I hate to bring this up now, but I have been researching tank sealing for the past few weeks and have heard almost nothing but bad things about kreem. First of all it's incredibly toxic and part of the process actually etches the metal on the inside of your tank, and secondly it will most definitely peel off over time and gunk up your carbs. My bikes previous owner used kreem to seal the tank a few years ago and it's a mess. Little bits are peeling off all over the inside of the tank, and there are little specks of gum in my fuel filter after a few days of riding. According to my mechanic kreem was the primary reason I needed a carb rebuild.
Over at the ADV rider forum there were many, many posts about tank cleaning/rust removal/sealing and the general consensus seemed to be that kreem is pure evil and Por15 is much more reliable product. Here's a link to ADV riders por15 vs kreem threads: http://www.advrider.com/forums/search.php?searchid=287071 Here's the "heavy duty" Por15 cleaner sealer that is specifically designed to remove old, nasty, gummy kreem: http://www.por15.com/prodinfo.asp?grp=HDCTRK&dept=11 If you are in California, check out rusteco: they use an enzyme cleaner that is actually biodegradable, doesn't use acids to etch the tank, and according to motorcycle cruiser magazine, an almost permanent fix for a rusty tank. http://www.rusteco.com/ On Oct 17, 1:03 pm, "Creative Residential Designs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi group! I bought the Kreem kit to seal my tank. The directions specify to > drill small holes on either side of the gas hole, put gasket materila over, > and then a piece of metal or wood which is then screwed down to seal the > tank. (For a Nighthawk it would be one additional hole since there are two > already to bolt down the gas cap). They say not to use ducktape of course. > My question is: Is there another way to seal the gas tank hole without > drilling another hole? > I have heavy gasket material and I thought that if I put a jar lid over that > and then taped it down with ducktape it would work. (The duck tape would no > be in direct contact with the tank contents then.) > Any help you can give me would be appreciated. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
