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Post by shane2011 on Jun 25, 2014 20:20:06 GMT 1
thought i would share with you how i cleaned my tank with citric acid and hot water. pictures before and after.   before pictures!!! |
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Post by shane2011 on Jun 25, 2014 20:20:44 GMT 1
that didnt work!!!!
will try again!
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Post by shane2011 on Jun 25, 2014 20:21:35 GMT 1
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Post by shane2011 on Jun 25, 2014 20:22:27 GMT 1
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Post by shane2011 on Jun 25, 2014 20:24:09 GMT 1
 that is the before pictures of course!!! here is the after pictures   |
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Post by shane2011 on Jun 25, 2014 20:25:15 GMT 1
and this is the cr*p that came out the tank  |
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Post by steeley on Jun 25, 2014 20:56:11 GMT 1
yes its good stuff.i have a large plastic barrel with the solution in, its large enough to submerge a tank in it.oh and it don't taste to bad lol.
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Post by shane2011 on Jun 25, 2014 21:04:18 GMT 1
i dont know about tasting it steeley but it was food grade citric acid!!! lol
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Post by phil1966 on Jun 26, 2014 19:35:05 GMT 1
Interesting.....good results pal,what sort of ratio did you use,how long was it in there???
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Post by shane2011 on Jun 26, 2014 19:48:57 GMT 1
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Post by steeley on Jun 26, 2014 20:26:42 GMT 1
plus you can put the stuff down the drain when its lost its zing ,its also good on lime scale.oh have I said it don't taste to bad also.check out my vids on you tube ,RAYMOND STEELE.still cant put links up yet ,one day eh.
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Post by shaunthe2nd on Jun 26, 2014 20:35:03 GMT 1
Great tip thanks, just bought some to try out on a spare tank I have. Seems an accurate mix calculation though!
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Post by shane2011 on Jun 26, 2014 20:42:45 GMT 1
yes shaunthe2nd i googled it and it said 3% citric acid to water so that is what i worked out it to be, well it took away all the rust so one happy mam!
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Post by andrew on Sept 8, 2014 19:22:40 GMT 1
Just done the old 570G to 19ltr a couple of mins ago, does I cause any probs if I leave it in longer than two days? Was think of leaving it until Sat which will be 5 days.
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Post by andrew on Sept 8, 2014 19:25:19 GMT 1
BTW have stored the tank in the garage (where this PC is) I can taste the bloody stuff in the atmosphere!! lol |
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Post by rsvr1000 on Sept 8, 2014 21:31:48 GMT 1
Just used Deoc C on my Rd400 , really good , £16 off eBay, empty into tank top up with warm water, leave for 24 or 48 hrs, flush out, dry, air line remaining crap, really good result on mine
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Post by shane2011 on Sept 9, 2014 15:52:02 GMT 1
hi andrew cant seem any problem leaving it 5 days you will be very impressed with the result!!! one clean tank!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by lolly on Sept 9, 2014 17:49:41 GMT 1
will it damage paintwork ? |
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Post by steeley on Sept 9, 2014 18:37:49 GMT 1
ah doddy,i cant say my friend .all the tanks I have treated with this stuff have gone in my garden incinerator to burn the failed liners out of the tanks.then they went in to a citric acid solution. they would be in there for some time .check out my youtube channel.still cant put links up bugger.
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Post by andrew on Sept 9, 2014 20:11:16 GMT 1
Thanks Shane, Will see what happens.  |
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Post by simoniz on Sept 10, 2014 3:30:01 GMT 1
I've got 2 YPVS tanks here that need treating, so I'm going to give it a shot soon as well. Thanks for the tip on this.
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Post by andrew on Sept 10, 2014 20:32:45 GMT 1
Day 2 up, I can see some sh1te floating, hoping for a sewage farm to be floating by Sat, failing that will just come back to a blubbering mass on Sat lol  |
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Post by andrew on Sept 12, 2014 21:29:58 GMT 1
Day 4, convinced I can still taste that stuff in the atmosphere, big day tomorrow when all the cr&p gets tipped out, WD at the ready!
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Post by andrew on Sept 13, 2014 17:39:18 GMT 1
Day 5, oh my god you wouldn't believe the amount of crap coming out of the tank!!!!! pics to follow. Had a thought though, if its good for the tank would it be as good for say a Fuel tap? anyway found an old tap and placed it in a small bowl. will let you all know how it gets on, any thoughts about what would happen to the seals inside?
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Post by andrew on Sept 13, 2014 18:04:12 GMT 1
After 10 mins the solution with the fuel tap in it is still bubbling away and the water has gone from clear to light grey now a darker grey, so its either cleaning the tap nicely or the ali is melting!!!!!
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Post by steeley on Sept 13, 2014 18:26:29 GMT 1
Andrew I don't think the alloy will be damaged.i may be wrong though lol.i have only used this on steel petrol tanks and it has worked really well.ah hold on you can put this stuff in kettles to remove lime scale a lot of kettles are alloy.lol
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Post by andrew on Sept 13, 2014 18:43:33 GMT 1
Well Steeley my friend we will find out in time lol, Solution has gone nearly black now!!!!!! worried?? Nah.... ok maybe a little lovl
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Post by shane2011 on Sept 13, 2014 21:59:23 GMT 1
glad your tank came out nice and clean andrew. its amazing stuff!!!
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Post by andrew on Sept 16, 2014 20:16:30 GMT 1
glad your tank came out nice and clean andrew. its amazing stuff!!! Agreed, thanks to you all for yet another blinding tip!!! |
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Post by andrew on Sept 16, 2014 20:22:06 GMT 1
Before I forget the fuel tap came out of the solution 24 hrs. later and seems ok (emphasis on luke warm "Ok") definitely cleaned the grime off, expected the brass nozzles to shine but they don't (in fact the solution doesn't really seem to have touched brass at all) - the overall finish is a dark grey but im thinking that this is possibly the original colour, so basically results inconclusive. Need another guinea pig,,,,, looking at those front callipers awaiting a rebuild,,,,hmmmmm?
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