The best thing for cleaning rust is muriatic acid (really cheap at Home
Despot.. er .. depot) Just dilute it, make sure there is nothing left in
the tank (rubber/plastic etc) and be very very careful. You will probably
only need to swish it around a little bit, when you are done, the tank
will be completely rust free. Put some gasoline in right away, because
the tank will be so clean rust will begin to form very quickly.
On Sat, 4 Nov 2000, Charles Culver wrote:
> I took my tank out, dropped a chain in it and shook it around to loosen the
> rust, poured in a gallon of Ospho (available at home improvement centers),
> let it sit overnite, hit it with the high pressure hose a the carwash a few
> times, and repeated the process. Then I got the liner kit from Whitney, but
> I have seen a similar solution in some of the vendor catalogs recently too.
>
> It's been a couple of years now, and I drive it every day- I also recommend
> the clear glass fuel filter so you can watch for any residual rust or
> whatever from the tank.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Smokey Culver, League City, Texas
> '50 3600 5-window (mine)
> '58 Apache (hers)
> See 'em at: http://sites.netscape.net/ChrlsCul/homepage
>
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