Thanks for the link i have read them, i have tried the marbles, and acid and it seems to have cleaned most of it out.. maybe i should have asked the question the right way in the first place.. after cleaning the tank out.. what should i use in the tank to prevent it from coming back.. i thought i read on here someone used something to coat the inside of the tank after cleaning the rust out?
being off season here now the bike is going to sit empty and i dont want to have to clean it next year..
being off season here now the bike is going to sit empty and i dont want to have to clean it next year..
riiiiiiiight, but OK:thumbsup:
So I guess you've read this one too then huh?
http://www.oldminibikes.com/forum/g...s-tank-sealers.html?highlight=gas+tank+sealer
So I guess you've read this one too then huh?
http://www.oldminibikes.com/forum/g...s-tank-sealers.html?highlight=gas+tank+sealer
Fuel Tank Sealer
Or something like this can be bought:thumbsup: I used red coat like this before, just not from this company.
Or something like this can be bought:thumbsup: I used red coat like this before, just not from this company.
I've never had to clean and seal a minibike tank, but I have cleaned and sealed car gas tanks. I used the kit from J.C. Whitney. It has acid to clean and etch the inside and then a coating to seal it. I've been pleased with the outcome. Since the kit is for a car tank there's more than enough to do a minibike tank.
I think I know what you are getting at, I would like know how to keep the tank from re rusting without using a sealer like redkote/ kreem/ caswell etc.
What I mean is if you have a tank with minimal flash rust on the inside, and you evaporust (or use whatever) the rust away, how do you keep the bare steel look, without it rusting? Do manufacturers use some kind of coating, spray or what? I have a few tanks like this, I don't need to seal them (no leaks) but they do have some reappearing rust after cleaning. Maybe fogging oil? or even a spray of wd40?
What I mean is if you have a tank with minimal flash rust on the inside, and you evaporust (or use whatever) the rust away, how do you keep the bare steel look, without it rusting? Do manufacturers use some kind of coating, spray or what? I have a few tanks like this, I don't need to seal them (no leaks) but they do have some reappearing rust after cleaning. Maybe fogging oil? or even a spray of wd40?