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Posted by 49Reo
 - November 27, 2013, 19:13:39 PM

Lol, ain't that the truth! My cousin owned a body shop at the time, and was a Dent Wizard. A good one. He had made some kind of bracket for holding a gas tank; can't remember what it looked like as it wasn't of much interest to me at the time other than cleaning out my tank.  :D

Posted by greenbarn
 - November 27, 2013, 17:01:55 PM
Quote from: 49Reo on November 26, 2013, 23:08:48 PM

My cousin would put coarse sand and fine pebbles in a rusty mc gas tank, put it in his paint shaker for 10-15 minutes,

As long as that puppy doesn't come loose in the paint shaker :o  .... Then you'd be calling the dent wizard!!
Posted by 49Reo
 - November 26, 2013, 23:08:48 PM

My cousin would put coarse sand and fine pebbles in a rusty mc gas tank, put it in his paint shaker for 10-15 minutes, empty tank (very well, I might add) then run a tank sealer in it. Good as new. We did this several years ago on one of my rebuilds, brand new tank had rust in it. The sealer we used was a 2-part mix. Had to be careful with gas line outlets and threaded areas, like petcock threads, etc. Taped up threads and put a heavy wire in the gas line crossover outlets. (on a Harley tank setup.)

Posted by CDNRatMan
 - November 26, 2013, 11:31:57 AM

  I did read about rust removal and tank lining, will see if I can find that article again.

Posted by gdrudd13
 - November 26, 2013, 10:02:08 AM

It's just surface rust, but more than I thought there was. I'll get the majority of it out with the vinegar (cheaper). Then the rest I'll get with a stronger rust remover. After that I'll have to seal the tank. The kit I was looking at was the POR-15 stuff. Read really good things about it in numerous places and know a couple people that have used it with very good results.

Posted by chief
 - November 26, 2013, 09:16:32 AM

I guess it depends upon the new tank... might have its own set of problems... or rust in the tank.

I assume you have looked into what it will take to clean out and recondition the old tank... assuming the tank hasn't deteriorated significantly.

Posted by gdrudd13
 - November 26, 2013, 08:13:50 AM

So basically the only real problem with my 800 when I bought my bike was rust in the fuel tank. It didn't look too bad so it didn't bother me. Well I started working on it, and there is apparently a lot more rust than I though that I can't see. Well, I found this one on evilbay

http://www.ebay.com/itm/00-2000-KAWASAKI-VN800-C-VN-800-DRIFTER-GAS-TANK-/190965970657?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2c767576e1&vxp=mtr

and am thinking this might be easier and possibly cheaper than fixing the one I have. I'd have to repaint it, but if I can paint an entire car, a tank shouldn't be an issue. Plus that was a possibility with my current one anyways and I kind of want to paint something. The dent shouldn't be a problem to fix either.

Does this sound reasonable, or does anyone have any cheap tricks that work awesome for getting rid of rust? I'm currently using apple cider vinegar with a bunch of BBs. Works well, but is a PITA, and is hard to get all the rust.

Or does someone have a cheaper 800 tank? (figured I'd ask)

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