Can one do the electrolysis thing on galvanized or does that make really
nasty stuff?
--R
On 4/11/13 12:56 PM, WILTON wrote:
There's no zinc right around the holes in this can - just rusty steel.
Wilton
----- Original Message ----- From: "Frederick Moir"
<fredy4.s...@yahoo.com>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2013 12:27 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Leaking watering can
Soldering galvanized metal, use zinc "solder".
Low temp, no fumes.
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
Diesel preferred.
________________________________
From: Randy Bennell <rbenn...@bennell.ca>
To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2013 12:19 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Leaking watering can
I cannot help but think that the only proper way to repair the
watering can is to solder it.
Messing about with epoxy or POR etc is just not the right way to fix
something like this.
People repair fuel tanks with plastics etc in an effort to avoid the
big BOOM but there is no need to worry about that with your watering
can.
If you solder it reasonably nicely it will be almost invisible.
I don't think there is any real issue with soldering galvanized metal.
Welding it gets it hot enough to give off bad fumes but soldering is
not likely to get anywhere near that hot and if you do it outdoors, I
see little danger to you.
In order to do a good job on galvanized metal you really need some
acid to eat away the galvanized coating anyway.
I did some soldering of galvanized eavestroughing a number of years
ago and did not have the right acid but did manage to do it with the
flux intended for soldering together copper pipe.
Randy
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