| Belzona Avoids Costly Downtime By Patching Fuel Bladders | | | Industry:General Industry (GIND) | | | Application:Solids Handling Machinery (SHM) | | | Customer Location:Alaska, USA | | | Application Date:1983 | | | Application Situation:Damaged fuel bladders. | | | Problem:Scrapes on the outer rubber layer of the large towable fuel bladders would allow water to wick into the fabric, weakening the fuel bladder. | | | Products:Belzona 2221 (MP Fluid Elastomer)
Belzona 2911 (Elastomer QD Conditioner)
Belzona 9341 (Reinforcing Sheet) | | | Substrate:Fabric Reinforced Rubber | | | Application Method:Application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflet SHM-9. The surface was roughened and Belzona 2911 was applied and allowed to cure. Belzona 2221 was brushed on and Belzona 9341 was stippled in. Two hours later a final coat was brushed over the surface. | | | Belzona Facts:Patching the bladders was done by using a hot vulcanizer allowing them to do one path at a time. Bladders with multiple scrapes could take a week or more to repair. With Belzona 2221 several bladders could be repaired every day, putting them back in service faster and saving thousands in labor. | | | Photographs Description
- Bladder showing damage and prepared for conditioner
- Completed application
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