Re: [AMC-list] Favorite gas tank sealant?

[Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx>]

I just had a gas tank sealed (for the second time) and I'll echo's Tom's 
statement about prep. The first time it was sealed, it wasn't cleaned 
very well and the liner came off in places when rinsed with the same 
type of purple cleaner Tom used. This time, the tank was chemically 
stripped (same process used to strip car bodies) so it was 100% rust 
free. The radiator shop that sealed it this time used Red-Kote.

Matt

On 5/18/2010 4:16 PM, tom jennings spouted this sage advice:
> I used Caswell's Phenol Novolac two years ago and zero problems. It's
> gasoline and alcohol proof.
>
> It's all in the prep work. Prep is a BIG DEAL, you really need to get
> it down to bare roughened metal inside and that's a tough job. Media
> blasting would be best. I would grossly over-do the cleaning and
> degreasing.
>
> http://wps.com/AMC/1963-Rambler-American/Gas-tank/index.html
>
> I'm not that happy with how rust-free I got mine. I think it's OK
> because I definitely got it fully degreased, purple degreaser ("garage
> floor cleaner") then lacquer thinner.
>
> On 5/18/10, Justin Shelton <justinshelton@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hi, Guys:
> >
> > I pulled the gas tank out of my VW bus yesterday (no small chore since you
> > also have to remove the engine!) as some rusty gunk was collecting my fuel
> > filter.  I'm taking the tank to a local guy with a radiator shop so he can
> > clean it out, and when I get it back I need to re-seal the inside.
> >
> > Before I buy a particular product (Por-15? Eastlake? Kreem?) I wonder what
> > suggestions you guys have.  I have a vague recollection of someone in this
> > group posting that the sealant come off his tank and clogged the screen on
> > the fuel pick-up, and I obviously want to avoid a product that will not hold
> > up for a good many years.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Justin

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1967 Rambler American wagon
1968 Rambler American sedan
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