Sealing Magnets, please help!

[BrianG]

Trying to seal some awesome magnets I have so they will not leach anything into the tank. Any ideas?

 

[dfwminis]

I've seen ppl use epoxy

 

[coralreefer]

How about that stuff you dip your pliers handles in?!? I don't know how strong it is or how long it would last.

 

[BrianG]

@coralreefer wrote:

Thats exactly what a guy at work said, lol. Never seen the stuff...? I dont know if it's "reef safe"... What kind of epoxy should I use?

 

[melev]

It won't last as long as you'd hope. A year, at best even if you dipped it 7 or 8 times.

I've heard if you mix acrylic and acetone, you get a gel that will solidify over time. Never tried it, and if you did you'd want to add some pigment to it I'd bet.

 

[coralreefer]

What about polyester resin and catalyst?! Never used it either. Could put it in a chocolate candy mold.

 

[Guest]

Make an acrylic shell or wrap it in fiberglass.




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[BrianG]

I like the acrylic is a great idea!


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[bdare]

Could always use the aqua stik...

 

[coralreefer]

Lets here an update. I need to seal some magnets.

 

[BrianG]

Nothing to update unfortunately. Still have the same naked magnets. Need some weld on.... Where can I buy that?

 

[coralreefer]

Regal plastics.

 

[BrianG]

After volunteering at Lone Star Aquaculture I have learned that the Plasti Dip is a viable method to use, thanks guys!!

 

[jreimers]

I told you to use plastidip. You ignored me. LOL. it worked great for me but was messy!

 

[BrianG]

@jreimers wrote:

I give you full credit, but I always get two sources, LOL!!!