I took my tanks to a local metal dip stripper. $40 and 2 days later I go them
back, coated the insides with Eastwood gas tank sealer and they've been
working great ever since. No smell, no hearing impairment.
Good Luck,
Mark
Chris.S.Mottram@ecc.com wrote:
> I have been suffering from the black paint flaking off the inside of my gas
> tanks. As a remedy, I got some Moss Gas tank Slushing Compound and went to
> work.
> Step 1 - Put rocks in tanks and shake until deaf
> Step 2 - Look inside to make sure that loose paint is removed (I got about
> 50% of the paint off)
> Step 3 - Lather, Rinse, Repeat
> Step 4 - Tape off One hole in tank
> Step 5 - Dump in 1 quart of Slushing Compound, coat inside of tank
> Step 5 - Pour off all Excess compound leaving behind a very thin coating
> Step 6 - Let dry
>
> Interesting results from this:
> Left side tank worked nicely. Right side tank - The paint crinkled under
> the coating (ARGH!!!!) The slushing compound uses MEK as a solvent (Methyl
> Ethyl Ketone). I repeated the steps listed above, only this time the
> inside was infinitely more difficult to get to bare metal. Not much of the
> coated crinkled paint came loose. I sure hope that the crinkled stuff
> stays on as well under daily driving as it did when I beat it up with
> rocks.
>
> The moral of the story - Want to remove the paint from inside the gas tanks
> but nothing seems to work? Try MEK mixed in with the rocks. (Shaken not
> stirred)
>
> Chris
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