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Old 01-25-2020, 02:33 PM
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Hi - My 2013 RV-10 is about to be re-painted,*and I found multiple fuel leaks on both the right and left tanks just as I dropped it off at the paint shop in Alabama. I previously had a few leaks, and my A&P applied epoxy to the tank exterior in order to avoid the higher cost of removing and re-sealing the tanks.* This approach worked ... until now.* My question is what's the best course: 1) Remove the tanks and send them to Paul Beck (http://www.weepnomorellc.com/), reinstalling them before final paint work. 2) Remove the tanks and buy new tanks from Vans, getting an A&P connected with the paint shop to build and install them.* 3) Something else?* Since I'm an owner rather than a builder, could anyone provide info about potential timeframes for Weepnomore to turn these around (I've emailed Paul and am waiting to hear back) or a decent A&P to build/install new tanks?* Thanks for any info!

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Old 01-25-2020, 03:39 PM
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My question is what's the best course: 1) Remove the tanks and send them to Paul Beck

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Whether you reseal the tanks or have someone do it, that's the route I would take.
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Old 01-25-2020, 05:06 PM
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I highly recommend Paul. He does outstanding work and is just an all around good guy.
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Old 01-25-2020, 09:06 PM
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Just curious,,,,,,were these tanks quick build wings from Van's or builder built? Regardless,,,,I would just remove the tanks and reseal them. Its not a easy job but is certainly within most builders capabilities.
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Old 01-26-2020, 06:07 AM
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I highly recommend Paul. He does outstanding work and is just an all around good guy.
Have also heard very good things about Paul.

http://www.weepnomorellc.com/
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Old 01-26-2020, 07:24 AM
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Another very satisfied customer of Weep No More
Paul was not always quick to respond to e-mail (call).
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Old 01-26-2020, 08:24 AM
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What's the approx labor time for re-sealing both fuel tanks?
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Old 01-26-2020, 08:25 AM
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Just curious,,,,,,were these tanks quick build wings from Van's or builder built? Regardless,,,,I would just remove the tanks and reseal them. Its not a easy job but is certainly within most builders capabilities.
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Old 01-27-2020, 07:31 AM
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Another question from a non-builder: what are the challenges to removing and shipping 2 existing fuel tanks from AL to MN? I assume Paul Beck generally has people fly to him and he works on the tanks that way.
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Old 01-27-2020, 07:46 AM
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Another question from a non-builder: what are the challenges to removing and shipping 2 existing fuel tanks from AL to MN? I assume Paul Beck generally has people fly to him and he works on the tanks that way.
You’ll just have to build a crate, pad/protect the tanks VERY well, and ship them to him. I’ve used Yellow Freight in the past to ship tanks to him. If you use their self-help/ online service and create your own bill of lading, and drop them off at the nearest Y.F. terminal dock, you should be able to ship both tanks for less than $150 each way. As far as removing the tanks from a 10, I’m not sure, but on a -7 it’s about an hour job for each tank. Oh, BTW, the last time I checked, Paul charged $1250/tank for his service....but talk to him about that, and his turnaround time is usually about three weeks.
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