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Redneck Tank Derusting

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So I bought a gallon of Evaporust and poured it into my tank and kept turning it over every several hours. No matter which way I turned it there was never enough fluid to cover the hump right under the cap. Everything was all nice and de-rusted except the frame hump under the filler spout ..... what to do ..... what to do ????

All ready to be wrapped up:

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Now for mixing:

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FYI --- It worked great!

-Dave
 
Japanese and German technology is awsome but Yankee ingenuity won the war!
Niels
 
Beautiful. You a NASA engineer?... Looks suspiciously like a prototype for the Project Mercury capsule.

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Octain said:
Vinigar is really cheap.;)
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I originally used vinegar this past summer and more rust developed in the following week than what developed when it sat for 10 years!

I plan on coating it with por 15 too

-Dave
 
I am not sure why this is an issue.
If the tank can be sealed then the occasional brisk agitation of the tank should be all that is needed.

I have used this product to dampen cloths and derusted vertical surfaces.
Just keep it wet.

In a closed tank the vapours would fill the cavity yes?
 
^^^ Trust this guy. He has Jeep in his username, Chevy in his avatar, and is on a GS forum. I don't know him personally, but I know he knows rust.:p
 
5azzmonkey said:
I originally used vinegar this past summer and more rust developed in the following week than what developed when it sat for 10 years!

I plan on coating it with por 15 too

-Dave
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Vinegar is awesome to remove rust and very inexpensive and where ever you store your tank will smell like the day before easter and all the kids at the house painting eggs. The thing to know that people forget to keep mentioning is that you have to put some kind of sealant on the metal the moment you pour out the vinegar. Normally a full tank of gas will do the trick. The Gas will actually bond with the metal and form a protective layer. Not as good as a POR-15 or Kreem coating but if you don't want to spend the extra $50 bucks and you plan on keeping gas in the tank then you are good to go. Just remember you don't pour out the vinegar till you have something to put in the tank.

Paul
 
JEEPRUSTY said:
I am not sure why this is an issue.
If the tank can be sealed then the occasional brisk agitation of the tank should be all that is needed.

I have used this product to dampen cloths and derusted vertical surfaces.
Just keep it wet.

In a closed tank the vapours would fill the cavity yes?
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I had the Evaporust in the tank for a week shaking and flipping it several times a day and it wasn't cutting it, that is why I needed a different solution.

I also like the BB/ball bearing method too but I don't own enough of either one.

-Dave
 
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