I put out this same request a year ago. The consensus was to use Red Kote, a
brand usually used by radiator shops. There was uniform consensus to NOT use
the Eastwood product. Personally, I don't like the outer coating that Gas Tank
Renu uses. Plus, if you are doing multiple tanks, it saves a lot of money to
do it yourself. You can also easily do the crossover tubes. I got a gallon of
Red Kote for less than $100 sent to my house from O'Reilly Auto Parts. Can't
understand why they would need to cut a hole to use their product. David
-------------- Original message from "Rense, Mark (GE Indust, ConsInd)"
<mark.rense@ge.com>: --------------
> I pulled the tanks out of B382000991 last night in preparation to have
> them sealed. While not a difficult job, there is an art to getting them
> out of the fender well recesses without scratching the hell out of them.
> Anyway, I noticed a significant amount of liquid pooled in the low part
> of the trunk floor under each tank directly behind each wheel well. I
> thought it was just gas run-off from the bottoms of the tanks, but it
> turned out that there was some water mixed in as well. The car has not
> seen water since it was washed and put away for the winter in January.
> Don't know how it got in there, but will investigate further. I saw that
> there was a drain grommet at the bottom of each well, and after cleaning
> them out with an ice pick, all the fluid dribbled out. Hence, the
> hard-knock tip of the day:
>
> Be sure all your body drain points are periodically cleaned, you never
> know when you may spring a leak, water or gas.
>
> Now for the request:
>
> Has anyone on the list used the Gas Tank Renu process on their tanks?
>
> http://www.gastankrenu.com
>
> Seems like a good product but both the local franchise owners told me
> they will need to cut a hole in each tank to get access. Also, I did not
> get a warm feeling about their ability to coat the cross-over tubes.
>
> These tanks were incorrectly coated many years ago and need to be
> stripped completely. I've used the Creem system on motorbike tanks but
> since I need the tanks boiled out anyway I am starting from scratch.
>
> Any recommendations??
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bugz
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