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[Closed] Sealing the inside of a rusty water tank

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I have a galvanised 30L water drinker for my chickens but the inside is starting to go a bit rusty.
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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 : 23/01/2012 10:53 am
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hammerite?


 
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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 : 23/01/2012 11:15 am
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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 : 23/01/2012 11:17 am
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For a moment i thought the thread title was a euphemism.


 
Posted : 23/01/2012 11:18 am
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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 : 23/01/2012 12:53 pm
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Hammerite is looking fave right now.

Yum yum, trichloroethane. Tastes like chicken 🙂


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


 
Posted : 23/01/2012 1:14 pm