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-18 for a day time high in Cochrane on Thursday with double digit -temps for the next week after. Cochrane should be rocking by Christmas.

Wow, that is quite the repair and some good info.  hopefully it works for you too!

So quick update.  Did some research.  Gas cans are made from HDPE plastic.  I e-mailed JB Weld to see if their tank weld epoxy would work.  They were great and replied that none of their products would adhere to HDPE.  Apparently HDPE is the most difficult plastic to get anything to bond to.  They gave me the name of a specialty epoxy provider in Minnesota that had a product that would work with HDPE that is also fuel resistant.  Unfortunately after shipping costs, buying an applicator gun and tariffs a small tube of Epoxy was gonna cost me $150.  So canned that idea.  Bit more internet research told me plastic welding was the solution.  Trick is you have to use HDPE material for filler.  Bought a $20 soldering iron from cdn tire and started scrounging through the recycling bucket.  Turns out the recycling marks on plastic tells you what type it is.  An old pill bottle had the #2 in the recycling symbol.  Thats HDPE.  Next concern.  How to weld this without blowing myself up.  Got the soap and water out and rinsed the can really really good.  Several washes and full of water 100% a couple times.  Then took it to the driveway outside, put the open flame of the bbq lighter at the spout to make sure there wasn’t a surprise coming.  Nothing.  Shoved the bbq lighter in the can still lit.  Still nothing.  Awesome.  Gonna survive this test.  Went back in and with the soldering iron notched out a v groove on the seam and then melted the HDPE scrap from the pill bottle into the slot.  Sanded it down and did a water test.  So far so good.  Another major clean of the tank to get ride of any sanding shavings and then 1/2 hr with a blow dryer to get the interior dry.  Will try filling it with gas tomorrow.  Will probably add some gas line antifreeze and run the first 5 gallons through the truck where it will be diluted.  Hopefully I won.  Time will tell.  Not the prettiest job, but if it works I’ll be a happy camper.

Great show, always look forward to it.