does anyone know of a shop that cleans out gas tanks and seal them in the so. cal area? I haven't been able to find any as of yet. And I want it to be done right the first time. Thanks again FTE!!!!

 

>does anyone know of a shop that cleans out gas tanks and
>seal them in the so. cal area? I haven't been able to find
>any as of yet. And I want it to be done right the first
>time. Thanks again FTE!!!!

Silly as this sounds you might try a local radiator shop. I just happened to mention to a friend that I had a gas tank to clean and he said just take it to his son's radiator shop. They'll "boil" it out and I'll be all set. Haven't gotten that far yet but it might be worth a few phone calls to shops in your area.

George

 

As long as your tank is not leaking, you may want to do it yourself. It is pretty easy to do. I used a quart of etching solution with 10 nuts with captive star washers (the number is not important, just count them so you know how many to get out of the tank) and added them to the tank. Tape up the filler neck and sending unit holes with duct tape. Now comes the fun part-shake it around until your arms feel like they will fall off-round & round, back & forth, upside down, etc. Remove the tape, dump out the remaining etch that didn't leak out during the upside down part, and count out the fasteners to make sure you got them all out (they help knock loose the rust particles). Wash it out good with water to nuetralize the acid etch.

I have done two tanks this way, one for a '72 work truck and the other for my '56. Since the '56 sits alot, I put some of the white sealer in it. Haven't had problems with either one.

Earl's suggestion is good, too. A friend just had his Mustang tank cleaned at the radiator shop and it looks great.
LOL,
Kent
56 F-100

 

Two days ago I strapped my '58 fuel tank to the rear wheel of a tractor (rear end jacked off of the ground). Added about two gallons of sharp edged rocks, taped the holes, cranked the tractor, and tumbled rocks for a while. After dumping out the rocks, all the tumbling produced a very interesting fist sized "tar ball". I haven't rinsed it yet. Also, I think I'll look into Earl's "etching solution". Best thing is...my arms aren't tired!

 

Wow!:-staun
Another reason to buy a tractor! I wonder if I can sell the wife on that one...
Kent
56 F-100