John, Thanks for the electrolysis information. I'll have to rig up one of those buckets to clean parts.
Brian ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Benedetto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 7:45 PM Subject: Re: [vintagvw] cleaning and/or sealing a gas tank? > > I was researching rust removal through electrolysis... you know, where you > use > your battery charger, some washing soda & rebar for electrodes, and you > remove > the rust electrically... I first started researching it for tool > reconditioning, say, for a Stanley woodworking plane. I came upon a page > where someone had used the technique to de-rust the inside of their > motorcycle > gas tank. It involved mounting the rebar electrode rigidly in plexi, to make > sure it didn't touch the metal of the tank. > > I can't find that particular page, but here are some other pages... > <http://www.motorcycleanchor.com/motorcycle/how_to/mc_tankrust.html> (section > "E") > <http://twinoak.altelco.net/~jacil/clay/motorcycle/KElecSetup.html> > > Has anyone done something like this on their VW tank? > > Is "Kreem" the stuff to stay away from? One of those pages above say to stay > away from it... > > - john > >>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>Sent: Mar 15, 2007 3:55 PM >>>To: Vintage VW <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>Subject: [vintagvw] cleaning and/or sealing a gas tank? >>> >>>Hello all, >>> >>>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. >>> >>>Thanks, >>>Brian > > > > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
