From: Dick (rertman@ix.netcom.com)
Date: Mon Jul 11 2005 - 07:53:49 PDT
Check out Tank Renu. Do a web search and fin a local franchise.
Works great with gas or diesel.
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff" <jcerniglia@sbcglobal.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: 10 July, 2005 20:51
Subject: Re: [MV] Cleaning a Gas tank from rust ideas?
Yeah and I have had the stuff radiator shops use
disolve in gas!! It was a red like coating, the tank
developed another leak a month later ad the gas
dripping out was red!! same as the coating!!
Jeff
--- Stephen Grammont <islander@midmaine.com> wrote:
> I did the same thing for one of my Weasel tanks,
> which was quite rusty
> and the lining was all flaking off. $80 and a
> couple of days later I
> had an "as new" tank with protective lining. We've
> had some long
> discussions about this in the past on this list and
> I'd say that most
> people frowned upon the commercially available
> products. The stuff the
> radiator shops use is lethal and they need special
> permits for it...
> out of the bottle stuff bought at NAPA or off the
> Internet isn't likely
> going to be as good. Though it looks like David B
> did well with his
> process if he's had no problems for 7 years.
>
> Steve
>
> On Jul 9, 2005, at 5:22 PM, grntrks@juno.com wrote:
>
> > Cliff,
> > I searched around and found a radiator shop that
> would vat my DUKW
> > tank.
> > I had them vat the tank, repair the pin holes that
> were found and do
> > the
> > coating. Took them a couple of days and I had a
> like new tank.
> >
> > On Sat, 09 Jul 2005 13:32:12 -0700 "Cliff S"
> <mtnbikinssgt@hotmail.com>
> > writes:
> >> Does anyone have a tried and true way to clean a
> gas tank from rust?
> >>
> >> Using lyme mix? Muratic (pool) acid? Gravel
> sloshed around? I
> >> know about
> >> the coating stuff, but you have to get it clean
> before using such
> >> coatings.
> >>
> >> Any tried and true ways that have worked for you
> all?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Cliff Smith
> >> SSgt USMC
> >>
> >> M880 (4 sale)
> >> M274A5
> >> 6K GenSet
> >>
> >>
> >>
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