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Accidentally punched a hole in the bottome of my MLT cooler with a screw driver. Can I patch this with silicone or am I out 20 bucks?
RICLARK said:I would weld it, You can get plastic welders at auto parts stores and tool stores, they have a gun like a soldering Iron and you get these long strips of plastic that should be right next to them, We always used them to repair puntures and rips in car bumpers.
Virtuous said:Accidentally punched a hole in the bottome of my MLT cooler with a screw driver. Can I patch this with silicone or am I out 20 bucks?
Seabee John said:I'd go for the "spend the 20 and get a new MLT" route myself. I know that money isn't easy to come by, but in the long run you'll probably be better off. If you "what if" to the negative, you end up with whatever fix you tried failing and all your wort on the floor. Take it from me, after dumping 1.5 gallons of beer during the racking process, you can't simply wet/dry vac it up and filter it... not that I would ever consider doing that or anything
Are the various epoxies you guys are recommending food safe? I'd be concerned about leaching since hot water is being poured in the cooler.Bobby_M said:I wonder if 1-minute epoxy would stick. It's only like $2 at Lowes. Run a circular bead and cover it with a "patch" of thin plastic scrap.
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