Posted by sflem849 on August 09, 2011 at 09:26:18 from (69.197.84.39):
In Reply to: Gas Tank Sealers posted by Red Farmer 84 on August 09, 2011 at 08:38:22:
Red Farmer 84 said: (quoted from post at 08:38:22 08/09/11)
couv said: (quoted from post at 11:42:31 08/09/11) O'Reilly Auto Parts stores either stock it or can purchase on line.
Seems to have worked well. Pint can coated Farmall 100 gas tank and my Honda 110 3-wheeler.[/quote:cb1c7e16d1]
I have a couple of tanks I also need to coat. I let one sit for a week with about a half gallon of Acetone in it. I sloshed it around with a peice of chain for about 15 minutes off and on, and also steam cleaned it after pouring out the Acetone. To me it doesn't look any cleaner.
What would you guys recommend doing to clean it/prep it so I can put some Red Kote in it?? It had old gas in it and was gummy and also had some rust. Should I take it to a radiator shop? What will they do to it?
Acetone will only take out the bad, old gas and varnish. It will do NOTHING for rust. You have to use Muratic Acid for the rust. I'll go find my old post on how to clean a tank properly.
Here it is:
[quote:cb1c7e16d1="sflem849"](quoted from post at 08:33:17 02/09/11) I just got off the phone with the chemist at Red-Kote. Yes, Northern Fuel Tank Liner and Red-Kote are the same thing. One is dyed red and one is dyed blue, that's it.
- If you think you have varnish or heavy rust use a chain to break it up.
- 1 part Muratic Acid to 3 parts water for 30 min
- Rinse with water 3 times
- Rinse 2 times with Acetone (MEK will work, but acetone is cheaper)
- Dry overnight
- Coat tank per the can
Here's a .pdf file that is more informative than the can.
http://damonq.com/files/Red-Kote.pdf
This post was edited by sflem849 at 09:29:48 08/09/11.
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