Plasti Drip

[TheRealAndyCook]

Its used for coating hammers and screwdrivers, etc with a rubbery coating. I got it in a spray can that says it'll cover something like 5-10sq feet and it was 15ish dollers.

Wondering how this will fair underwater, I'm coating a cardboard box right now


price wise this doesn't compare well with zavlar however we will see tonight at like 1 or 2 how it does.

A side note, the cardboard is swelling fairly badly...so if this works at all i assume there was some form of witchcraft involved...the product doesn't seem to bond to its self very well. How ever my finger is permanently black this stuff sticks to skin like transmission oil


UPDATE: silicone'd the corners with random stuff i had, since its painted over by the product i dont really need to worry about it, its more of a filler, anything would have worked assuming the product sticks to its self...finally pealed off the plastic that was on my finger and it was very elastic. atleast 40-50% expandable...this looks promising for movable tanks.

 

[TheRealAndyCook]

looking downwards on the cardboard all the fibers inside have turned black, assuming capillary action which means the compound has been sucked threw all the fibers and I've basically turned this cardboard into a piece of plastic. Regardless of if this works or fails there is a large problem now, plywood absorbs A LOT more then cardboard can and as such, i would assume, this is no longer a cost effective way to coat a plywood tank.

THO, if you had an animal pron to scratching, like turtles...the deep coat into the wood may provide an effective barrier for alot longer then a dense coat of material on the surface.

 

[TheRealAndyCook]

Plastic compound impregnated the cardboard and made water bead on it. A longer test would need to be done to insure it is 100% water proof.

(how ever the box broke when being lifted and did not create a tight seal by its self to glass...more layers may have provided a stronger seal but this is not a cheap alternative to other products available. Thread can be locked as no more academic tests will be carried out by me)

 

[yogurt_21]

sounds really expensive per sqft and a pain to apply properly. I'd go with some of the othe rlquid rubbers commonly used over this.

 

[Defeatist]

ive seen that stuff @ lowes before. thought about getting some to try a test of 2 with but then i thought that maybe it would be toxic to fish even when it is cured so i didn't even bother. also thought about using truck bed liner. ive heard they use like herculiner on big public aquariums but when u call and ask them about using it for a plywood tank they say they don't recommend it. now - i dunno if that means its toxic. or if it doesn't bond well to wood, or if there just tryin to cover there ass in the case that u buy it, use it, and something was to go horrbibly wrong

 

[CHOMPERS]

plywood absorbs A LOT more then cardboard

Actually, the cardboard is far more permiable than the plywood. Spray some on a scrap of plywood and then cut it in half.

no more academic tests will be carried out by me

Where's the fun in that?

 

[CHOMPERS]

when u call and ask them about using it for a plywood tank they say they don't recommend it.

That is the default answer that you will always get when you ask if you can use a company's product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling. The people on the other end of the phone are not authorized to think rationally.

Whether it is safe to use is up to you to decide. If a product cures completely and is no longer water soluble, then it is generally safe to use.

 

[Billy_m24]

I tried that too after the epoxy paint faild, ames blue max works my tank has been up for two month no leak water crystal cleak, ugy will last about a week I tried that one too. I posted photo of the tank on here today