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PostPosted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 7:12 pm    Post subject: Vacuum can repair. Reply with quote
Have a leak where the nipple is swaged/crimped into the can. Would a small bead of JB weld be a good fix ?
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 8:01 pm    Post subject: Re: Vacuum can repair. Reply with quote
bigfatloser wrote:
Have a leak where the nipple is swaged/crimped into the can. Would a small bead of JB weld be a good fix ?


Yup, I usually see that on DVDA vacuum cans. JB Weld is good for those types of repairs.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 8:10 pm    Post subject: Re: Vacuum can repair. Reply with quote
I’ll bet a layer of paint applied thick n wet would do it too. Certainly flex seal would.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 8:22 pm    Post subject: Re: Vacuum can repair. Reply with quote
Cleaned, scuffed, cleaned again, JB applied.
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