresh and salt water pools
  • For residential or commercial pools and water parks
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What is the price like on it? Availability?
 
Yes I am. Looks promising so far. I got mine from ACE hardware.
 
bassnectar;3782198; said:
$48.97/gallon free shipping from home depot or you could just buy it there
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I've been reading about this product more since Muni first brought it up here on MFK. While I'm interested in the potential of this product, I do have some concerns.

The product does contain solvents and it appears is designed to go on very thin. Since it is only 59% solids by volume this means it could take A LOT of coats to get the necessary build thickness that would presumably be required for a plywood tank. It also makes the product effecitively more expensive than the $40 to $50 range people are seeing.

Conversely, if one were impatient and applied the product with too thick of coats there maybe issues with evaporation of solvents that would interfere with the second stage of the curing process.

And while it seems the product has decent to good repairability, the VOC level is higher than what has been mentioned as the lower limit come 2011 when new VOC restrictions take effect. What this means is that their replacement product next year may not be compatible with the current product, thereby diminishing the repairability of this product.

Now with all that out of the way regarding the bad side of solvents, they probably do make this product very easy to apply.

One other concern is that silicone does not stick to it so another method of attaching glass would be necessary. I don't consider this a huge deal.

If I can find it locally I'd like to try it in a terrarium at the very least.
 
bassnectar;3784008; said:
ehhh sounds sketch
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For what it is worth, there is no perfect plywood tank sealant. All of them have their own set of tradeoffs. I just mentioned those specifically relevant to the InsulX product.
 
The benefit of InsulX is that its cheap and easily available, especially if you can get it at home depot

Easy to get and easy to apply means it doesn't matter if it covers less per dollar than epoxy, as long as the outcome is a stable membrane, and will hold water for a long period of time.

Epoxy or epoxy with glass is intimidating for a lot of people, despite how easy it is once you get started with it. Much easier to paint the inside with a roller (even if you have to do it a couple times) everyone is comfortable rolling paint.
 
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