Removing varnish from a gas tank?

Dave O'Brien · May 9, 2013

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to remove varnish/dried gasoline from a tank. Preferably quick and reasonably simple?

Anonymous-0 · May 9, 2013

Hotsy pressure washer worked good on mine.

Anonymous-0 · May 9, 2013

methanol

Allan in NE · May 9, 2013

Gasoline.

Allan

NEKS · May 9, 2013

Fill it with unleaded gasoline, it will slowly remove it. Them brass valves on farm tanks started leaking when they went to unleaded. Cleaned all the varnish off and made the brass valves look like new again.

MSD · May 9, 2013

E85 works well. $2.89 gal. here.

Ted in NE-OH · May 9, 2013

MEK will clean anything out. Don't breath vapors. Available at Walmart.

Mike M · May 9, 2013

I use my old carb. Cleaner in them.

uncle henry · May 9, 2013

i second what ted said

El Toro · May 10, 2013

Lacquer thinner. Hal

rustyfarmall · May 10, 2013

Fresh gasoline.

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