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Re: [Healeys] Gas Tank Restoration

To: Al Fuller <alfuller194@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Gas Tank Restoration
From: richard mayor <boyracer466@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2025 18:20:32 -0700
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I have had success using  distilled white vinegar.  I cleaned out a 3000 =
tank a few years back.  After that I put it in service without any kind =
of internal coating. =20

I am currently in the process of cleaning out a rusty 100 tank. It =
doesn=E2=80=99t happen over night. I put in gallon or two with a few =
tablespoons of salt.  Leave it sit for a week or two then rotate the =
tank to its side or wherever there is rust.  Dump it out and put in =
another gallon or so. I have been doing this for a couple of months now =
and have gone through around six or seven gallons.  It=E2=80=99s very =
effective and cheap if you are not in a hurry.  It just depends on how =
rusty the tank is.
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Richard Mayor
boyracer466@gmail.com



> On Apr 11, 2025, at 1:59=E2=80=AFPM, Al Fuller <alfuller194@gmail.com> =
wrote:
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> I am in the process of reviving a car that has sat for several years. =
The gas tank was partially full of old gas, which when pumped out =
brought out a lot of rust. As such, I am thinking I will be needing to =
clean out and restore the inside of this tank.
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> Do any of you have experience with any of the gas tank restoration =
kits on the market? If so, please share your experience of using it and =
how it performed over time.
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> I'm sure others will offer other opinions, such as 'just use muriatic =
acid', 'just use vinegar', 'just use Coca-Cola', etc... - So, I'll bite: =
If you have actually used something other than a commercial kit, please =
share those experiences, too!
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> Thanks in advance.=20
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> Al Fuller
> 714.335.0248 Mobile
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-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">I have had =
success using &nbsp;distilled white vinegar. &nbsp;I cleaned out a 3000 =
tank a few years back. &nbsp;After that I put it in service without any =
kind of internal coating. &nbsp;<div><br></div><div>I am currently in =
the process of cleaning out a rusty 100 tank. It doesn=E2=80=99t happen =
over night. I put in gallon or two with a few tablespoons of salt. =
&nbsp;Leave it sit for a week or two then rotate the tank to its side or =
wherever there is rust. &nbsp;Dump it out and put in another gallon or =
so. I have been doing this for a couple of months now and have gone =
through around six or seven gallons. &nbsp;It=E2=80=99s very effective =
and cheap if you are not in a hurry. &nbsp;It just depends on how rusty =
the tank is.</div><div>&nbsp;<br =
id=3D"lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div>
<div>Richard =
Mayor</div><div>boyracer466@gmail.com</div><div><br></div><br =
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<div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>On Apr 11, 2025, at 1:59=E2=80=AFP=
M, Al Fuller &lt;alfuller194@gmail.com&gt; wrote:</div><br =
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word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: =
none;">I am in the process of reviving a car that has sat for several =
years. The gas tank was partially full of old gas, which when pumped out =
brought out a lot of rust. As such,&nbsp;I am thinking I will be needing =
to clean out and restore the inside of this tank.</div><div =
style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Segoe UI&quot;; =
font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; =
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text-decoration: none; clear: both;"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div =
dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr">Do any of you have experience with any =
of the gas tank restoration kits on the market? If so, please share your =
experience of using it and how it performed over time.</div><div =
dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">I'm sure others will offer other =
opinions, such as 'just use muriatic acid', 'just use vinegar', 'just =
use Coca-Cola', etc... - So, I'll bite: If you have actually used =
something other than a commercial kit, please share those experiences, =
too!</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Thanks in =
advance.&nbsp;</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div =
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=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<br>Al Fuller<br>714.335.0248 =
Mobile<br></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style=3D"caret-color: =
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