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Thanks to Gene for a great idea. Also, several folks recommended solder
but this seems easier and less flammable. I called the local motorcycle
repair shop and they said they use a product called Kreem which is a
vinyl type solution that is poured in, sloshed around, and poured out,
leaving a sealed inner surface. I plan to buy some and give it a try.
Sam
wrote:
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>
> >I have an old Brass Trawler lamp and the base is leaking around the
> >seam. Anyone have any ideas on how I can seal the seam? It is a
> >kerosene lamp. It doesn't have to be pretty, it is an old lamp but it
> >has served me well. 5200 maybe? JB weld?
>
> Sounds like a treatment with sloshing compound would be exactly what you
> need. They use it to seal airplane tanks, and also old rusty tanks from
> motorcycles and others. You pour it in, slowh it around and it coats the
> inside. Airplane tanks are just the metal rivited together and then this
> stuff us used to seal the joints.
>
> YOu can buy it over the net, about $15 a pint when I bought it, but if
> you go to a place that repairs planes, they might just let you use some
> of theirs. You our it in, slosh it around, then pour out most of it.
>
> Gene Gruender
> Rainbow Chaser
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