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tom

06-05-2003 14:31:59




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Recently purchased a pint of the gas-tank lining fluid. Are there any good tricks-of-the-trade for prepping, cleaning and applying that the directions omit? What does a fella do with the gas cap and fuel-shut off value when circulating the fluid in gas-tank?

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tom




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Dan-CA

06-10-2003 00:52:37




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 Re: Gas Tank Lining Ques., F-I-T others in reply to tom, 06-05-2003 14:31:59  
Someone told me that using roofing nails during the cleaning(shaking) process would work. They can be retrieved with a magnet when you are cleaning out the tank.



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Scott

06-06-2003 05:52:36




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 Re: Gas Tank Lining Ques., F-I-T others in reply to tom, 06-05-2003 14:31:59  
We picked up a kit at a local motorcycle dealer that has all three parts included.

1. Acid to clean out the tank.
2. Prep to "prime" the tank.
3. Lining solution.

The acid, which I think is the same stuff used to clean mortar off of bricks (can't remember the name right now), works great, as long as you don't have any rust spots that are almost through the wall of the tank. Found that one out the hard way.

That system works better than anything else we have found so far, and we tried everything.

Strapped a tank to a cement mixer. Filled the tank with pea gravel, and let it run for about 3 hours. Still had trash in it.

Cleaned them out with acid till made holes in side of tank.

Cleaned them out and forgot to line it one time.

Sometimes I wonder why I mess with all this junk???

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Paul from MI

06-05-2003 19:18:18




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 Re: Gas Tank Lining Ques., F-I-T others in reply to tom, 06-05-2003 14:31:59  
I recently did a tank for my orange tractor using this stuff with good results. I suspect the acid is something pretty mild, you sure would want to have any reaction with lead solder. Be sure to remove the sediment bowl assembly. The plastic will coat the little screen in the tank and plug it, also the gas cap vent hole. I used some media from a vibratory finisher and kerosene to claen the loose rust from the tank. Then found out there's a 1" high lip around the gas cap hole inside the tank. JD tanks are even higher. Then I removed the media one piece at a time with a special homemade tube on my shop vac. Only took about three hours, I won't do that again! Seriously, before you put anything in there, be sure you can get it out. Results were excellent after it was all over.
Good luck, Paul

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Ralph

06-05-2003 15:31:31




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 Re: Gas Tank Lining Ques., F-I-T others in reply to tom, 06-05-2003 14:31:59  
My tractor guru recomends taping the openings shut with Duct tape after introducing some pea gravel. He then straped the tank to the wheel of another tractor and drove around the yard. Some of the advertisements recommend a cleaner, which I suspect is phosphoric acid. I would not use lye as it really chews up zinc and aluminum and I suspect lead and tin which may be in the brazing compounds. I tried fish tank gravel several years ago, and rocked the tank back and forth on my knees. I did not get the job done. Will try bunge cords and the wheeel of my AR next.

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F-I-T

06-05-2003 14:47:58




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 Re: Gas Tank Lining Ques., F-I-T others in reply to tom, 06-05-2003 14:31:59  
Tom:

I'm a poor one to ask because I 've never used such a sloshing compound. Unless the instructions prohibit it, I would be inclined to clean the tank well with something like MEK, then soak it over night with lye water, then power wash it. Follow this with some phosphoric acid to kill any red rust, then blast again with power washer. Then final rinse with MEK to drive out any water. If you have any pin hole leaks, that would be the time that I would install the sealer.

That way the tank will be clean, and etched a bit to receive the coating.

I would remove the gas cap and the shut off valve. I dont see that they need to be coated.

Frank-in-Tallahassee
70D // 855

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Ralph

06-08-2003 19:12:48




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 Re: Re: Gas Tank Lining Ques., F-I-T others in reply to F-I-T, 06-05-2003 14:47:58  

Eastwood Co. makes a kit just for cleaning and sealing gas tanks. It has a good standing as far as I'm concerned.I've used it on a couple of jobs and it still working. Address is;Eastwood, Box 3014, Malvern, Pa 19355-0714 or 1-800-345-1178, or www.eastwoodcompany.com Also, if you are a friend of an A&P mechanic at an airport you may want to ask him about " sloshing compound" its used to seal wet wings in airplanes. Hope this helps.

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