Hey! Love your channel. Another 60 year old petrol head. FYI...being I'm on the other side of the pond and I'm not sure if you have a GB distributor for evaporust. I know in the US you can buy it in gallon jugs and barrel sizes much cheaper than the small containers. My advice is ...if you like it I'd get enough to fill a plastic wash tub for the size of the things you might want to soak....such as motor blocks. I swear by it ...just keep a lid on it when not in use. Yes it will darken in time and look like mud...but it still works
I like your idea of where your bolting the tank it should look fairly factory too because of the industrial appearance of that tank anyhow can't wait to see it up and running now 👍
That tank turned out great. Can't wait for the Bonser to be finished and see you and your wife riding it around one of the rallies. You should get a couple old vegetable crates and put plastic fruit and vegetables in them when you drive it around.
Yes, storing petrol in glass jars or bottles is fraught with danger. Many years ago I emptied my Norton petrol tank into some glass bottles, screwed the caps back on and stored them at the back of the garage. Next day working on the bike with the sun shining in the bottles contents expanded and popped the bottoms of the bottles. The sound was bad enough but the gallon of fuel that spread over the garage floor forced a quick exit along with the lighted cigarettes we tended to have in those days. So let your jars breathe.
Vap-o-Rust would clean that tank inside if left for a day! Here in the U.S. we use the same product, but we prefer PB Blaster for loosening nuts & volts.
Champion spark plug quality my stepfather used to work as a machinist engineer and then took over from his supervisor he said that is was the best company he ever worked for looked after their staff properly
To get rid of a little water from a fuel tank, good if you have a little water in a vehicle fuel system or just want to be sure. 1 cup of methylated spirits in a car fuel tank, it mixes with the water and allows it go through the carburettor. Methanol works the same obviously the smaller the tank the less you need.
When you're degreasing prior to painting it's helpful to use some solvent that doesn't evaporate really quickly - The idea being to dissolve the grease with the solvent, then remove the solvent plus grease with a clean cloth, otherwise you run the risk of just pushing the grease around if the solvent has already dried. The removal cloth does need to be clean and dry, so as to soak up the solvent not just wipe it about. Your local paint factors will have "spirit wipe" for this, but despite having a can I usually just reach for white spirit - and it's a lot cheaper than brake cleaner :) I'll also usually just use kitchen paper for wiping/removal, though it does tend to leave lint. The paint factors will also have special cloths for spirit wiping and that's great stuff, but I'm out of it and too tight to buy any more! Then again, it's just an old tank and cellulose paint - It'll be fine!
Hey! Love your channel. Another 60 year old petrol head. FYI...being I'm on the other side of the pond and I'm not sure if you have a GB distributor for evaporust. I know in the US you can buy it in gallon jugs and barrel sizes much cheaper than the small containers. My advice is ...if you like it I'd get enough to fill a plastic wash tub for the size of the things you might want to soak....such as motor blocks. I swear by it ...just keep a lid on it when not in use. Yes it will darken in time and look like mud...but it still works
I like your idea of where your bolting the tank it should look fairly factory too because of the industrial appearance of that tank anyhow can't wait to see it up and running now 👍
That tank turned out great. Can't wait for the Bonser to be finished and see you and your wife riding it around one of the rallies.
You should get a couple old vegetable crates and put plastic fruit and vegetables in them when you drive it around.
You sounded like Bob Flemming from the fast show when you decanted that fuel.
For the pin removal to get the new tap cork fitted, you want to use a nail punch not a centre punch, to keep the domed top.
Yes, storing petrol in glass jars or bottles is fraught with danger. Many years ago I emptied my Norton petrol tank into some glass bottles, screwed the caps back on and stored them at the back of the garage. Next day working on the bike with the sun shining in the bottles contents expanded and popped the bottoms of the bottles. The sound was bad enough but the gallon of fuel that spread over the garage floor forced a quick exit along with the lighted cigarettes we tended to have in those days. So let your jars breathe.
Vap-o-Rust would clean that tank inside if left for a day! Here in the U.S. we use the same product, but we prefer PB Blaster for loosening nuts & volts.
Champion spark plug quality my stepfather used to work as a machinist engineer and then took over from his supervisor he said that is was the best company he ever worked for looked after their staff properly
In their feltham Middlesex factory
To get rid of a little water from a fuel tank, good if you have a little water in a vehicle fuel system or just want to be sure. 1 cup of methylated spirits in a car fuel tank, it mixes with the water and allows it go through the carburettor. Methanol works the same obviously the smaller the tank the less you need.
1/4 inch square nuts put some hands full in tank shake for a while every direction will get a bunch of crud out.
Great video, have you tried a cup of sharp sand with a cup of petrol in tank and a good shake ,I've done in the past with my lister d tanks.
When you're degreasing prior to painting it's helpful to use some solvent that doesn't evaporate really quickly - The idea being to dissolve the grease with the solvent, then remove the solvent plus grease with a clean cloth, otherwise you run the risk of just pushing the grease around if the solvent has already dried. The removal cloth does need to be clean and dry, so as to soak up the solvent not just wipe it about.
Your local paint factors will have "spirit wipe" for this, but despite having a can I usually just reach for white spirit - and it's a lot cheaper than brake cleaner :) I'll also usually just use kitchen paper for wiping/removal, though it does tend to leave lint. The paint factors will also have special cloths for spirit wiping and that's great stuff, but I'm out of it and too tight to buy any more!
Then again, it's just an old tank and cellulose paint - It'll be fine!
I can feel my lungs wheezing already! Spray painting in the shed without a mask! ☠☠☠☠😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷
Apple cider vinegar works very well to clean tanks
Stink a bit, does that old fuel? 🤣
I think he was gay