Gas tank cleaning

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  1. Jerryfow2

    Jerryfow2 Member

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    My Grabber's gas tank is full of debris how can I get all that junk out? I tried washing it out with a water hose but still have a lot of stuff in there. Any suggestions on getting it out? The tank is in excellent shape so I really don't need the RENU thing thru AutoKrafters.
    Thanks in advance for the feed back!
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    i took mine to napa and had it hot tanked 20 bucks then used a chain and purple power and shook the hell out of it
     
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    some purple power cleaner from autozone,a water hose and some rocks/pebbles,cleaned out mine.
     
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    Mavaholic Growing older but not up!

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    Radiator shops usually have a tank they can dip it in.
     
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    a chain...3 hands full of rocks... shake well...wash out with soap and water...
    place a magnet in the tank while you are washing it out...frank...:bouncy:
     
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    great tip!never thought about the magnet.(y)
     
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    After you get it clean, POR-15 makes a great product to finish coat the inside of the tank so you will never have the same problem again.
     
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    Whatever you do DON'T USE A VACUUM CLEANER I heard about a guy who tried that. The vacuum cleaner blew up and the garage burned downo_O.
     
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    That sucks.
     
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    I used about 15 lbs of fish tank gravel, shook the crap out of it (literally) then blew air into it until all the dust was out. This just got out the big flaky chunks.

    Then I bought this two part kit with an etcher and an epoxy coating that lined it with some white epoxy to prevent further rust.

    If I could do it again, I would go with the POR-15 stuff. I have an unhealthy obsession with POR-15...must be the fumes or something :D
     
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    Thanks for all the responses!!! A chain and purple cleaner it is. Guess I know what I'm doing this week end. Thanks Everyone!!!
     
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