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| boxsterfan |
 Sep 6 2014, 06:40 PM
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914's are kewl  Group: Members Posts: 1,776 Joined: 6-June 03 From: San Ramon, CA Member No.: 791 Region Association: Northern California  |
So, I start the process of replacing my fuel pump today (which has been relocated up front by PO). So I got the tank out and it was starting to look pretty "rusty". So I figured I woul attempt to strip it down and repaint it. I have gotten most of the paint stripped off, but how am i going to get some/all of this surface rust off?
Any good radiator shops in San Ramon area I could drop it off to have someone finish it for me this week? Note: the inside of the tank looks very good....as if someone re-did the tank sometime ago. Attached thumbnail(s)  
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| mepstein |
Oct 12 2014, 07:26 AM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,707 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region 
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buy a gallon or 2 of apple cider vinegar. pour in tank. Slosh around for a day or 2. drain. Rust should be gone. Either hook up tank and immediately fill tank with gas or slosh a can of marvel mystery oil into tank and pour out excess before you reinstall tank.
Light surface rust might only need an hour or 2 of the vinegar wash to get rid of rust inside of tank. |
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boxsterfan Gas Tank Adventures Sep 6 2014, 06:40 PM
boxsterfan Inside the tank. Sep 6 2014, 06:41 PM boxsterfan Tank stripped (as far as I could get today). Looki... Sep 6 2014, 06:43 PM Mike Bellis You need to find a powder coating shop. They can b... Sep 6 2014, 06:51 PM
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You need to find a powder coating shop. They can ... Sep 6 2014, 06:57 PM Jeff Bowlsby There is a shop in hayward...can't recall the ... Sep 6 2014, 06:55 PM Harpo You mentioned that the PO had possibly redid the t... Sep 6 2014, 06:58 PM boxsterfan Electro-Plating Specialties Incorporated
2436 Ame... Sep 6 2014, 07:04 PM Mike Bellis Most powder coating shops have a blaster... Sep 6 2014, 07:09 PM boxsterfan Being the CSOB 914 owner that I am, I was able to ... Sep 7 2014, 09:27 PM boxsterfan A question about the "fuel sock". So I p... Sep 7 2014, 09:32 PM patssle
However, I can't seem to get that nut off o... Sep 7 2014, 09:42 PM boxsterfan OK, I'm soaking it in WD40 for now. I have som... Sep 7 2014, 10:06 PM boxsterfan Well, after my CSOB attempt to repaint my tank and... Oct 11 2014, 10:21 PM Marty Yeoman :( Oct 11 2014, 10:59 PM Harpo I believe that both rotary and racer Chris have fu... Oct 12 2014, 05:42 AM bdstone914 I bought a bunch of extra crush washers from rotar... Oct 12 2014, 06:28 AM cary I've been in about the same spot for a couple ... Oct 12 2014, 08:50 AM mepstein Vinegar is cheap, works great and no noxious fumes... Oct 12 2014, 09:41 AM boxsterfan
Vinegar is cheap, works great and no noxious fume... Oct 12 2014, 01:41 PM bdstone914 I have a couple of good clan late tanks. Hear are... Oct 12 2014, 12:13 PM boxsterfan Bruce, thanks for the message. I'm going to tr... Oct 12 2014, 12:53 PM mepstein
Bruce, thanks for the message. I'm going to t... Oct 12 2014, 01:05 PM bdstone914
Bruce, thanks for the message. I'm going to ... Oct 12 2014, 01:11 PM cary Another Google item.
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