Review on 💧 Versachem 90214 Plastic Tank and Radiator Repair Kit - 30 Grams: Fix Leaks with Ease! by Cameron Reed

Updated 8/29/18 - Three years later and this fix is still holding up! Wonderful! It's essentially a permanent fix as long as you go with a dry tank and follow the directions. My initial review is below: I was skeptical of this product for my intended application which was to repair a plastic gas tank on a Husqvarna 155BT blower. The scoop fell and hit the top of the fuel tank, leaving a 1/4 inch diameter hole. I tried Devcon's plastic epoxy and it worked for a while, but then it started leaking again. I tried regular 5 minute epoxy and it was useless. Then I tried a sealant approved for marine fuel and it really sucked. So my final decision was to try Versachem 90214 tank sealant or pay $60 for a new fuel tank and spend an hour or two installing the new tank. When the package came out I was even more skeptical about using it for a plastic gas tank. I could not find any data on the product having been exposed to petrol on or within the packaging. I went online to the VersaChem website and it says 90214 is good for both petrol and diesel but oddly there is no clear label on the box. Package 90214 contains a two-part epoxy in a sealed plastic bag. You press the bottom half (black) into the clear top half of the epoxy. You need to knead the epoxy components to be joined for about a minute. I did this and then poured the contents into a small plastic cup (not recommended but suited my needs better) and stirred with a tongue depressor (not included) for another 15 seconds. Epoxy application kit along with a piece of 2" x 4" fiberglass cloth, a piece of 2" x 4" 80 grit sandpaper to roughen the surface of the damaged tank. I have access to a lot of tools so I cleaned the tank near the leak with a roloc wheel on the grinder - it was much quicker. One tip: Do ALL the prep work, put on disposable gloves (not included), pre-cut the fiberglass mesh to suit your needs with a new razor blade or REALLY sharp scissors. Do this ALL IN ADVANCE because once you've mixed these two halves of epoxy you'll have less than ten minutes before the product will set and become unapplyable. Probably less time in a warm environment - I've been working in around 65 degrees. The end product of the epoxy resin is gloss black (see photo). This was done once and done with epoxy and she covered an area about 4" x 3" with three coats of epoxy - base coat, then fiberglass, fiberglass again, then top coat. By the time I got to layer #3 the product had started to gel and after another minute it was solid - less than 10 minutes total. The instructions said to wait 20 minutes or until the product was barely sticky to add fuel and keep working. I waited about an hour, filled the tank to the brim, and turned on the blower for about 40 minutes with no leaks. Time will tell how well it holds up, but for now it looks good, works as advertised and isn't leaking (yet). There will be more if/when it leaks. For your health!