Tank cleaning & Lining!, "Miles" varnish got me worried! |
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Tank cleaning & Lining!, "Miles" varnish got me worried! |
william harris |
Mar 4 2004, 01:37 PM
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914 Restorer Group: Members Posts: 1,459 Joined: 9-January 04 From: Hamilton, MA Member No.: 1,539 |
OK, Miles tale of woe has got me worried. I disassembled my car 4 months ago, it was running just fine before the "rustoration" started, and in the process I drained and removed by gas tank. It has been sitting on the parts shelf since then. What should I do (if anything) to clean and reline the tank? How should I store it (I haven't done anything, but it sits there with no gas in it and the cap on. Any suggestions will be appreciated. By the way, IMHO the way the Steve at Otto's has responded has not helped him at all. Based on his comments alone, I would not care to do business with his shop. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif)
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Mueller |
Mar 5 2004, 04:19 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None |
QUOTE but said rust would form in the tank before I could even pick it up?! WTF?!?! are these guys full of shit? or should I shell out the 125 for the boiling +lining? if the tank is taken to bare metal, yes, it's going to rust.....not sure what the humidity is like there, but once moisture gets to the bare metal, it'll start.....but like Mike feels on this, once the tank has some fuel in it (and sloshed around) the tank should be fine...that is as long as the car is driven and filled up once in a while.... does anyone know if the powdercoaters purge the inside of the tank with nitrogen or some other inert gas before baking them??? |
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