Pond Armor

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Thanks Butch
 
zennzzo;666564; said:
What does anybody know about this product?
On Plywood? Toxic fumes when uncured? Acetone cleanup? MEK cleanup?
Thankx in advance...Zennz:popcorn:
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Ooops, I misssed this - sorry Zennzzo.

Yes on plywood, no toxic fumes or toxic anything, cured or uncured. The odor is mild but if you're like my wife who can't stand the smell of plain old latex paint, it may bother you too :) 99% of the people that use it are not bugged by the smell. Yes acetone or laquer thinner clean up and then wash your hands with soap and water and I would put a moisturizer on (acetone/laquer thinner tends to dry out one's skin). MEK - no, that's kind of over kill.
Butch
Pond Armor
www.pondarmor.com
butch@pondarmor.com
800-716-1545
 
PondArmor;667772; said:
Yes Pond Shield will bond to itself. If you coat within 24 hours, no additional prep is required, but if you wait longer, you should sand with 60-grit sandpaper, wipe clean and apply any additional material you had in mind.
Butch
Pond Armor
www.pondarmor.com
butch@pondarmor.com
800-716-1545

P.S. Jovial - call me tomorrow and I'll get your mailing info and send you off some free samples. <--- that goes for anyone wishing to try some out.
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Thanks, and I will take you up on the sample as soon as my other projects are farther along.

Dr Joe

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I'd be very interested in a sample as well since I plan on building a tank in the near future but I was wondering how much you're sending out so I could think up a test project to go along.
 
Butch,
Could you offer some insights on what would be the recomemnded procedure for sealing the glass in a plywood tank? pondarmor then silicone, then glass?

Same for concrete (block)?
 
Yes that's the exact sequence. JohnPTC laid out exactly what he did in his DYI post here somewhere (can't find it at the moment) but if memory serves, he coated all of his tank with Pond Shield and also used it to glue the stainless steel window frame in. After it was cured he sanded the Pond Shield to give it tooth wherever he was going to use the silicone material to place the window in with. IMPORTANT - Silicone sticks to stuff, stuff does not necessarily stick to silicone. This is why you coat everything first and then use the silicone in the final step. As far as silicones go, I cannot recommend one over another, but it sounds like JohnPTC had done his homework and found the proper adhesive. It should be high tack and very flexible so that any movement of the tank itself is not transferred to the window causing damage. I think I can say that this is the ONLY time I recommend some sort of flexible construction - around the window area ONLY. Everything else should be solid construction.

I hope that helps some :)
 
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