Ready for the water table sections. A little paranoid after reading all the complaints and problems. Besides the weight, is there a reason not to assemble the 4 water table section on a work bench with sealant, then place it into the XR frame for final screw down? Is 3M 4200 still the best and longest lasting sealant recommended? Thanks.
3m 4200 or pl marine sealant work excellent, I used the pl marine on my XR pans no leaks in four years.
Asemble pans on xr frame .
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The value of assembling the water table on the actual frame is that as the sealant is curing, you can attach the pans right to the frame to align and have the pan bottoms all on the same plane. Assembling on another table, you would not be able to get rid of those little twists in the pan. Screwing it to the frame later might lead to some issues since the sealant would have cured and potentially resist any shifting that might be beneficial.
I am speaking from the perspective of the Pro table. I don’t have experience with the XR table.
I used the 3M 5200 sealant after I developed leaking. I think if I would have assembled originally with 4200, it would have worked fine.
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5200 it will not come apart again. 4200 it is possible. This is not normal silicone. It is a very soupy consistency. And takes AT LEAST 24 hours to cure. Awesome stuff.
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Thanks Jim. I talked with Jake in Support who told me they always use the silicone they provide with 95% success rate. He recommends also running a thick bead along all the welds inside the pans, as he has occasionally seen minor holes in the pans around the welds from too much heat. I measured my pans, and at .050" , this sheet metal wouldn’t take much of a mistake by an inexperienced welder, then have their inspection dept. miss it before being sent out to paint. And mine are definitely MIG welded, not TIG, so it would be easy an easy mistake to make. I’m going to start by sitting all the pans on saw horses outside and put water in them overnight to make sure that is not an issue in my shop. Terry
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