Restoring a rusty fuel tank. (Page 1/2)
hercimer01 JUN 27, 01:39 AM
Did this Saturday and Sunday.

I soaked it with 2 gallons of water with 1 gallons of muratic acid rotating the tank constantly for 6 hours.
Then I toppedit of the rest of the way and let it soak over night in the water and acid.
Then i rinsed it and used the metal prep on it rotating again.
Then I rinsed it with MEK and coated it with tank sealer.
Cure time is 92 hours.
There you have it!!































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Spadesluck JUN 27, 03:08 AM
Thank you for the how-to. That is a big difference in the before and after. Did you have any problems with the tank before?
2.5 JUN 27, 02:16 PM
Awesome I have never seen inside pics like that of the process.
notwohorns JUN 27, 07:31 PM
That info is good to know. Thanks for posting
hercimer01 JUN 27, 09:24 PM

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Originally posted by Spadesluck:

Thank you for the how-to. That is a big difference in the before and after. Did you have any problems with the tank before?



It was eating fuel pumps.
Its still curing

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La fiera JUN 27, 09:57 PM
Awesome!!!!!! Thanks for the tip!!!!!!
hercimer01 AUG 13, 10:38 PM
I've had it running now for almost 2 months with no problems or weird noises coming from the center console.
hercimer01 JAN 15, 11:31 PM
Make that over 2 years.
fierobear JAN 16, 01:15 PM
Nice work, thanks for sharing.

I have a rusted tank, and was planning on using straight vinegar.
pmbrunelle JAN 16, 06:17 PM

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Originally posted by hercimer01:

Make that over 2 years.



Saying something is works right after the repair is fairly useless, now saying that something works after two years is silver .

If you can come back and say the fuel pump/tank is still running without problems after three years, that's golden! You'll have made it past the basic warranty period... a bare minimum goal that auto designers strive to attain.