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Re: [oletrucks] How to clean & seal rusty gas tank??

To: "wayne osborne" <wayne@chevytrucks.org>,
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] How to clean & seal rusty gas tank??
From: "James Hays" <thomasind@nventure.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2006 08:36:16 -0700
Some years ago I restored a dirty / rusty motorcycle gas tank using rolled
around BB's for cleaning and cleaner & sealer purchased at a motorcycle
shop - held up for three years of pounding that I know of.

Must be something similar for autos.

Jim
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "wayne osborne" <wayne@chevytrucks.org>
To: "Durwood B. Darbin" <dhckdkcsk@hotmail.com>;
<old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com>; <oletrucks@autox.team.net>;
<Old-Burb-club@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2006 6:09 AM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] How to clean & seal rusty gas tank??


> I've heard other taking a chain or nuts/bolts -anything really, placing in
> inside the tank and rotating many time. This will know loosen the rust,
> then use a sealer to seal. I think POR 15 has a sealant..   --wayne
>
> At 07:09 PM 4/22/2006, Durwood B. Darbin wrote:
> >Some say phosphoric(sp) acid and others cry muratic acid.  I haven't
found
> >anything that says what mixture of either nor the duration of a cleaning
> >session.  I have a can of tank sealer from Jim Carter





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