OT but still useful question

I just have a little questionto toss out there, what would you use to clean out a good solid yet rusted gas tank. I have a tank that is solid except for some rough surface rust inside. I've heard that Draino works as a cleaner but what else?

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D.J.
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I did one recently with my sandblaster. I removed the sender & drain plug, and made one extra hole w/ a 7/8" hole saw and blasted away until I had removed every bit of the rust inside. I then shook & blew it out very thoroughly and sloshed some POR 15 gas tank sealer in it, to prevent further oxidation inside since the original galvanized coating was no longer in place. It was easy to mig weld an elec. box knock-out over the access hole. The gas tank renew process is great, but now costs about $400.00.

I passed on the nice 39-40 NOS tank from Dan Weber's collection at SB last month for $400.00, and noticed that it closed last week on ebay for $500.00! Hell, I guess I need the practice with my blaster, anyway! Whew!

-- Barry'd in Studes

58 Packard Hawk 40 President 39 Coupe Exp. 59 DeLuxe 1/2 tn. 56 Packard "400" 58 Comm sedan
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Barry

Muriatic (hydrochloric) acid ...from a swimming pool supply store. If you coat the inside with a sealer, you only need to knock the rough rust loose and use a metal-prep before coating. A friend of mine poured a few pounds of rough gravel in his, and rigged a belt-driven setup that rotated the tank for an hour or so, then poured out the gravel (and rust), rinsed out the inside, and used metal-prep before coating the inside of the tank. You can use old loose bolts, screws, nails, and nuts, also, if you happen to have a lot of them around you've been saving for a future trip to the waste management yard.

Here's a couple of links with some info:

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Some radiator shops will clean and seal gas tanks for you.

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WayneC

I use a chunk of old logging chain...

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Jeff Rice

Take it to the local "metal Laundry" (dip strippers) and for about $35, and a few days, you'll get it back perfectly clean, inside and out. Go to your local radiator shop and get a quart of Red-Kote sealer, follow the instructions and for about $60 you'll have a clean and sealed tank, no more worries about it.

Jim Turner

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Jim Turner

Did the dip and seal on a small (2 gallon) tank once. Cost was about $45. This tank is from a 9N Ford tractor...

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D.J.

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