Posted by John_PA on August 03, 2014 at 19:44:47 from (71.182.171.195):
Will,
Not sure if you have a tractor supply near you, but, they sell a product called evaporust. Home depot and lowes carry one called wd-40 rust remover soak. I personally prefer the evaporust.
It's about $20 a gallon. You fill the tank up to the top with the stuff and walk away. It won't eat the steel, it just bonds the iron oxide and turns it black and it floats to the bottom. After half a day of soaking, just dump the stuff out, strain out the biggest chunks, refill it some, swash it around, dump out, then refill. You don't need to buy new solution each time you dump it, just strain it out. It might take 2 days of soaking but it will convert it all.
Using a garden hose to flush all the loose stuff out works good, as does a shop vac. Of course don't shop vac the tank if there is any gas or fumes. haha
spraying wd-40 into the tank and getting it all coated well after rinsing is the best way to prevent rusting. the "WD" in WD-40 actually stands for "water displacement" formula 40. It will make any remaining water bead up, and you can use a shop vac and air hoses and anything else to get the last bit of moisture out. You can also save all that $20 a gallon solution to dunk any rusty parts or tools in. It works unbelievably well. I have used it several times to unfreeze rusted pliers and threaded or geared things.
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