What is the best product to use for getting rid of gas tank rusk.?

Question

I"m looking for a good product to get rid of and/or stablize the rust on the inside of my gas tank. It's just minor surface rust.

Answer 1

best product for gas tank rust is KBS Coatings Gold Tank Sealer.
Choose a complete repair kit...comes in diff sizes for your gallon tank.
Clean, derust & seal for a permanent end to gas tank rust.

Complete instructions:
http://www.kbs-coatings.com/GS-Tank-Sealer-Info.aspx
Pics:
http://www.kbs-coatings.com/hht-mt1.aspx

Answer 2

There are various stabilising products which can be used to keep new rust from forming.

A good way of getting rid of existing rust is to buy a big jar of BBs, add several nuts and bolts and put them in the tank.

Then seal the holes with duct tape and put the tank in a clothes dryer.

Stuff blankets, pillows, or whatever around the tank so it can't move around in the dryer.

Run the dryer for a couple or three hours (with no heat obviously).

Then remove the BBs and other hardware and rinse the tank out with solvent, kerosene or whatever to see if all the rust has been removed. If some still exists then repeat all of this until it's gone.

After all the rust is gone, then you can treat the inside of the tank with whatever product you have chosen.

I've cleaned rust from several tanks using this method and came up with perfect results every time.

Answer 3

There are a few tank kits out there for this problem. It's a 3 step deal. 1. you clean the tanks with the supplied acid like rust remover solution. Next is the rinse. 3. The coating to keep the rust from returning
KREEM is one but I've heard a lot of people having problems with that one. Although I have used it several time with no problems

Answer 4

Wow! is that where Rusk went? try keeping the fuel tank full. Minor surface rust won't be a problem the filter will do it's job. Ethanol addeded to fuel really sucks up the water off the tank so modern cars won't see as much rust besides almost all manufactures have replaced steel tanks with plastic.

Answer 5

I am guessing you run it near the bottom......Just keep it full of fuel. Gas has oil in it which will not promote additional rust and if it is surface, it will stay that way. No way to get rid of rust other than sandblast it - but you may find it cheaper to buy another gas tank.

Answer 6

You can kill the rust with acid (OSPHO) but the problem will recur if you don't coat the inside of the tank. Kreem and Caswell's Epoxy are best known.

Answer 7

I have no experience with this stuff, so I can't comment on it.
http://www.motorcyclecruiser.com/tech/rust_removal/
"Kreem" fuel tank sealer works, but it's a mess to work with.
What ever you end up using, install an in-line fuel filter.
In fact, install one now to keep the rust out of your carbs..
http://www.powersportrider.com/CGI-BIN/ZCATJPG?catalog=ST0206C
Pick - Street Catalog
Go to - Index - Filters - Fuel - and - Kreem page 862

Answer 8

don't like kreem... just a rubber coating sitting on top of metal which eventually comes loose from tank & causes carb problems.
like the kbs 3 step sealer system...a rock hard sealer that actually becomes part of metal tank ... can flex&expand with tank vibration too

Answer 9

get some small CLEAN rocks put some gas in there put the rocks in and shake thet sucker around real good . Then buy CREAM which is a three stage product which will put a brand new liner in the tank good as new.

Answer 10

I never heard of anything that would work