getting surface rust out of gastank

[Wickedclown]

hate to me a noob here but im sure you guys have delt with this problem before.
whats the trick to getting your gastank clean of rust?

[shortline10]

Muriatic acid or you can use a toilet bowl cleaner with a rust remover in it like snowbowl . just dont get it on the paint .

[85Tecate]

There was just a thread on this.... My choice if its just surface rust is to use a product called "Evaporust" can be found at most automotive stores or online. If its flakey i'd use rocks, bolts, nuts, BB's, marbles, or anything of that nature and shake the daylights out of it. Rinse and repeat until its clear and then seal it with something like POR15 or another type of tank sealer.

[4cfed]

also herd of putting a few hand fulls of bbs ( bb gun) in the tank and shaking it around for a while... works like bead blasting... only slower

[85Tecate]

Muriatic acid

That stuffs killer.... We used this at my last job where we made tractor wheels. If they got rusty they would go for a bath :D

[daniel_250r]

evapo rust!!! pour some in let it sit for couple hours. rotate. then drain completly and fill imediatley with gas

[Wickedclown]

so either evapo rust or muratic acid..thanx guys.guess ill go with the muratic acid then and see how that works.thanx alot guys :cool:

[MagicJames]

so either evapo rust or muratic acid..thanx guys.guess ill go with the muratic acid then and see how that works.thanx alot guys :cool:

Need to be careful, you gotta keep moving this stuff because it will eat through the side of your tank.

So put it in the tank and roll it around and keep it moving, that is most important, otherwise... you're gonna have a hole in your tank.

[Wickedclown]

allright thanx for the awesome advice guys ..i used muratic acid diluted about 30% with water and the tank got pretty damn clean..pretty sure the problems solved.
ill find out for sure tommorrow morn when i go riding .

[Tri king]

cant go wrong with the kreem sealing kit $30-40 ish and you will never have to worry about rust again

[Wickedclown]

yup rode all day with no problems.
fixed her right up.:beer