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Out of WD 40

chuck hahn

chuck hahn

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I took the tank that i bashed from the marroon 78 1000C off and drained the fuel and washed it out with several doses of Dawn dish soap. I didnt have any WD 40 to fog it with to stave off any flash rust. all i really had was quart of brake fluid so i sloshed that around in there. Then i thought...wonder is that stuf is corrosive to the bare meatl in a tank? Any insights??? If so i need to know before i send all this stuff off to Larry for paint.
 
chuck hahn said:
Its all Fed up now...thus its going out to be repainted...LMAO
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If brake fluid was corrosive then there would be high sales of brake lines.
Not sure how you get rust inside a caliper its should be anaerobic I suppose the Oxygen in absorbed water that is to blame.

It eats paint but I think that is a whole different chemical reaction going on.
 
Jeepster...Brake fluis is both an oily based coating AND after long periods of it not being changed and it breaks down it also becomes an attractant and absorber of moisure...form rain or just humidity in the air.
 
Brake fluid is designed to absorb water. I'd get it out of the tank since it will hold moisture close to the metal.
 
Ed...I needed a RIGHT NOW temp solution..maybe have to rinse it again and fog the heck out ofmitm with WD tomoorw when i can get a new can
 
chuck, Do you have some rubbing alcohol? That absorbs water and will help dry the tank. Dry it out and splash a little oil inside.
 
I am sending it to Larry so what i did was drain and dish soap washing and shook all the water out the petcock hole. Then i let it sit in the sun for about 1/2 hr and at 103 and sweltering hot it dont take long for it to be dry inside...trust me.
 
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