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Post by bofski25 on Dec 31, 2014 13:58:51 GMT 1
Hi can anybody tell me what's the best way to clean the rust out of a fuel tank
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Post by looey on Dec 31, 2014 14:20:02 GMT 1
Do a search with the text "rust petrol tank" in the "with all the words" field and you'll be able to read about it all day......  |
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Post by oldelsieboy on Dec 31, 2014 14:31:27 GMT 1
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Post by jon on Jan 1, 2015 12:46:22 GMT 1
OEB, I have used this too with good results.
Left it for day's to work, and also submerged a small fish tank heater to speed things up.
Going to try reverse plating the next one, as it looks much more 'mad scientist'.
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Post by steeley on Jan 1, 2015 17:41:49 GMT 1
hi welcome in,citric acid is another stuff to use I cant remember how much per ltr but it works better if its a certain temp.
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Post by atomicstroker on Jan 1, 2015 20:36:21 GMT 1
The Bilt Humber stuff mentioned above is brilliant,
It will do several items but as stated works best warm
Log onto their website and watch video.
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Post by davey on Jan 3, 2015 7:38:33 GMT 1
Fish tank gravel , dishwasher powder and shake the crap out of it x3 times
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Post by steveb2t on Jan 3, 2015 19:24:50 GMT 1
Even though it wasn't me that asked the question, I'm also suffering rust where the sun don't shine.
First time I've seen that Deox-C treatment, good info, thanks OEB
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Post by tigtaylor on Jan 4, 2015 12:28:10 GMT 1
Hi citric acid bought off ebay.left in tank for 24 hours . brilliant results non corrosive so won't effect paint work then for final finish fish tank gravel with wd 40 shake about for 5 minutes or as long as you're arms can stand empty out dry off in front room on best towel in front of radiator top job like new inside .
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Post by 2strokefun on Feb 2, 2015 22:06:52 GMT 1
I think that deox is a good solution. I wish you good Luck.
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Post by Gitram on Feb 3, 2015 1:05:07 GMT 1
cheers OEB, i just bought some...
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Post by robin on May 22, 2015 17:19:14 GMT 1
Thanks OEB, my bottle arrived this morning, will soak tank over the weekend, Sureseal in the post, one of those moments that you know you should not look in your tank!
Rust found in carbs, so got a £15 endoscope off of Amazon, holey crap rusty tank...! Looks fine around the filler cap, but everywhere else..
Robin
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Post by steeley on May 22, 2015 19:26:53 GMT 1
welcome to the world of ethanol fuel.
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Post by pistanbroke on May 22, 2015 23:27:16 GMT 1
Fill with vinegar, leave for 5 days, empty tank, (safe for paintwork) I usually swill tank with a gallon of petrol and a good glug of 2 stroke in it, fill straight away with thon super unleaded as apparently its not got as much ethanol in it yet
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Post by alistair64 on May 23, 2015 16:19:03 GMT 1
...and once you've treated the rust the best advice I would give is to switch to using pre-mix, although I'm sure loads will disagree.
My own tank hasn't got a sign of rust inside and only a small amount of surface rust on the underside (obviously caused by damp in the air) which I'm currently wire brushing off and repainting.
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Post by bazzer5115 on May 23, 2015 16:48:25 GMT 1
These tanks are a big problem now.
Sounds strange but I bought my bike to build hybrid mainly on the condition of petrol tank!(it was like new on inside)
Plastics were crap ,engine was crap etc but these things can be fixed a lot easier then tank repair.
I now run on on pre-mix to keep it nice.
Hybrid I building now has plastic tzr125 4dl tank so no problem there !!
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Post by kusanagi47 on May 24, 2015 18:35:37 GMT 1
Well once the rust was removed from my LC2 tank there were over 200 holes, in short a write off. However I would say don't scrimp on the de rust. This is probably where I went wrong before adding the sealant. If I could turn the clock back a few years I would have left the rust eater in for a good 12 + hours and rotated the tank regularly.
There is a scientific way of converting or rather reversing the rust back to base metal. You need a car battery and a couple of electrodes. Look on the net for precise instructions. I tried this many moons ago on a Honda cb175 would you believe, and it worked. Just saying.
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Post by yzman on May 27, 2015 10:27:58 GMT 1
plug up any holes visible or leaking from the outside with a good 2 part metal filler, then vinegar full to the brim for 2 weeks, then por15 or here in oz i used kbs coatings follow to the letter and then wham ! a bloody shit load of work but great results....but i did do nthe vinegar thing quite a few times ....good luck
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Post by kevsypvs on Jun 1, 2015 16:43:23 GMT 1
I used vinegar on mine bought from tescos ,cheap stuff , cleaned it out a treat
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