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CH

12-16-2003 18:37:52




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Has anyone ever tried something like CLR to clean rust out of a gas tank? Looking for the best way to do it.




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big man

12-18-2003 15:24:56




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 Re: Rusty Gas Tank in reply to CH, 12-16-2003 18:37:52  
red devil lye and water soak for a couple days makes inside of tank nice and shiney



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Scott

12-17-2003 12:16:49




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 Re: Rusty Gas Tank in reply to CH, 12-16-2003 18:37:52  
Depends on what you have for rust....Deep rust, either get another tank, or take your chances with the coatings. Surface rust, the mild stuff that is a nucence, I find that you can't beat 2 lbs of new drywall screws. Tons of sharp edges to scrape with! Shake well, or strap to a tractor hub and drive for a while. Take the screws out, rince, and re-install. I found an extendible magnet works best to get them all out. Did this to mine, emptied the sediment bowl twice in one week, and I've not done it in 4 months since.

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FARMIN RED

12-17-2003 05:43:03




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 Re: Rusty Gas Tank in reply to CH, 12-16-2003 18:37:52  
look up the east wood company. They have a gas tank cleaner/sealer kit. I used it on my tractor and is not only took all of the rust away but coated the tank so it will not rust a gain. the kit is about $45. it takes all day but is worth all the time and money.



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Bowlegs

12-17-2003 05:17:04




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 Re: Rusty Gas Tank in reply to CH, 12-16-2003 18:37:52  
Fill the tank with vinegar will eat the rust and not hurt the tank rinse with water after or a lil gasoline.



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Phil

12-17-2003 03:50:25




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 Re: Rusty Gas Tank in reply to CH, 12-16-2003 18:37:52  
Battery acid which is sulfuric acid works wonders for removing rust from inside of metal gas tanks. Just slosh it around a few times and let it set overnight. You have to be careful how you handle the acid and if you already have holes they probably will be bigger holes. Just rinse the tank out with water after.



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Matt

12-16-2003 18:49:36




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 Re: Rusty Gas Tank in reply to CH, 12-16-2003 18:37:52  
Fill the tank with 12-15 ball bearing balls. Make sure you count them when you put them in so that when you take them out, you got the same number. Make sure balls are bigger than hole in bottom of tank, so they don't lodge in the hole. Put the lid on the tank. Strap the gas tank to the outside edge of a tractor tire. Drive tractor around slowly (don't need to go fast). Ball bearings will roll around inside of tank dislodging rust and producing sandblast like effect. Do this until inside of tank is clean. Dump out rust. Vacuum. Have tank sprayed with liner if you want. Good luck.

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rustyfarmall

12-17-2003 07:41:54




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 Re: Re: Rusty Gas Tank in reply to Matt, 12-16-2003 18:49:36  
Hardware in the tank is not very effective if the gas tank has a baffle in it. There is very little space between the baffle and the bottom of the tank, and the hardware will become lodged in that tiny slit and you will never get it out. Also, it is somewhat iffy whether the hardware even went behind the baffle in the first place, which means that about half of the tank never got cleaned.



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fasting

12-17-2003 09:10:19




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 Re: Re: Re: Rusty Gas Tank in reply to rustyfarmall, 12-17-2003 07:41:54  
So you have tackled a baffle tank, also? I had planned on a couple hours to get the varnish, black flakes, out. Previous, vinegar, injector
cleaner, hot water rinses, had flushed the debris.
These rules are 'off', when a baffle confronts you. We power washed it,tried products from an
auto supply house. Began using cheese cloth to strain the volume of vinegar pails. Leaving it to soak, full, for days, broke down most of the flakes on the back of the baffle. Never got to a
perfect rinse, but adding a better fuel filter has
moved me onto just changing filters,when they get
about three months old. It's much improved, but I
was advised to avoid 'cooking' the tank, as the
baffle prevents proper lined repair.

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Brian Schmidt

12-17-2003 09:32:41




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Rusty Gas Tank in reply to fasting, 12-17-2003 09:10:19  
I guess I don't understand why "cooking" the tank would not work. Seems to me that is the only way to get it completely. What you have done with the vinegar is cleaning the varnish and diluting the rust out to remove it. What have you done to remove the stuck on scale? I would also think that a slosh coating would be able to stick all over the inside of the tank including the back of the baffel. If gas can make it to that surface, then the slosh coating should also right?

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Dale-SWMI

12-17-2003 02:30:08




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 Re: Re: Rusty Gas Tank in reply to Matt, 12-16-2003 18:49:36  
Matt

I've not heard of a gas tank liner before. Mine leaks a bit and I've had it fixed for now. I've read the posts on how to fix a leak in the valve and from the valve fastners to the gas tank. If the leak comes back I'm wondering if a liner would help (or be easier). Can you give more information on the spray on gas tank liner, like source and what it is?

Thanks



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D.L.

12-17-2003 05:50:58




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 Re: Re: Re: Rusty Gas Tank in reply to Dale-SWMI, 12-17-2003 02:30:08  
the kit from Eastwood (they specialize in products used in restoring old cars) contains everything you'll need to clean, etch and re-coat your gas tank. I took the tank from my portable welder to a radiator shop & had it "vatted" before I knew of the Eastwood product... the shop got the tank nice & clean, but if ya don't do SOMETHING after cleaning, the rust will return and you'll have to do the whole thing all over again! I haven't tried the coating process yet (need outdoor temps higher than 50 degrees), but as soon as it warms up a bit, I'm going for it!!!

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old

12-16-2003 18:45:06




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 Re: Rusty Gas Tank in reply to CH, 12-16-2003 18:37:52  
I use turpentine, have no idea if CLR would do anything.



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