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    Rusty Tank - vinegar

    I know this has been covered, but after all of these years of reading about it, I finally tried it with remarkable results. My 1985 ATC110 is in fantastic shape, except for the inside of the tank. It is really a horrible thing to do letting your tank sit empty without gas in it. It will draw moisture and rust the inside. I've seen so many tanks like this. So after removing the carb and ultrasonicing it to get it factory clean, and same process with the intake (there was rusty deposits everwhere), I decided to try the old apple cider vinegar trick. 22 hours after filling the tank - presto - no more rust. I'm amazed. Just one more confirmed tank cleaned with vinegar. Now to flush it out and fill it up with gasoline. The 110 lives on!
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    Nice! I gotta 200x tank that needs cleaning. I gotta try this thanks for the info

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    My dad has been using citrix acid for years with similar results. When i had my 200m, I tried the vinegar, but it went everywhere. So many pin holes! Had to weld and epoxy. <- I only owned an arc welder at the time lol

    I went with a JB weld thinned down with acetone. Got it very very running, then sloshed it around the tank until it sealed all the holes. Never leaked when i owned it. Took it to the dunes and all kinds of run stuff.

    I've also seen videos of electrolysis being used to remove the rust. It does awesome work took from what i've seen.
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    Make sure to rinse with baking soda after the vinegar is out or it will flash rust rapidly

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    Navel Jelly is cheap and works really well. Been using it for years.

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    Does the jelly hurt paint?
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    Apple cider vinegar method works great but will also remove some of the galvanizing from the inside of the tank too.

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    Vineager won't touch most of the tanks I see. I use hydrochloric acid to clean it, then rinse it with phosphoric solution. Works great. My gs550 tank was left 8 years with a half tank of fuel in it. On the inside it was one of the worst condition tanks I'd ever seen and my method stripped it to bare metal. I rebuild lots of abandoned 70's UJM's so I've seen the worst. The hydrochloric will eat aluminum.

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    Try toilet bowl cleaner "The Works", works great.
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    Does the jelly hurt paint?

    You do not want to leave it on a painted surface. It's not going to ruin your paint you just dont want to leave it on it for an extended period of time.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bkvette3 View Post
    Apple cider vinegar method works great but will also remove some of the galvanizing from the inside of the tank too.
    I would think the galvanizing would be the first thing to go as its a plating..correct?

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    Quote Originally Posted by hublake View Post
    Try toilet bowl cleaner "The Works", works great.
    How long would one have to leave the toilet bowl cleaner in for?

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    Leave it in over night.
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    I use the cheapest vinegar available which is usually white vinegar. I found that it would miss some spots, then I was watching a show on TV about metal plating and saw that they carefully degrease metal parts before an acid bath. I now clean with hot water and detergent first and then another hot water rinse and no longer miss any spots where old gas or grease prevents the vinegar from removing rust.

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    Quote Originally Posted by roonie View Post
    How long would one have to leave the toilet bowl cleaner in for?
    Depends how $hitty the tank is!!! (Hahaha.... Get it?!?)
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