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christfr

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i have always said it was a really good idea to leave the lid open after each wash day is done so the machine can dry on the inside..now i have proof. this poor rollermaitc wants to live she is just gonna have a rough time killing off this cancer

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one hole so far

have found one hole so far and about one third of the lip under the rubber boot is gone.. the flakes are large and thick..didnt see any spots from the underside so maybe i can clean and seal it all up..hum

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poor baby

this is what comes of not letting the kids dry after the get a bath. ha ha..i guess with the mix of metal water and bleach and strong detergent this is bound to happen..oh well have plenty of time to tinker
 
will do

had heard about the por15 its supposed to be fantastic stuff..i ordered some via the net and will try it out as soon as it gets here.
 
Yay for POR 15!!

I have used POR 15 for several things now, and am very happy with the results. In fact, I would love to start a work week this summer without some POR 15 on my hands, arms, or legs, I have been using it so much lately. It usually wears off the skin by Tuesday, if I had used it on Saturday. No matter how careful I try to be, I end up with some somewhere....After the third application I am usually well coated. LOL!!
Chris, I am sure that you will be able to save the Rollermatic with this special paint product. You will be amazed!
 
I've used POR-15 for lots of projects and it's amazing stuff. You should use the POR-15 on only sanded or rusty metal, if you use it on smooth porcelain, it will flake and peel off. It's like any other paint, it has to have something to "grab on to". When I first got it, I used it to touch up a few spots in the outer tub of my WCI-58 Frigidaire washer, instead of just on the rusty spots where the tub had knocked into the porcelain outer tub over the years, I painted a band all the way around the tub. For a couple of months after, I would find little bits of POR-15 in the draining water...

The biggest project I've used it on was the tub of my WCI-59 washer. This tub came from the South Dakota farm and was completely destroyed. I had it sand-blasted, filled the holes with JB Weld and painted three coats of POR-15. It washed many, many loads with all temps of water and all types of detergents and additives and it looked as good as the day I finished the last coat. Here is a picture of the machine with that painted tub.

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I've just recently finished POR 15'ing the entire floorpan of my van. It had the beginnings of some surface rust down there I wanted to take care of before it got serious. I then followed it with some of that really had rubberized bedliner material. The POR 15 keeps the rust sealed, while the bedliner material reduces noise and vibrations, along with making sure the POR 15 coating doesn't get chipped or damaged by dirt or flying debris under there.

I can definitely say POR15 is great stuff, and will probably do wonders on that washer after you've JB welded those holes together. WHat I'm thinking you should do for a patch is cut out a piece of sheetmetal slightly bigger than the hole you are repairing. Then smear some JB weld on the piece of metal. Place the piece of metal over the hole, and let the JB Weld harden. This way, the load of the water will be on the piece of metal, and not soley on a blob of JB weld.
 
its odd

you would think that the bottom would have more of a slope to help drain water.. but oh no not this one..there will always be a bit of water left in there after each use.. so i guess all you can do it let the lid sit open for a few days to dry out the tub
 
I always level my WP/KM machines with a level, yet if I pull the spin basket out, there is a little bit of water at the rear area of the tub. Of course the drain is located at the left front area of the tub..... I always leave the lid open on all my machines when they are not in use, just to be sure.
 

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