The Dreaded Water tank Nightmare

for a month i've been plagued by our leaking pressurized water tank. it started with tiny drops of water under it.then eventually leading to a pressurized water leak. it even made me file a leave at the office several times because i can't take a bath. =))

i started putting some water based sealant onto it several weeks ago just to minimize the leak.

after a couple of days it started to leak big time again.

this glorified water tank is about 3 feet tall. made out of galvanized steel. not sure about the capacity.

the water tank is rusted inside so it slowly eats the metal below the tank.

2nd time i tried using a steel epoxy. good for a couple of days after that it start leaking again

3rd time - this time i'm really serious about this water tank. i'm badly stressed out with so many problems. with this thing adding up to my misery.

so i decided to remove the water tank from its mounting. my guess is that. the adhesives won't

propery stick to the tank because of the rust so i decided to sand it first and then i'll apply the adhesives




i have mounted the water tank. will fire it up tom. see if it will still leak.

Midnight meal

i usually don't eat dinner or breakfast for my diet. but after coming from the office. browsing

the net to relax and updating my blog. i suddenly craved for some food. decided to get up

and do a quick trip outside to buy some foods.

while riding my scooter (yamaha mio) and listening to music. i spotted a fried

chicken vendor. i bought 4 packs of crispy chicken skin and 2 cups of steamed rice.

a pack of crispy chicken skin cost around 7 pesos same goes with the rice.

it amounted to 42 pesos all. roughly around $1 us dollars.

while on my way home. bought a pack of cigarette(winston lights) too, one of the things

included in my survival kit :).

some pictures:

DIY: Yamaha Mio 115cc Scooter Painting using urethane type paint

starting today i will try to transfer my DIY adventures from my facebook

to this blog.

this happened on september 19, 2009

since i don't have "that" money for a decent paint job for my car

i decided to practice painting it myself. ofcourse i don't want to

waste that $300-500 materials needed for this DIY.

so i decided to do it first on my Scooter (Yamaha Mio 115cc)

originally this scooter is colored Brown/Pink. its metallic brown on daytime, and its

pink at night.since the color indicated on my OR/CR (Certificate of Registration)

is red.i decided to paint it back to its original color.

copy paste from my facebook:

PART 1

I wanted to have my car repainted already. but since i do not have the budget for a 20-30K Paint job
i decided to practice and do it my own.

several weeks ago i was researching around to net on how to properly use urethane type of paints.
i bought my spray gun at Ace hardware for p750 petot. got our old compressor at laspinas
and reconditioned it for this job.

before i started messing up with my car i decided to try it first on my bike

finally last saturday aug 30 thinking that i have some ample amounts of information to start this DIY job.
i decided to buy the materials at cavite color paint center.

Items needed:
1. Spray GUN and Compressor - bought my spray gun at ace for p750
2. Anzahl Urethane thinner - 1gal
3. Webber international red - 1 pt
4. Anzahl Top Coat - 1pt
5. Spray Filler Primer - 1pt
6. Sandpaper - i bought 4 pcs 600grit and 4pcs 1200grit
7. Catalyst
8. Newspapers
9. Masilya
10. Breathing Mask (Recommended)




Steps

1. Remove parts you wanted to paint
2. WetSand each part with 600grit sandpaper (don't oversand it)
3. Dry it thoroughly
4. Prepare all materials needed in one table
5. mix the spray filler primer with the thinner. as my friend told me it should be 1:1ratio meaning 1 part thinner for 1 part of primer. this is how it should be for first coating .since the spray gun i bought was too small, the 1:1 ratio was too thick for my spray gun
since it has a very small nozzle. so i tried mixing it near the 1:1 ratio as long as my spray gun can handle it.
6. before spraying it. test spray it first on a can or something. it should

be smooth. my first mix was too thick. that making it spray a web like

texture. you thin the paint more if thats the case
7. after spraying w8 for about an hour and sand it again. light sand only. u only need to remove the imperfections or dusts
that was trapped inside while spraying. you can spray your base coat already. but some of my friends told me that
its good if you leave it to dry for about 24hrs.before spraying again.





PART 2/DAY 2

1. prepare the materials needed for the base coat. the mixing ration should be around 1:2 1part paint for 2 parts thinner. 1/8 catalyst
2. wash the parts you painted yesterday with detergent soap. this is to remove. oils, dust, dirts, insects that might
have accumulated during the 24hour drying time.
3. dry it thoroughly.
4. before spraying, spray test it again onto something. paint should be smooth and wet looked when you sprayed it.
spray thin coats first and wait for around 10-20minutes before doing the second coat. do around 5coats of paint or sometimes
it depends on your mixture. just apply several coats until you think it look good already .
5. hang it onto something and wait for around 24hours again. or it depends on you. it will be dry for around an hour.
but its recommended if you wait for a 24 hour curing time.





PART 3/Day3

Steps:

1. wet sand everything again with 1200grit sandpaper.sand it very lightly removing imperfections again.
2. wash it with detergent soap again.
3. Dry it thoroughly
4. Prepare materials needed for the final coat(clear)
5. mix again. do the 1:2 ratio 1 part clear coat for 2 parts of thinner. mix 1/8 catalyst again
6. turn the knob on the bottom of the spray gun clockwise to decrease air. i noticed that it looked very wet on this settings
with slow strokes
7. apply several coats again. i recommend around 5 coats of clear coat.
8. wait for it to dry.
9. a painter friend told me to wait for a week before buffing.



END

People who can't understand even if you try hard!

well nothing fancy happened today on the office. just some typical everyday routines. fixing printers. solving network problems. get called by your colleagues that does'nt try before asking

for help. while at the office im thinking of ways to increase my adsense earnings. so i was thinking

to update this blog regularly.

everything seems fine today. i can't wait to go home. when i sms my wife asking

what time she's going home from work. she says she will timed out at 4pm. so i asked her

if she'll go home to my place after work. she told me she its hard to commute

while carrying our 2yr old daughter and a bag.

my mind went nuts. i just can't stand it when sometimes her boss asking for some favors and

she do it without even complaining. even though its not paid!

FYI i can only be with my wife and kid during weekends. because we both work and my

mother-in-law is the one in-charge of taking care of our kid. her mother's place is only

a walk distance from his home. and my place is about 10km on their place.

i just can't stand her being like that. even though i always picked them up if i have extra money

for my gas. i always told her that she did'nt even care of what i feel.its always her work

and her friends there. no time for me. no time to sacrifice just to be with me.

im getting tired of this. its like this for almost 2years now.

some people can't really understand...

Time move fast...

i can't still forget how we spent the christmas last year with my daughter and wife. we almost circled the entire manila to spent xmas on my father side relatives, mother side relatives and ofcourse with my parents and siblings.

4 months to go and its xmas again. cant wait for it im already excited.

well today after work i just went home straight as fast as i can. searching for some online oppurtunities. unfortunately i can't really think of anything productive right.

slightly depressed at work becaused of the so-called salary increase which was promised to me last year. so im thinking on moving to another company. or try my luck at work at home jobs.

its really hard to ride my bike 75 kilomoters back and forth going to work.

a year ago i really enjoyed working at the office. but from some reason. i just felt tired working there.

well here's for now...