marlboro man Posted February 5, 2017 Report Share Posted February 5, 2017 Anybody use this fuel tank liner kit i'm about to on my grandpa's 1981 Honda cm200 twin star Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wandering Soul Posted February 5, 2017 Report Share Posted February 5, 2017 I have...don't! Ethanol fuel will cause it to separate from the tank's innards. I don't care how you prep it, stuff will fall off, break up and enter the fuel system. Try Caswell's or POR14. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlboro man Posted February 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2017 19 minutes ago, Wandering Soul said: I have...don't! Ethanol fuel will cause it to separate from the tank's innards. I don't care how you prep it, stuff will fall off, break up and enter the fuel system. Try Caswell's or POR14. Thanks it doesn't leak I'll probably just use the rust cleaner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wandering Soul Posted February 5, 2017 Report Share Posted February 5, 2017 14 minutes ago, marlboro man said: Thanks it doesn't leak I'll probably just use the rust cleaner Rinse it really good after that. Use some sort of oil to coat the inside; it'll flash rust fairly quick again. I've cleaned rust out by loading a length of small chain or a handful of #10 or 12 unplated lockwashers in a tank, wrap the tank with blankets and put it in the dryer. Add more blankets as needed to keep tank from moving around and run it without heat for an hour or so. Remove the hill-billy media, wash out and oil. Yes; my wife spends a lot of time shaking her head... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whaler Posted February 5, 2017 Report Share Posted February 5, 2017 Never use that crap! i have been cleaning with muriatic acid and then electro plating (galvanize with zinc). If you have a welder and not afraid to make a simple zinc solution, it's very easy. The results are a new tank that won't rust for a very long time if ever. Will do a step by step with pictures if there is interest. Here is a moped tank that my son and I did recently... it's been a year and still looks like new! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whaler Posted February 5, 2017 Report Share Posted February 5, 2017 If you want it shiny and super level there are ingredients that can be added. The texture is mostly from the pitting from the rust. The tank was trashed before clean out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motocat12 Posted February 5, 2017 Report Share Posted February 5, 2017 Nope, I looked into it for my plastic tank and decided on Por15/kbs or caswells if that fails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlboro man Posted February 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 Here's what I did Tank didn't leak so I just cleaned it :2gal of apple cider vinegar, let it sit for a week, shake it up a little bit, drain out half of it, shake it up a little bit more & shake it,flushed it out with the garden hose, shake it ,empty flush out again, Flush & shake about four more times, empty, filled with Coca-Cola, shake it, empty, flush with kerosene, empty,fill with kerosene one cup two-stroke oil for storage time to use in flush with gasoline 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sportbike Steve Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 I used Kreem years ago on a 1984 Honda XR-80. Never noticed any separation, but that was damn near 20 years ago to be honest. I've had good luck with Tractor Supply's tractor paint and hardener. In particular, I've used their New Holland yellow for the inside of jerry cans. I haven't had any issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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