Sealing the inside of a rusty water tank

8 posts & 7 voices | Started 4 months ago by sharkbait | Latest reply from andyl

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sharkbait - Member

I have a galvanised 30L water drinker for my chickens but the inside is starting to go a bit rusty.

I've sealed small petrol tanks with POR before but can anyone recommend something similar for a water tank that doesn't cost too much?

Posted 4 months ago #
wwaswas - Member

hammerite?

Posted 4 months ago #
Rusty Mac - Member

Could you line it with one of the large water bottles possibly aquired from an office?

Paint the inside to prevent further rusting and butcer the bottle to act as a liner.

In know of a few bottles used like that on allotments.

Posted 4 months ago #
Junkyard - Member

glue pond liner to the inside?
make it like a balloon then insert the liner to the inside
All these answers depends on how much access you have to the inside

Posted 4 months ago #
Riksbar - Member

For a moment i thought the thread title was a euphemism.

Posted 4 months ago #
sharkbait - Member

All these answers depends on how much access you have to the inside

Very little, so a solution that involves pouring some sealant into the tank, swirling it around and letting it dry.
Hammerite is looking fave right now.

Posted 4 months ago #
maccruiskeen - Member

Hammerite is looking fave right now.

Yum yum, trichloroethane. Tastes like chicken

Posted 4 months ago #
andyl - Member

I'd just replace the tank with something that won't rot or contaminate your chickens.

Posted 4 months ago #

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