> Has anyone had experience with Moss Motors' "Fuel Tank Restoration"
> products? It is comprised of 3 chemical components; cleaner (#220-620);
> etcher (#220-630); and sealer (220450)?
>
> I assume that the "sealer" is a type of conversion coating which
> inhibits or prevents the formation of rust.
No idea about the others, but 220-450 is the infamous "slushing compound".
It's nothing as fancy as rust converter, just a fairly heavy bodied paint
that can be applied by 'slushing' the tank around. There have been numerous
reports of it starting to flake off in several years, causing no end of
grief in the fuel system. Perhaps using the cleaner and etcher would
prevent that, I don't know. But the 'reformulated gasoline' used in much of
the USA today will damage many things (including original-spec fuel system
components), so I suspect the slushing compound will still eventually fail.
Given the price of the Moss kit, and that you have to remove the tank
anyway, my suggestion would be to find your nearest "Gas Tank ReNu" dealer
and take it there instead.
http://www.gastankrenu.com
I've not tried it myself (my old solder repair is still good after almost 20
years), but my local dealer is a very reputable radiator shop that I've been
pleased to deal with for over 20 years, and they say it works great. (20
years ago they didn't 'do' gas tanks or I wouldn't have done it myself
then.)
Randall
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