How to get the best from your impregnation plant

Checking Out The System – Check orientation of component – porosity position

Check orientation of component – porosity position

 

As cast, casting will not seal. Incorrect position for impregnation Machined casting will not seal. Incorrect position for impregnation Correct position for impregnation Correct position for impregnation

This is often the greatest source of failure to seal. First, know your component. Know where it leaks. Orientate the component in the basket so there are no possible air locks around where the porosity is located. Do not make sealant draining the first priority; this can always be recovered in the drain tray. Failure to orientate the component correctly will generally cause the sealant not to penetrate and if it does, to be pushed out of the porosity during washing and curing.