How to Clean a Rusty Gas Tank

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Removing rust for an old metal motorcycle gas tank. The cheapest method to clean a rusted gas tank.

Gas Tank: 1989 KLR 250

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PROSDIY

Thanks for the quick, and nicely explained video on how to do the process! Got a '93 Kawasaki Vulcan 750 that I have to do some work to before I can even attempt to start it.

MattyyDaddyy

It's funny, I googled how to clean a rusty fuel tank and this video popped up first. The funny part is I just picked up an 89 klr 250 that looks identical to yours and that's what I need to get the rust out of. Great video and I'll definitely be trying this. The bike was in a barn for 15 years before I got to it.

justinsuttles

Awesome guide. I just purchased a 1965 Beetle Convertible that has some rust in the tank. I was thinking of buying a new repop but I’ll try this method first

eddieace

Great video man! My son and I are working on a 1982 honda xr 80. Having a hard time getting it to start consistently. The tank has quite a bit of rust in it. Now we know what our next step is. Thanks for the Info.🙂

marcellogosgnach

Thanks, I found rust in my gas tank in my 1981 Honda ct 110 and I need to get it cleaned. This helped a lot.

skydiver

Appreciate the help. We have a tank that has a custom paint job and trying to save it.

thomasschufeldt

Thanks for the video, I had the same problem, I used electrolysis first then I used vinegar as a secondary stage, it worked out very well, cheers from Melbourne Australia.

puccini

I'll be doing this today.. THANKS, GREAT VIDEO. Just bought the Vinegar

johnnyturbo

I've got 1988 Honda trx 250x with surface rust! Never new vinegar would do the trick...thanx bro

danielhenry

Nice old bike, looks in very good condition.
I’ve got an old 86 Yamaha KT600 that I need to push out from under the shed one weekend & spend a day cleaning & fire her up,
Haven’t cranked it in a few years, so I know it’s gonna take some time, to clean the carb & other maintenance just to get it to fire up.
Used to ride it all the time, but get busy on other projects & kids… so almost every weekend & moment is occupied.
Plus so many other machines I’m trying to fix or keep running, looking at this video for ideas to clean rust from gas tank of a 1975 MAssey Ferguson tractor that keeps clogging the filters & rust clogging the lines,
I know I must clean it out or replace.

darinbarfield

I found a good surefire way is to use gas and steel wool. When I discovered rust in my tank I started to become hesitant to put anything that's not fuel in a fuel system that's already not doing great to begin with.

emilmadsen

Thanks for the video, very helpful. I'm cleaning my 67 honda CA160 tank. It is in good shape and I don't want to seal it. It seems like everybody feels like they have to seal their tanks.

stevenrandall

There’s an air gap at the top of the tank. Vinegar won’t touch the patch of metal just by filling up the tank. You have to turn upside down to get to it. Laid a thick blanket (folded over several times over a 5 gallon bucket and set the tank on it upside down to get to this patch of metal.
Vinegar is cheap but slow and literally eats the rubber gaskets on the triumph tank as well as the plastic on the tank lid. I use metal rescue metal bath. Works very fast. Won’t hurt paint or rubber. Rinsed out with ethanol free fuel then filled up. The Triumph (and any other in tank setup) also has rubber hoses etc in the tank that vinegar will eat.
With metal rescue you don’t need any agitant . It will literally remove any of the rust in the tank. Each gallon of metal rescue will remove a half a pound of rust on its own.

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