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What is an effective way of cleaning out rust out of a motorcycle gas tank?

It's been sitting there for quite a while and I want to get rid of the rust inside. I am really on a limited budget and I don't wan to buy up a new one.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    buy the kreem fuel tank liner kit (yes kreem is how it is spelled)this is a 3 step system the first is a cleaner acid that gets rid of nasty dirt and rust the second is a conditioner that gets the tank ready for the third step which is an actual cream that you put in the tank and it completely lines it with a sort of plastic coating that is gas resistant and you now have a dirt and rust free tank.

    Source(s): 30 years in the motorcycle industry
  • 4 years ago

    i've got not study the different responses yet yet i will inform you putting rocks on your tank isn't the main suitable thank you to bypass. that's a typical reaction to this question. Drain it, then placed heat water and sand in it. Shake it around truly good and empty it. Do it two times in case you like. 4 cups of sand and a couple of cups of warmth water may well be a good blend for a 4 gallon tank. that's going to be thick and gritty. After the subsequent sell off spray it out with a hose with a intense rigidity placing nozzle. the prefer arises to get it coated if the partitions are nasty looking. you will have the prefer to make effective the traces are sparkling and carbs besides. IMO Carbs are a headache so i might enable a mechanic try this.

  • Chris
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    There are kits available to clean and seal your tank. Check online. I read a product review of one of there (don't know which), And they said to follow the directions exactly. Also be warned, the kits contain harmful chemicals. You're stripping metal, after all, so use caution. Burns and fumes are possibilities.

  • 1 decade ago

    this worked great for my 82 bald wing (yes I mean bald wing- its a Goldwing without all the luggage)

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