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Old 12-05-2014, 05:05 AM
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Methylene chloride is used to weld the acrylic but you must have very tight joints. The MEC melts the acrylic so it fuses together. When it evaporates off, the acrylic is left in one piece. I would rinse the acrylic after it has cured(for 24hrs) and you should be fine. I made my own 4' x 8' tanks with that method. Been using them now for 11 yrs.

I believe the product is Weld On #4 and it's mainly MEC.

Just google MEC and Weld On #4
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