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gas tank redo Tim White 08-14-2008
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Posted by Tim White on August 14, 2008, 3:32 pm


I have a tank that is slighty rusted inside,I have done the acid route
which is great gets it clean,etches the surface etc.,when I rinse with
water within hours it flash rusts,is there a "drier" solvent that I can
introduce into the tank after rinsing to remove the water residue,I
remember the Kreem kits had this stuff but can't remember what it is.
Thanks in advance,Tim.


Posted by Rick Cortese on August 14, 2008, 4:46 pm


Tim White wrote:
> I have a tank that is slighty rusted inside,I have done the acid route
> which is great gets it clean,etches the surface etc.,when I rinse with
> water within hours it flash rusts,is there a "drier" solvent that I can
> introduce into the tank after rinsing to remove the water residue,I
> remember the Kreem kits had this stuff but can't remember what it is.
> Thanks in advance,Tim.
>

Acetone is commonly used for this purpose. You may want to give a quick
bicarb rinse right after the acid treatment.

Rick

Posted by Mark Olson on August 14, 2008, 5:01 pm


Tim White wrote:
> I have a tank that is slighty rusted inside,I have done the acid route
> which is great gets it clean,etches the surface etc.,when I rinse with
> water within hours it flash rusts,is there a "drier" solvent that I can
> introduce into the tank after rinsing to remove the water residue,I
> remember the Kreem kits had this stuff but can't remember what it is.

Kreem uses MEK. But what treatment are you going to give the de-rusted
tank? Even if you get the water out, eventually you'll get more water
in the tank from condensation or mixed with the fuel (esp. gasohol).

--
'07 FJR13AW '99 EX250-F13
OMF #7

Posted by Tim White on August 14, 2008, 6:00 pm


Using a product called Master Series to coat the tank,it comes highly
recomended from a friend who swears by it.


Posted by Rob Kleinschmidt on August 14, 2008, 8:17 pm


On Aug 14, 3:00 pm, DOTW...@webtv.net (Tim White) wrote:
> Using a product called Master Series to coat the tank,it comes highly
> recomended from a friend who swears by it.

When I treated my tank with POR-15, I found a hunk of metal
pipe that fit over the outlet of my heat gun and used the heat
gun to dry the tank quickly.

With an extension to the heat gun nozzle, this let me blow hot
air into the tank while keeping the heat gun back out of the way
of the hot air blowing back out of the tank.

I used an old hunk of sink drain pipe with a hose clamp and it
worked nicely. Go slow and start with a lower setting to make
sure you don't incinerate the heat gun or paint job.

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