Sealing a Tank ~

[David Nimrod]

My 1979 R100RT petrol tank is rusting and flaking on the inside...

Is it possible to get it sealed internally, without needing to re-paint the outside (which I really don't want!).

Any advice or info. would be good

 

[Ogmios]

Google; POR 15

DONT use "petseal" - it reacts with modern fuel.

 

[DrFarkoff]

Check www.frost.co.uk

They have POR15 and some other nice stuff

 

[NeilDD]

David,
I've used POR-15 on a couple of my classic bike tanks that were allready painted without problems.
Read the instructions carefully before starting, and block the filler cap hole using a plastic bag with a rag inside it.
Don't leave pools of the sealer as it will not go off properly, so when you've coated the inside fully, poor the excess out.

HTH
Neil

 

[David Nimrod]

Thanks for all the info...

Neil, which exact product/kit did you use..?

 

[NeilDD]

Motorcycle kit is good for upto 30 Litres, so for everything below a GSA stlye tank should be OK

 

[David Nimrod]

Here's a link, it says up to a 17 litre tank...

Mine's 24 litres, is there a bigger kit I wonder..?

 

[NeilDD]

Hi David,
just checked my paper catalogue;

Bike kit S215 upto 4.5 Gallons =20.43l if Imp Gall, if US gall then 17l
Car kit I cant find at the mo'

You can buy extra sealer seperately
S202 will seal 34l
S200 will seal 68l

HTH

 

[David Nimrod]

Bigger kits are available from here...

The largest does 68 litres of 'tank', so that's 2 or 3 - sounds like a plan

 

[Shep]

Get the big kit and do mine while your doing yours and i'll split the cost with you

You will need the deep cleaner though, the tank has to be chemically clean for it to work.

Shep

 

[freeloader]

Did you want to seal the tank that Johnnyrep was driving?

 

[David Nimrod]

Did you want to seal the tank that Johnnyrep was driving?

I think that particular tank is beyond help...

 

[ahutcheon]

Did you want to seal the tank that Johnnyrep was driving?

He was a tanker? I must have misread...

 

[freeloader]

He was a tanker? I must have misread...

I got confused by all the acronyms...