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Anonymous
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garbage bags?
garbage bags?
wouldnt garbage bags melt in dryer to tank??dryers are hot
garbage bags?
wouldnt garbage bags melt in dryer to tank??dryers are hot
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Hi, After reading all the great replys. Some thing I have used is napa. It is a harsh thinner for paint & if you get it on a finish, will eat it if not wiped off & let sit on it. I put in about a gallon & try to shake the tank around & look to see the rust colored napa is getting darker or the same & know it's done. I wouldn't try B/B's sand, as I would be afraid I wouldn't get it all out & when riding, would stall from lack of gas & would happen about 30 miles from home. Mostly you want to make shure you don't get fine rust in the filter. Anyone try an acid yet? diluted & let sit for 24 hrs? How about the stuff you put in the thermos to get rid of stains, forget what it's called, "neet"? but, the wife cleans my thermos with it & the stainless gets looking like new. ( not baking soda ither ) When she wakes up I'll ask. Never-never wake a woman up, gets ugly. Dave
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spots25
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ya know, its really not that bad of an idea. The only issue is that it might be hard to get all the sand out. All you nay-sayers just must not have discovered duct tape 
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pntrdave
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bb's
bb's
fill the tank half full of bb's tape fill hole shut, then strap it to the back of a friends harley hard tail and have him go for a cruise. it should be shiny and new when he gets back. or after you go pick him up from beside the road
bb's
fill the tank half full of bb's tape fill hole shut, then strap it to the back of a friends harley hard tail and have him go for a cruise. it should be shiny and new when he gets back. or after you go pick him up from beside the road
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Anonymous
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prop up a car and duct-tape the tank to the driving wheel.....
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Macmatic
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I'm actually considering this idea....
I have an '83 GS750ES needing to be torn down and gone over from the contact patch up this winter and it has some light rust in the tank.
I've been leary of acid etching the tank, with or without Kreeming or POR-15ing it after due to future rust worries...sounds like it leaves it more open to rust... and it seems like Kreem is hit or miss with it peeling later...other than that it seems like it always peels SOMETIME later. I'd prolly go with POR-15 anyway since I've had good luck with other products from them.
Anyway I think if I taped off all the holes with packing tape and then duct tape over that, then open one of the holes and add some very corse blasting media or BBs and tape the hole back up again...double bag the whole thing....duct tape a couple of old pillows around it... duct tape a blanket or two around that... or better yet some thick foam padding...and toss it all in the dryer..
It just might work! No heat in the dryer of course...prolly an old junker at the appliance repair shop down the road actually.
As another idea I could just pack the tank in towels and blankets inside the drier (bagged!) so that it turns but doesn't really get banged around much... I'd babysit the thing anyway so I could always add more padding if it started to bang much....
BBs would be easy to get out and I think a good size blasting media wouldn't be too bad with a few wands on my air gun and some time. No matter what I'd be running an inline filter, I just can't see why you wouldn't.
Always thinkin....sometimes smart,
Mac
I have an '83 GS750ES needing to be torn down and gone over from the contact patch up this winter and it has some light rust in the tank.
I've been leary of acid etching the tank, with or without Kreeming or POR-15ing it after due to future rust worries...sounds like it leaves it more open to rust... and it seems like Kreem is hit or miss with it peeling later...other than that it seems like it always peels SOMETIME later. I'd prolly go with POR-15 anyway since I've had good luck with other products from them.
Anyway I think if I taped off all the holes with packing tape and then duct tape over that, then open one of the holes and add some very corse blasting media or BBs and tape the hole back up again...double bag the whole thing....duct tape a couple of old pillows around it... duct tape a blanket or two around that... or better yet some thick foam padding...and toss it all in the dryer..
It just might work! No heat in the dryer of course...prolly an old junker at the appliance repair shop down the road actually.
As another idea I could just pack the tank in towels and blankets inside the drier (bagged!) so that it turns but doesn't really get banged around much... I'd babysit the thing anyway so I could always add more padding if it started to bang much....
BBs would be easy to get out and I think a good size blasting media wouldn't be too bad with a few wands on my air gun and some time. No matter what I'd be running an inline filter, I just can't see why you wouldn't.
Always thinkin....sometimes smart,
Mac
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dwarf8
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I have one word for everyone....
Cement Mixer.
Oh... That's two words.
Using a liner and loads of pillows or an inflated inner tube or bungee cords or a noisy nephew or whatever strikes your fancy, fix the tank in the middle of the mixer after adding sand. Turn it on.
Return 60 minutes later after watching Motorcycle shows.
Someone mentioned different grits and blasting supplies.
Almost all blasting grits are extremely fine rather than coarse enough to remove rust by their own weight.
I'm sticking with electrolysis.
Cement Mixer.
Oh... That's two words.
Using a liner and loads of pillows or an inflated inner tube or bungee cords or a noisy nephew or whatever strikes your fancy, fix the tank in the middle of the mixer after adding sand. Turn it on.
Return 60 minutes later after watching Motorcycle shows.
Someone mentioned different grits and blasting supplies.
Almost all blasting grits are extremely fine rather than coarse enough to remove rust by their own weight.
I'm sticking with electrolysis.
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Macmatic
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dwarf8 said:I'm sticking with electrolysis.
Do you have a hairy tank? :wink:
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Anonymous
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Good posts.
The good points are
If you use a dryer - use BB's - not sand. The sand will be hard to get out.
If a media is used - I would also use "rust out" powder which is acidic.
The acid will etch the rust and remove some - neutralize the surface. It's is used to stop rusting in bodywork.
These remedies work for a lightly rusted tank. More than that - get another tank.
My GS had a lightly rusted tank. I just kept it filled and ran an in-line fuel filter - and never had a problem....
'course, I had the darn carburators off every 3 weeks rejetting the bike......
The good points are
If you use a dryer - use BB's - not sand. The sand will be hard to get out.
If a media is used - I would also use "rust out" powder which is acidic.
The acid will etch the rust and remove some - neutralize the surface. It's is used to stop rusting in bodywork.
These remedies work for a lightly rusted tank. More than that - get another tank.
My GS had a lightly rusted tank. I just kept it filled and ran an in-line fuel filter - and never had a problem....
'course, I had the darn carburators off every 3 weeks rejetting the bike......
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Anonymous
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I had the problem of a rusty tank with my old kawasaki. What worked best was to get some fish tank rocks, put them in the tank and shake the crap out of it for a while. Once finished, dump out what you can of the rocks, and then what you can't dump out well, duct tape a small hose to the hose on the shop vac and suck them out.
I did this and it worked great, never had a problem with any sort of clogging or anything.
I did this and it worked great, never had a problem with any sort of clogging or anything.
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Katamaniac
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I've used a chain to get the rust out of an automobile gfuel tank and it worked pretty well. I would use a small chain like a dog chain or something. The chain is very easy to get out too. This method worked well for the car, I don't see why it wouldn't work for the bike too.
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Anonymous
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Does anyone actually have a dryer big enough to get a tank through the door?
Iv'e got an EFE and no way that suckers going in my dryer, with or without scotty wrapped around it.
But if you wanna get it really clean, tie it to the bottom of your lawn mower :lol:
It'll spin that mother up big time, may not do your seams much good though. 8O
Look impressive too :mrgreen:
chalk10
Iv'e got an EFE and no way that suckers going in my dryer, with or without scotty wrapped around it.
But if you wanna get it really clean, tie it to the bottom of your lawn mower :lol:
It'll spin that mother up big time, may not do your seams much good though. 8O
Look impressive too :mrgreen:
chalk10
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Anonymous
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tank cleaner
tank cleaner
Wait a min guys,
why go to all the bother of chancing a damaged tank and other goodies,
just take your tank to a radiator shop and have them clean out the rust by dipping it in a rust cleaner and they can even coat it if u wish and the cost is minimal. $50.00 canadian or $38.00 US.
The other method is to use large steel shot as in shotgun shot in BB or OO buck shot and put it in your tank with the petcock and with in tank filter in place and ride your bike and in no time the tank will be as shinny as new. The large size of the steel shot will allow the fuell to flow through the filter while riding your bike and removing the rust at the same time.But remember to use an inline filter to trap any rust particles and clean or replace the filter often until the desired result have been achived.
And to remove the steel shot just remove the petcock and let the shot run out of the tank. Use a magnet to get any remaining shot out of your tank.
Best of luck guys, Archie
tank cleaner
Wait a min guys,
why go to all the bother of chancing a damaged tank and other goodies,
just take your tank to a radiator shop and have them clean out the rust by dipping it in a rust cleaner and they can even coat it if u wish and the cost is minimal. $50.00 canadian or $38.00 US.
The other method is to use large steel shot as in shotgun shot in BB or OO buck shot and put it in your tank with the petcock and with in tank filter in place and ride your bike and in no time the tank will be as shinny as new. The large size of the steel shot will allow the fuell to flow through the filter while riding your bike and removing the rust at the same time.But remember to use an inline filter to trap any rust particles and clean or replace the filter often until the desired result have been achived.
And to remove the steel shot just remove the petcock and let the shot run out of the tank. Use a magnet to get any remaining shot out of your tank.
Best of luck guys, Archie
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Anonymous
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Sand tank repair
Sand tank repair
Just rent a small cement mixer, towable or portable, and do the same "wrap and roll" routine in it. Save your relationship with your parent or significant other.
Sand tank repair
Just rent a small cement mixer, towable or portable, and do the same "wrap and roll" routine in it. Save your relationship with your parent or significant other.
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RJ
Guest
Use whatever large items you can reasonably shove in there (nuts, bolts, chain, depleted uranium, etc.) in order to loosen up the big rust. Rinse with a mild acid solution, dry in a low humidity environment, Kreme, install fuel filter, fill with gas, ride. BY NO MEANS TUMBLE THE DAMNED TANK IN A DRIER!!!!!!!!!!!
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RJ
Guest
O yeah, don't forget to shake the crap out of the tank once the large ordnace has been inserted.
RacingJake
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This reminds me when i was a kid and was playing hide and seek. We were at a laundry mat and I'd crawled into one of those big dryers and close the door thinking they will never find me.
It worked they just walked right by me when I was going round and round. That paddle flip me around like I was a cotton ball, I think my foot must have hit the door and caused it to stop.....thank God.
My shoulder still hurts just thinking of that.
PS make sure there is no more dimes in the timer.. and you'll should of seen the look on the other folks faces when i crawed out
It worked they just walked right by me when I was going round and round. That paddle flip me around like I was a cotton ball, I think my foot must have hit the door and caused it to stop.....thank God.
My shoulder still hurts just thinking of that.
PS make sure there is no more dimes in the timer.. and you'll should of seen the look on the other folks faces when i crawed out
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pntrdave
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took my kids to laundry with me Daughter was 10 son was 5. Kids were playing games and running around they came up and asked for quarters, I thought they wanted candy so I gave them each a quarter. Needless to say Daughter talked her brother into getting in the dryer and dropped the quarter in and started him tumbling. A gal there got my attention and said your sons in the dryer I think he's done.
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Anonymous
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aleins have bumped there head
aleins have bumped there head
beam me up scotty, i think a little to much inbreeding gone on :arrow: [-X there
aleins have bumped there head
beam me up scotty, i think a little to much inbreeding gone on :arrow: [-X there
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