Someone dropped lead onto my tank....

[Reku]

So someone dropped a 4lb block of lead on to my tank and it left some pretty sizable marks. I'm going to get it viz'd ASAP - I was just curious about what you guys think? How screwed is this tank. It's a steel faber lp 85. This was it's first dive - it would be unfortunate to have to condemn it but it is what it is. Tanks are cheap considering everything else...

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[WarrenZ]

As a certified VIP Inspector send the tank to me and I will condemn it.

Condemn it to a treatment with a green scrubbie to take the chunks of lead off and then I will dive it until it dies. Your Fine lead is softer then the steel worst it has is a chip in the paint/spray some zinc on it if the finished is chipped. If you are worried about that you are going to have a stroke when you get it back from hydro and see what the hydro stamp does to the finish.

Besides that is in some of the thickest metal of the tank. I would scrub / pick the lead off the tank before paying for a vis.

 

[KeithG]

Damn! Just like getting the first scratch on the new car.

On the bright side, you can now relax and slam the tank around as much as you want...

 

[Reku]

Alright, at least it has some character now.

 

[WarrenZ]

Just be glad the weight hit your tank and not your head or fell onto your foot. Hard lead on a rocking boat tends to slide off the bench and break toes.

 

[Reku]

Dude I walked away for like 10mins and come back and someones like - hey ...uh my weight slipped out of my bag..... dropping weight on my foot sounds like a horrible experience.