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Posted by: mepstein Oct 21 2010, 06:42 AM

This tank has light surface rust inside. I want to restore properly and not damage the baffles inside or remove the copper plating under the black paint on the outside. What should be done? Thanks, Mark


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Posted by: Cairo94507 Oct 21 2010, 07:01 AM

I would check with a radiator shop to see if boiling it out would properly clean it and what they recommend. I am interested in this too as my tank definitely needs to be restored.

Posted by: hot_shoe914 Oct 21 2010, 07:04 AM

BBs and a rotisserie, you will be amazed.

Posted by: r_towle Oct 21 2010, 07:28 AM

properly???
Strip it at a radiator shop by getting it dunked.
Send it to a chrome plating shop and have them replate it with copper, then powder coat it black.

After it gets stripped, have it pressure tested for pinhole leaks.

Rich

Posted by: mepstein Oct 21 2010, 07:45 AM

QUOTE(r_towle @ Oct 21 2010, 09:28 AM)

Posted by: shoguneagle Oct 21 2010, 01:19 PM

Yep to all the above. Had mine stripped, pressure tested, and then painted. Then never used it.

Steve Hurt

Posted by: zymurgist Oct 21 2010, 02:25 PM

I've seen lots of people posting electrolysis techniques on biker websites for getting the rust out of motorcycle tanks.

Posted by: 9146986 Oct 21 2010, 02:35 PM

I would not put any kind of coating that wasn't truly baked on. I'll 2nd the boiling out at a radiator shop and then give an ospho treatment.

Posted by: zymurgist Oct 21 2010, 02:43 PM

Boiling out sounds good... I'm guessing this works for steel tanks?

I think bikers go with the electrolysis method so they can try to keep the original paint on the tank where possible. Or just maybe because people who ride old bikes are just CSOBs.

Posted by: mepstein Oct 21 2010, 03:26 PM

QUOTE(shoguneagle @ Oct 21 2010, 03:19 PM)

Posted by: shoguneagle Oct 22 2010, 04:37 AM

Sent you an e-mail.