Rusty gas tank.

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So i got an old fixer upper honda. Rusty tank. Asked on here what yal suggested rather than pay 125-150 for a new tank. Someone suggested the battery charger method. So I watched a few YouTube videos and I am trying it. No stainless or brass. Steel or iron is ok. Baking soda and water. Negative on the tank. Positive on the electrode. Let the charger do the work. We will see how it goes.

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In for results

[waterdog]

ok?

[jmoore2006]

I'm in. Heard about this never googled it or you tubed. Curious for the ending

[marshman]

Tagged. I'm curious how this turns out.

[SAC]

Have used electrolysis before, not on a tank. Cleaned up some old knives real well.
Good luck!

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Have used electrolysis before, not on a tank. Cleaned up some old knives real well.
Good luck!

Good to hear! The videos looked ok. Figured it was already rusted. Worth a try. Right?

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Ok so I let it sit for about 11 hours and checked it this morning. Seems like a couple more sessions and a water hose or pressure washer and it should do the trick. This is what it looked like this morning.

[highspeed]

Lookin' good.

[ShawnT]

There is some stuff at Dollar general called "it works". Its a toilet bowl type cleaner, very cheap (think its $1.50) and works VERY GOOD. I used it on a rearend i had sitting out back for my drag car. Put the whole bottle in, fill the rest with water, and let it sit for a couple hours then rinse it out.. Way faster than the battery method and just as good, if not better.

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There is some stuff at Dollar general called "it works". Its a toilet bowl type cleaner, very cheap (think its $1.50) and works VERY GOOD. I used it on a rearend i had sitting out back for my drag car. Put the whole bottle in, fill the rest with water, and let it sit for a couple hours then rinse it out.. Way faster than the battery method and just as good, if not better.

Never heard of that but my wife is always going to the DG. Maybe I'll try that out too. If anything Atleast for a final rinse.

[ShawnT]

Never heard of that but my wife is always going to the DG. Maybe I'll try that out too. If anything Atleast for a final rinse.

For $1.50 its definately worth a shot. On my readend i siliconed some aluminum to cap the ends, i came out a couple hours later and got a bit mad. I thought my wife or kids were playing with it and dumped out the "solution". Upon further investigation i found that it ate threw the thin piece of aluminum i used... Rinsed it out and WOW

[EastTexun]

If that still doesn't cut it, we always used a kit with acid to etch the tank and a second material to re-coat the interior. We did a bunch like that and they never gave us any more problems after the fact. The re-coat is important to make sure it doesn't rust again.

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If that still doesn't cut it, we always used a kit with acid to etch the tank and a second material to re-coat the interior. We did a bunch like that and they never gave us any more problems after the fact. The re-coat is important to make sure it doesn't rust again.

Never thought of that/ Good thinkin.

[TallTexan]

Tagged. I'm curious how this turns out.

Yep