Caulking Flippac Hinge?

[mtnbike28]

I was cleaning my Flippac after a beach camping trip and noticed rust water running out when I Flipped it open and closed so today I cut out the old caulk and lots of trapped rusty water and rust on the hinges... what have other owners done? There is no access to sand/paint the metal. Thanks!

 

[mtnbike28]

For the bicycle crowd, would the Frame Saver product work? http://kk.org/cooltools/archives/3778
Is there a product at Lowes that does the same? I thought about spraying the inside with Silicon spray, but am worried about caulk sticking to it....

 

[austintaco]

Good question. bump

 

[mtnbike28]

OK, since I didn't hear back from anyone, here is what I did.


I cut/pulled out the old caulk, masked it off and sprayed it with rust convertor.

 

[mtnbike28]

Then used silicon from Lowes. Hopefully it seals up nicely.

 

[bob91yj]

Not a Flip Pac owner, no idea how common this is, hopefully you caught yours before it gets this bad...

http://www.expeditionportal.com/for...o-get-in-over-your-head-in-three-easy-steps-)

 

[austintaco]

How's it look after a day? This is definitely on my "to do sooner than later list". When I bought mine, AT had re caulked it, but I am not sure if they put any inhibitor or oil in there first.

Any idea how often re caulking should be done?

 

[mtnbike28]

I was thinking yearly - the PO said he did it yearly, but looking at the rust, I am doubting he did it that often. I want to figure out an over coat (latex caulk?) to make it look better. The openings are huge and the silicon was not playing nice with me!

 

[JasonRedwood]

Durring the next re-caulk maybe throw in some Gorrilla glue via syringe. Gorrilla glue will react to any moisture by using it to set up and expand into the cavity. Just a thought.

 

[austintaco]

Started thinking about this and how to get the converter to reach further down the arm/tube. I found this:
http://spraysnake.net/