Newly sealed Gas tank - Pics

[vping]

I go the tank back and it looks pretty good. Small allen type drain plug, but will suffice.

I want to clean the outside and repaint. Can I sandblast the outside now that it has been sealed on the inside?

I'll post pics later after work.

 

[jlaird]

Sure you can, but for crying out loud seal all the openings double tight first. Grit in gas tank is not a good idea. Tape, retape, plug, what ever.

 

[dklawson]

Well, you can sandblast tanks but keep in mind that sandblasting any large flat panel usually results in warping. I prefer to chemically strip paint, then use phosphoric acid washes to get the rust you can't sand off.

 

[Scott_Hower]

I'd have thought if it went into the hottank, it should be pretty clean already, no?

I would not blast it. In my exerience, glassbeads get EVERYWHERE despite sealing plugs/tape/what have you.

I'd rub it down with medium grit or a scuffy pad, spray it with Brakleen and paint/prime it with semigloss black. Give the top of the tank an extra coat or two of paint (or better yet, POR15) then spray the top with underseal. Done. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[jlaird]

Option and I have done, wire brush with a hand drill and clean then with mineral spirits. Spray paint with rustolum rattle can. Lasted over 15 years. Is that good enough? At my age that is a long long time. Would make me 83 so should be OK.

 

[tony barnhill]

I wouldn't sandblast it - I'd just primer & paint...especially if they cleaned it good.

 

[tdskip]

Got mine chemically dipped - if you have the $$$ I think it is the way to go.

 

[PAUL161]

My son use to restore gas tanks and radiators for antique and classic cars. Had his business for 30 years and never sand blasted a gas tank. They were soaked in a hot tank with some sort of a lye solution in it. Then were cleaned with pressurized water. I don't think he ever had one come back. If the tank was very thin, he coated the inside. With what, I have no idea. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif PJ

 

[kennypinkerton]

Zinc electroplating might be a cool idea... but probably expensive.

 

[vping]

WEll here is a new shot of the inside & out side. I spoke with the shop and they said blasting is fine as long as I don't get any on the inside. I used a 2" jim cap for the inlet, a small platic cap for the feul line & I cut a new blank plate where the sending unit was. I will live without it for now.

 

[tony barnhill]

You've got my curiosity up!!??

 

[vping]

Why for?

 

[jlaird]

Tis a thing of beauty.

 

[regularman]

Looks like they used RedKote.

 

[vping]

I should have taken pictures of the outside when I got it back. Really rusty from whatever chemicals they dipped it in.

 

[tony barnhill]

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I used a 2" jim cap for the inlet, a small platic cap for the feul line & I cut a new blank plate where the sending unit was.

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Why for?

 

[vping]

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You've got my curiosity up!!??

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Why have I've got your curiosity up?

 

[tony barnhill]

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I used a 2" jim cap for the inlet, a small platic cap for the feul line & I cut a new blank plate where the sending unit was.

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That's why

 

[Guest]

Tony, I'm pretty confident he's just describing what he used so he didn't get sand in it when he blasted it...at least that makes sense to me from how I read it....

 

[GB1]

Vinnie, it looks nice!!!