Tank Question
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Tuned
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Tank Question
I plan on sealing the gas tank. question is there any particular brand that better than another?Any product I should stay away from? And now that the weather has cooled down and it is very rainy this time of year, would it still dry/seal properly in the cold weather?
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The Eastwood kit worked well for me. I've heard of troubles with the old standby used in the motorcycle world, Kreme, but mostly in the context that their old formula used in the '70's will peel when hit with modern gas.
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I used the POR15 System and have been quite satisfied. Regardless of the weather, you do need to force air into the tank to dry it after cleaning and again after sealing. I just rigged up a small fan with a simple tube configuration and let it run in the garage for a day or so between steps.
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I did my tank with a kit from Bill Hirsh Automotive, Hirshauto.com. I've been very satisfied with it...
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I used the Kreme on my 1955 back in 1998-99 to seal the tank. It worked fine for the first 3-4 years. I cant really say when it went bad as I parked it for 10+ years and didn't drain all the gas out. The tank rusted through and had several pin holes in it by the time I started working on it again.
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I have done two tanks using Por 15. One was on my 53 about 12 years a go and no problems.I used a hotsy high pressure washer to clean it out. Make sure you follow the directions,must be dry.
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Tuned
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Thanks all for your input, I went ahead and ordered from Eastwood. It seems that it is a fairly long process to do it right so I am not sure when I will get to it. I looked into my tank and I dont see hardly anything in it condsidering it is out of a 56 Chevy wagon and just a few spots where you can tell where it started to rust a little. So looks like I might be in good shape.
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Thanks all for your input, I went ahead and ordered from Eastwood. It seems that it is a fairly long process to do it right so I am not sure when I will get to it. I looked into my tank and I dont see hardly anything in it condsidering it is out of a 56 Chevy wagon and just a few spots where you can tell where it started to rust a little. So looks like I might be in good shape.
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