<VV> fuel tank cleansing

[Harry Yarnell]

I would leave the tank to dry for at least a week, NOT resting in its 
installed position. You will be amazed at how 'fluid' a semi-dry thick 
coating can be. I'd rather have it 'pool' elsewere so the gauge float 
doesn't stick to the coating.

harry yarnell
Poohbah of Perryman
perryman garage and orphanage
hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "cfm" <cfmann at yahoo.com>
To: <dsjkling at sbcglobal.net>; "Virtual Vairs Submission" 
<virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 12:21 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> fuel tank cleansing


> thanks dan, I called POR-15 customer service too, and essentially went 
> ahead without repeating the Marine Clean step, leap of faith.
> I coated the tank last night. It went "OK", I was a little frustrated with 
> the ability to drain the tank, to avoid the "puddling" phenomena, but 
> managed by turning the tank every few minutes until the "ooze" hardened 
> up, hence avoiding the puddling.
> I will say that it coated well, and the rust had been encapsulated with 
> the POR. Again I wonder if I should double coat it, since I still have 
> half a quart leftover? Maybe I'll save it for the other car...
> Anywho, onward, to the reinstallation of, lets hope I can get her on the 
> road soon.
>
> Chris "can't afford a new tank" Mann
>
>
> Dan & Synde <dsjkling at sbcglobal.net> wrote: Hi Chris,
>
> It's a 3 step process.  First, wash the tank with the Marine Clean a 
> couple
> of times to remove sludge and varnish, not rust.  You're probably okay 
> with
> just a single wash if the tank wasn't really funky with varnish.  Second,
> coat the tank with "Metal Ready" to etch, clean, convert the rust and 
> leave
> a zinc phosphate coating, rinse well with water and dry.  If there is 
> still
> some rust in the tank, as long as it is firm, don't worry about it the 
> next
> step will take care of that.  Finally, when the tank is dry, apply the
> sealer which encapsulates the rust and prevents air and moisture from
> getting to it.  That's how POR15 works, not by converting rust but by
> encapsulating it so it can't breath.  It's not porous.
>
> It'll work, trust me!!  Stuff is great.
>
> Dan Kling
>
> 1961 Greenbrier Deluxe, 4spd, 3.89  On the Road Again,  yeehaw :)
> 1963 Spyder, restored   4spd Saginaw
> 1967 Ultravan #299  Newest of the herd!! Almost killed me already!!
>
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/81412237@N00/sets/
> A few pictures of the Greenbrier, UltraVan, engine and tranny tear down 
> with
> more to come!
>
> Chris said
>>However, I was being skimpy and only bought one quart of the Marine Clean,
> thus only able to flush once. >Upon inspecting the tank, I still have
> visible surface rust, but its nothing like the "crunchy" rust that >was in
> there prior to using Marine Clean.  I have this inclination to "rinse and
> repeat" this first step, >but am out of Marine Clean, and hate to wait and
> spend more money if I don't have too.
>
>
>
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