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-----Original Message----- From: Mark Melendez <melendez@bi*.co*> To: <techdiver@aquanaut.com> Date: February 2, 1999 7:04 P Subject: Rust spots on OMS 98.... >Anyone know what the best method would be for dealing with small rusting >areas on the *exterior* on OMS tanks? It seems that the coating had a >small pinhole which allowed moisture to reach the metal. > >Has anyone else had this problem? > >-- >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >Mark Melendez >melendez at bigfoot dot com >http://www.bigfoot.com/~melendez >-- Mark, I've got OMS 98's also. I haven't had this problem yet but I keep a close eye on them for rust. There are some chips that go down to the bare metal, but I've found that clear nail polish works well to keep out the rust. I gusee the only thing you can do it treat it like a body job on the car. First sand down the rusty area till clean metal comes up, clean with methyl hydrate, not varsol, and prime it. Allow to dry and prime again, then paint. Allow paint to air cure and don't heat the tank (i'm sure you know this already!). Don't forget to tape over or cover up the valves so you don't get metal dust or paint in them. HTH Matt >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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