I know I am re-opening the proverbial can of worms here but I just had to ask. I bought a new steel roadster tank from Burton's Bike Bits and have been wondering if I should coat the inside of the tank with Caswells or just leave it alone.
Seal a new Metal tank?
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Thanks, I guess I just needed some reassurance!
coat it with gas. on the inside of course. :mrgreen:
I couldn't find any markings as to where it was made. The finish actually looks quite good, it won't take a lot of prep to get it ready for paint,
concours said:
I was thinking about rigging up something with an old tube with schrader valve wrapped around the filler neck...maybe I could pump a couple PSI in there with a bicycle foot pump.
The cap latches and seals the filler neck but is a little loose where the cap attaches to the filler neck. Also the cap flips forward instead to the rear like the original.
I bought a seat at the same time as the tank, I think shipping was around $100
I bought a seat at the same time as the tank, I think shipping was around $100
dirtymartini said:
Put a rubber stopper in the filler and put a fuel shutoff valve in one outlet, put the Schrader valve in the other. As was previously posted, easy on the air. 2-3 psi will do it.
In fact, you could use both fuel shutoff valves. One turned off, the other with a hose and Schrader valve. I had a fitting for the tank outlet
DogT said:
Yeah, what you said :lol:
I'm trying to find something close to Fireflake Red
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If you want to try it yourself, the Duplicolor MetalSpecks red is not bad for a rattle can. But you will need 4 or more coats of clear to make it shine and it's enamel, so it won't hold up to gas great, but will stand the dribbles you may drop on it. Duplicolor High Performance Wheel coating in clear is about as good as enamel gets. That's what I did but with blue. The price was right. About $10 a can from Autozone or similar.
Dave
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Even a few PSI can split weak seams or bulge areas, I'll just plug the taps and hold tank under water upside down for bubbles.
Throw a few chips of dry ice in it and seal over cap and let warm a while is easier than plumbing air line.
For sure don't seal it till it begins to rust and oxidize with boozed gas, then can do as I did with the Caswell's 2 part sealer which is easy as pie no brainer to prep do right in a metal tank. You can not store new age gasoline w/o the ethanol absorbing water till sinks in a puddle on bottom exposing metal to water-alcohol oxidizing corrosion chemistry.
Throw a few chips of dry ice in it and seal over cap and let warm a while is easier than plumbing air line.
For sure don't seal it till it begins to rust and oxidize with boozed gas, then can do as I did with the Caswell's 2 part sealer which is easy as pie no brainer to prep do right in a metal tank. You can not store new age gasoline w/o the ethanol absorbing water till sinks in a puddle on bottom exposing metal to water-alcohol oxidizing corrosion chemistry.
concours said:
Do you think the big box stores would have that or should I go to a plumbing supply store?
concours said:
Do you think the big box stores would have that or should I go to a plumbing supply store?
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