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phigity
04-30-2004, 12:23 PM
my dad went to the local parts store to pick up some sleeves and fairles so i can fix a couple leaks and have some spares and he was talking to the guy who runs the store and explaining everything to him. he showed dad some reinforced rubber air hose thats rated at 300psi and is easy to work with. it takes a type of fitting that screws into the bag, valve, or tank and then has a barbed end on the other end. you use some vasaline and shove it up on the barbed end and then use some clamps like a radiator hose clamp to keep it tight. he said that a lot of companies and garages use it on their big machines and compressors. i know with normally air brake hose that you can't make but so small or angles or it will crimp. this stuff won't. dad bent it compelety in half and it popped back to normal. and plus it's reinforced so it's thicker then the stuff i'm using now. has anyone ever heard of people using this type of hose for aig bags? it seems like it would be a lot easier to work with then the hard plastic air brake hose or hard lines. please let me know! thanks!
nickf829
04-30-2004, 12:30 PM
this is all i've been using other then braided.. its badass stuff, very cheap(.37 a foot at home depot) and those fittings NEVER leak.. very strong, just clamp them down nice and tight, and they have sizes upto 3/4"... and its colors other then dull black haha
phigity
04-30-2004, 12:45 PM
wow at the parts store my dad went to it was .99 a foot. what size is the .37 hose?
fi istaylo
04-30-2004, 12:56 PM
at lowes, the orange 3/8 hose...its the .37/foot
incudose
04-30-2004, 01:05 PM
yeah thats what i have on my truck. its awesome, i havent had any problems with it. Mine is like a bright orange but that can be fixed easily...
phigity
04-30-2004, 03:12 PM
fixed easily like how. i'd maybe either like a green or black hose
incudose
04-30-2004, 03:53 PM
just paint it.
nickf829
04-30-2004, 05:21 PM
electrical tape.. for .37 a foot you can't be to picky
fi istaylo
04-30-2004, 06:49 PM
i think paint would crack on it...like nick said, get some colored electrical tape...im sure he knows where to get it, he has/had like every color when i was there