Cleaning Our Rusty Gas Tank with Vinegar, Baking Soda and CLR!
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- Опубліковано 22 гру 2021
- In this episode, Cody and I work on cleaning out the rusty gas tank in our 1954 Ford Customline using vinegar, baking soda, and CLR. We spent about $45 on supplies.
We rinsed the tank out with a pressure washer, filled it completely with vinegar and half a gallon of CLR and let it soak, twice. Then, filled it with bolts (a chain would have been better), shook it around and rinsed it out again. Finally, we neutralized everything with baking soda and water. I did not coat the inside of the tank with anything in this video, but a fuel tank coating is recommended. All of the products I used were biodegradable.
We also picked up a new set of tires and got ready for a new adventure!
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Pretty sure a tree hugger just fainted watching this video.
Instead of using bolts or anything else that would be a nightmare to remove, I would use a couple bags of ice cubes, which is a trick with RV Black water Sewage tanks. That way, you can get the abrasive banging while shaking, then it melts and can be easily drained without any change of anything being stuck inside that might get missed.
After the baking soda and water rinse did u put anything else in to seal the metal and to prevent future rusting?
Never has it been truer - don’t eat the yellow snow.
Reminds me of losing a pick in an acoustic guitar
You are lucky that tank is as good as it is. The one on my 52 Merc was rusted right through and unusable. I run it with a plastic 5 gallon boat tank in the trunk which works ok.
Muriatic acid is allot quicker and cheaper
Using a chain works better than bolts leave part of it sticking out of the filler neck
My favourite line. It turned but it also stripped😂
I hope you removed the sending unit before doing the pressure washing and all the shaking, etc. Otherwise you may need a stick to measure your gas level once you are driving.
When I do this I use a dog chain with bolts thru it every foot or so, makes it easier to get them out. Fish out the chain with a wire.
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Thanks for sharing. Just picked up a 68 AMC AMX that's been sitting for 35 years so I'll try your methods on the tank. 👍
I'm actually doing this to my 1968 Mercury Park Lane right now. Opted to go this route because an aftermarket tank for it is what I paid for the whole car! Usually, I just buy a new one.... but if it's a "special" tank..... ouch!
Just did a Cycle Tank that had been left sitting for over 8 yrs. It had a 1/4" layer of gooey-hard varnish on the bottom to get out before attacking the rust. Denatured Alchohol does extremely fast work on that (along with a cup of assorted nuts/bolts). After that I did the vinegar and baking soda with the nuts/bolts. Came out excellent !
Another good video! Thanks for sharing. I have a ‘56 Customline.
Nice work! Looks great!
Good video. I'll be doing the same on the tank for my 58' f100. 👍
That guys laugh is awesome cheers for the video helped me alot. Thanks