Kolor Kut Gasoline Gauging Paste

Original Kolor Kut Gasoline Gauging Paste. For checking the level of gasoline, diesel, biodiesel, kerosene, and many other fuel oils in fuel tanks. The product is not very effective with alcohols—because the alcohols evaporate from the dip tape quickly, returning the paste to its original state.

When applied to a dipping tape and lowered to the bottom of a gasoline tank, the paste changes color upon contact with gasoline, providing a visual indication of the gasoline level. Kolor Kut gasoline gauging paste is the only gasoline paste approved by the U.S. military. It is designed to measure hydrocarbon levels. It should always be applied “sparingly” directly onto a dipstick or dipping tape at approximately the point where the level is expected.

As a contact product, it would normally change instantly from pink to red upon contact with hydrocarbons. Heavy oils require a few seconds of contact. This is a single-use paste; repeated dips will require a fresh application of paste. Small amounts of the paste are miscible with hydrocarbons. The paste is not designed to be disturbed and should not be used in a sample.

It is best practice to sample any tank or vessel intended for analysis first. Analytical results are only as accurate as the sample itself. Gauging the tanks using a small amount of paste should be the secondary operation.