It looks like the POR15 is the way to go. They sell a kit for $65 that cleans, prepares, and seals the tank.
Brian ----- Original Message ----- From: "S. Truong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" <[email protected]> Cc: "Vintage VW" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Karmann Ghia Club" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 6:31 PM Subject: Re: [vintagvw] cleaning and/or sealing a gas tank? >* [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [03/15/07 05:55:49 >PM -0400]: > >> Does anyone have any experiences (good or bad) >> with cleaning and/or sealing a gas tank? I don't >> think the tank needs any repairs. My only >> experience was having a radiator shop perform >> this on my Truck (20 gallon tank) and it costing >> over $100.00. I understand there's cleaner/sealer >> sold for home use but would like to hear of >> experiences with this. > > Brian, > > A while back, I did some research into sealing the tank > on my '56 beetle. I ended up purchasing a fuel system > restoration kit made by POR-15. > > http://www.por15.com/s.nl/sc.2/category.180/.f > > I haven't had time to work on the bug in the past > few years, so the tank is still sitting there with > cobwebs in it. At the time of my research, however, > I recall reading very positive feedback of this > product. This was consistent with my experience > with their rust-preventative paint, which I used on > the pan. > > Regards, > > Sammy > > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
