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Prepping tank for shipping

chuck hahn

chuck hahn

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In light of my upcomong surgery one of the things im gonna sell is the 1980 S tank i restored. since ive never shipped painted parts what is the best material to wrap it in to absolutely ensure it doesnt get scratched up? I was thinking mucrofiber towels or something along that line. LARRY, what say you??
 
Microfiber cloth tends to catch debris/dirt/particles quite easily, you gotta make sure they're clean.

Other than that, I'd use a healthy amount of bubblewrap?
 
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I always wrapped parts in blue paper shop towels. Very soft and won't scratch the new paint. Tape them together to get it around the tank..then lots of bubble wrap. Make sure it isn't rubbing the paint anywhere. Shipping peanuts, news papers, bubble wrap to fill all the voids so the tank doesn't move around. Shippers don't give a crap and throw things around no matter how many "Fragile" stickers on it, so you want the tank padded and immobile. ;)
 
A point to think about:

Most carriers consider used fuel tanks to be dangerous goods and there are regulations regarding this.
I suggest contacting the carrier of choice and ask them about it, and how you can prepare the tank for safe shipment.

Why is it a DGR commodity?

A simple scenario:

Fill a cup with gasoline, right to the brim.

Light a wooden or paper match and drop it directly into the gas from maybe a foot above the cup.
Result?
The lit match will be extinguished the moment it hits the liquid gasoline.... every time

If you were to pour out the gasoline from the cup and then drop a lighted match into the empty cup the opposite will occur: the vapours will ignite/explode .....every time..

Gasoline tends to affect the interior of fuel tanks over time, retaining residual vapours which last much longer than the example above.
 
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That's a good point. Cleaning out a tank's inside with Acetone removes gas residue nicely. Letting it breathe for a day or so afterwards, better yet.
 
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