Fuel tank leak

Bouba said:
How would it work? The pipe expander expands inside the pipe, uniformly widening it...it was impossible to just shove something in and force it down
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I didn't spot the fact that it has hinges. I've used need nosed pliers for this in the past. It worked well with one leg in a vice and a pipe over the other, not so good if it had to be used in-situ. I have a cunning plan to handle that possibility (doesn't require a turnip).
 
Mistroma said:
I didn't spot the fact that it has hinges. I've used need nosed pliers for this in the past. It worked well with one leg in a vice and a pipe over the other, not so good if it had to be used in-situ. I have a cunning plan to handle that possibility (doesn't require a turnip).
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Yes, it is for expanding copper pipes to join another copper pipe....it’s made of stainless and is a lot stronger than it looks
 
burgundyben said:
Any news Boobs?
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The boat is ready for the Beneteau boat yard to take….but they have gone remarkably quiet…so tomorrow we will take a little road trip…there’s a ceramic coating place I want to visit (for the Tesla) and it’s close to the boat yard…so we will call in to gently remind them that they promised to come last week….it is counterproductive to nag companies in France ☹️
 
Why don't you take it yourself, it's only a couple of hours pootling down the coast and Mrs Bouba could meet you in the Milk Float. Which brings me to the second point why are you wasting €3K on ceramic coating a milk float?
 
Fr J Hackett said:
Why don't you take it yourself, it's only a couple of hours pootling down the coast and Mrs Bouba could meet you in the Milk Float. Which brings me to the second point why are you wasting €3K on ceramic coating a milk float?
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Well they offered to take the boat themselves…so we thought it best to stick with their plan…also their dock only has room for one boat and it all has to be coordinated with their giant forklift…it’s better that they be in charge of the whole operation (or until they tell us otherwise…probably tomorrow)
As to your second point…I am preparing myself to be shocked an outraged at the cost…I have been rehearsing
 
Bouba said:
Well they offered to take the boat themselves…so we thought it best to stick with their plan…also their dock only has room for one boat and it all has to be coordinated with their giant forklift…it’s better that they be in charge of the whole operation (or until they tell us otherwise…probably tomorrow)
As to your second point…I am preparing myself to be shocked an outraged at the cost…I have been rehearsing
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I think €3K is about the going rate, mine was done 5 years ago after being done from new I will stick with washing and a decent proprietary polish and wax, it takes a couple of hours but at least it gets you around the car and you can check for damage and stone chips.
 
Fr J Hackett said:
I think €3K is about the going rate, mine was done 5 years ago after being done from new I will stick with washing and a decent proprietary polish and wax, it takes a couple of hours but at least it gets you around the car and you can check for damage and stone chips.
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So you don’t think it’s worth it ?
 
Bouba said:
So you don’t think it’s worth it ?
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Personally no it no doubt gives a shiny finish that helps keep a car sparkling and clean but personally I don't mind spending a couple of hours doing the same with cheaper products, I think you will still have to wash it and probably apply a finishing product to keep it gleaming.
 
Fr J Hackett said:
Personally no it no doubt gives a shiny finish that helps keep a car sparkling and clean but personally I don't mind spending a couple of hours doing the same with cheaper products, I think you will still have to wash it and probably apply a finishing product to keep it gleaming.
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Just out of interest...this product (which I don’t know if it’s available locally) is supposed to be the gnat’s goolies
 
Bouba said:
Just out of interest...this product (which I don’t know if it’s available locally) is supposed to be the gnat’s goolies
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There's lots of them that are supposed to the dogs danglies not sure any are that much better than others a good clean if you can cut and polish then seal should be good for a few months.
 
SWMBO and I have just treated our brand new XC90 with the Matrix ceramic coating.
Yes - our Dear Old Land Cruiser has gone - after nearly 23 years - we had it since new and the new owner should still get some good years more out of it.
Anyway, the XC90 was coated with Matrix a couple of weeks ago and the surface is really smooth.
We lightly washed it yesterday and the dirt simply washed away.
I've not used ceramic coatings before but they do seem to work.
I think I'm going to have my F01 BMW 730 done later in the summer as well.
 
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