Rant: fuel tank sealer vs new tank, I went cheap and paid for it

I had a Cessna 172 with a weeping fuel tank leak near the wing root last March, and the quote for a new tank was $3,800, so I tried one of those SLICK products to coat the inside instead. It stopped the drip for about 2 weeks, then the sealer started flaking off and clogged the fuel strainer on a runup at KPDK. Has anyone else had luck with the re-seal route, or am I just the idiot who should've bought the new tank?

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taylorc403d ago

I had good luck with a tank reseal by an actual shop, they use the real Pro-Seal stuff not that pour-in junk and mine held for years. Sounds like the DIY sealer was the problem, not the reseal idea itself.

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