Paint inside petrol tank

RE5Guy · Post by **RE5Guy** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 7:17 pm

Yep some bright spark has poured maybe half a litre of yellow paint inside an otherwise nice tank. Guess he was trying to stop it rusting.

My issue is obviously getting it all out.

I have been peeling it off with a length of heavy wire which has been quite successful for the larger bits and have been loosening the remaining small bits with a length of chain that I have been rattling around in the tank and then sucking the small bits out with a vacuum cleaner, That has been working well.

However I can't see in there so I am sure there is more I have yet to get out.

Has anyone had this problem and how did they sort it?

There is some rust damage in the tank and I will Kreem it when I have got the paint out.

Thanks guys

Tony

steve murdoch icoa #5322 · Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:17 pm

Tony, i suggest you have a look at Por-15 products instead.
http://www.por15.com/
I had a Kreem lining start to peel after 3 years on a GS1000 tank. Made a mess of the carbs.

alimey4u2 · Post by **alimey4u2** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 5:08 am

Ball bearings with roofing nails & lots of practice making a Manhatten...

As for Kreeme & Por15, it's all in the preparation, however the general web concensus is Por is better...

Ps. Make sure your tank is structurally sound before any attempt at the " Manhatten" trick...

RE5Guy · Post by **RE5Guy** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 8:03 pm

Thanks guys,

I hear you Steve, but I already have purchased the Kreem. I have had it in my RE5 tank for 4 years and it is ok so far...(just jinxed it now of course).

I had a variation on the Manhatten trick suggested to me from an RE5 list which is amusing. That guy suggested roofing nails as well, but what he then does is wrap the tank in blankets and securely jam it into a concrete mixer and leave it running for several hours. Not sure if I am brave enough to try it, but it sure made me laugh.

Tony

SteveG · Post by **SteveG** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 8:42 pm

I have it on good authority (seen the results) that rust removal from the inside of the tank is a lot easier using mechanical means instead of muscular power.

Steve

alimey4u2 · Post by **alimey4u2** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 12:09 pm

As long as the tank has been well vented of gas I wouldn't see a problem. I have heard of people wrapping them in a pillows & doing the same...