Is there a way to clean out rust deposits inside of a gas tank? I am restoring an old bike – the inside of the tank was still damp but full of rust as the fuel had evaporated over about 8 years…
It is fairley nasty lots of loose rust deposits and crud
KBS Coatings makes the best tank sealer kits which include a cleaner, rust remover & gold standard tank sealer. the Sealer penetrates the metal & bonds to it unlike Kreem which sits on top of the metal. ur tank will look like new metal again inside, withstand today’s fuels & vibration of the tank and be permanently sealed.
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If you will do a search for fuel tank repair kits, they make a 3 part kit that cleans out, neutralizes, and seals old rusty tanks. I just spent the last 2 years restoring a 78 Goldwing and I got lucky. All i had to do is flush the tank out real well. If this is an older Goldwing, I have a spare fuel tank I will let go very cheap. Contact me if you are interested.
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to get the majority of it out,pour in some wd-40,or other penetrating oil,add a handfull or two of clean nuts/bolts.
shake/rock back and forth untill you cant get any more out.
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that three part kit is called CREEM, about 75 bucks and well worth it get it at any bike shop
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Check out Caswell Expoxy.
http://www.caswellplating.com/aids/epoxygas.htm
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KBS Coatings makes the best tank sealer kits which include a cleaner, rust remover & gold standard tank sealer. the Sealer penetrates the metal & bonds to it unlike Kreem which sits on top of the metal. ur tank will look like new metal again inside, withstand today’s fuels & vibration of the tank and be permanently sealed.
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http://www.kbs-coatings.com/Tank-Sealers_c_7-1-0.html
Fill it up about 1/3 full of clean gravel. Then set it on a paint can vibrator. That Creem can be good stuff if it sticks, sometimes it doesn’t , then u get a big hunk of vinyl type stuff in your tank.
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Here is a well written article on rust removal using electrolysis.
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http://650rider.com/Content/pa=showpage/pid=6.html
get sum bolts nuts..and sum deseil gas…mix it shake it….flush it takes time but it works had to do for my snowmobile..
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