Clean up those rusty gas tanks with a few simple ingredients!

Dirt and rust in a gas tank wreak havoc to the entire downstream fuel system. I restore a lot of tanks and this is the cheapest, easiest and most effective way I've found.

[oddctioum]

i usually hate when people advise to use vinegar for cleaning any metal parts because they always forget to say how to prevent the flash rusting.
but you did a good job explaining how and why in a 48 second video.

[YG-kkey]

Ladies and gentlemen this is how you do a short. Clear, concise, quick, doesn't miss a step

[matthewnorris]

From experience: leave it 36-48 hours and DEFINITELY use the baking soda. Leave it for 10-20mins. Then put 2 stroke oil inside and slosh it around REALLY well. It’ll be golden.

[asianfrenchcanadian]

I really appreciate you not just telling the viewer to do something, but *why* you should do it and how it works, like the acetic acid from the vinegar and the baking soda neutralizing the vinegar😮

[agentsprocket]

Dude, thank you for this. I rebuild and resell old motorcycles, and i've been looking for a good way to clean gas tanks. I've been using the brake clean and spare nuts method 😅 thank you!

[mixk]

Witnessing the laminar flow was so soothing

[Lancers]

I can see why people who love to work on motor vehicles loves motorcycles. There is a lot you can do on your own without the need for major tools

[deitricwhite]

I like to shake my two stroke mix around in the tank after so it gets just a touch of oil on the metal. Never seem to get every last drop of water out and I have had it flash rust even after using baking soda. Have also had to add some little bits of metal inside the tank… nuts/washers or a small chain and shake it around to help remove larger bits of rust if the vinegar alone didn’t do the trick. Good stuff man!

[kanishka.b]

Mix citric acid with baking soda directly inside the tank... it will give a solution of Sodium citrate which is far more effective even than evaporust and it's cheap to make. Learnt this from a YT video from 'Beyond balistics' and used to remove rust on my bike parts. Works wonders

[coolhand]

I've been using this method for years (I'm an old dude into restoring old motorbikes). In the rinse out I'll use hot water to close the pores of the steel and push all the micro residue of the vinegar out of the steel. If the part is unpainted I then hit it with a butane torch after rinsing it, to remove everything. I have tubs full of caustic soda to remove paint and grease, then the vinegar to remove the rust, full of parts all the time. Actual work time cleaning the parts is reduced from hours to minutes.
For alloy parts covered in baked on grease and grime, citric acid and water, usually found in spray on shower cleaner, works a treat. If I'm not satisfied with something after a light hose down, I just drop it back in the tub.
I have a beadblaster that now only gets about 10% of it's previous use, saving on electricity and wear to my compressor.
Yup, there might be better dedicated products, but they cost a bomb and are a once only use. I have used the same vinegar or caustic soda in a tub for months. 👍🇦🇺🦘

[inspiringbuilds]

Results are great and definitely super cost effective. Just allow enough dry time, 2 days if needed and follow up with 2 stroke oil. 👍

[SpencersMountain]

Use phosphoric acid. Commonly called metal prep. Converts rust. Vinegar is great for making rust.
Search metal prep to find different product names of basically diluted phosphoric acid and surfactant. Hardware stores and metal paint refinishing carry metal prep solutions.

[Gumbocinno]

I enjoyed learning this even though it's probably never going to apply to me.

[damionspittles]

My great uncle used to have a cool setup for this. He had a small tractor jacked up with the wheel off and he’d put a bit of gravel or “media” in the tank before strapping it to the hub of the tractor for a few hours. Looked brand new after!

[please-wake-up-now]

This is super helpful! 🌟 I always thought cleaning gas tanks would be a huge hassle, but you've made it seem easy. Also, it's kinda cool to think about how this can help classic cars run better. Can't wait to try it out! 🚗💨

[davidbeaver]

Kudos from a fellow rider. Thanks very much for the easy fix of a very common problem.

[Craftin.Clever]

Thankyou Sir, your video short should be pinned to Top of YouTubes search. So many videos missed this neutralising step. Exactly what happened to me flash rust. Great simple straightforward video. Cheers 🍻

[kiki-acab]

I appreciate that my local gas stations have non ethanol 87 octane, its the only gas i put in my old machines

[justmyself]

I Love how wide the opening is in this tank! Every other tank I've worked on has much smaller opening and has walls (not sure how to say this) that go down in to the tank.

[MrDad]

Im looking to do this with my '61 Econoline Pickup gas tank. Thanks for the video