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Oscar Maldonado

Oscar Maldonado

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I noticed in my tank that I have some chunky shit and found that it's my lining in the tank.:down:

Anyone done this to their tank yet? If so what would be the best product to use if you have done it and how easy is it to be done at home.

Thanks in advance.:2thumbs:
 
chacha

chacha

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I've redone mine with Kreem -- check out youtube, they have posted instructional videos. Takes some time, but it's stupid simple.
 
BadBrad

BadBrad

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Oscar. Not hard at all to do. I did my wife's mastiff. Caswell is what I used. The biggest part is in the tank removal and prep. Lowe's has a 2.5' flexible "grabber" that I uses to get the biggest parts of liner out. After that, acetone and large wood screws shook around in the tank got the remaining parts of the liner out.
 
S

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Greetings, I just got my BD last week, (I have some "Chunky Shit" in my tank too) I was doing the second fill up and I noticed some kind of material just below the tank neck, it appeared maybe to be a greenish color but hard to tell. I could however tell that it was in the shape of something that had been in that tank as I could see impressions on it as it was hanging over the side getting ready to splash down into the tank. I managed to get a few small pieces of it and as soon as it was in the air it turned hard, the rest diapered into the tank-is this what this "tank liner"? Whatever it was it seems like something that will be back. If it is something that should not be then it will be warranty not me taking the tank off.

I obviously do not know a lot about bikes/mechanics as up until now-with this investment I have been content to just ride them-now I am trying to learn a little about what is going on.

Thanks, "T"
 
HDLARRY

HDLARRY

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Look for a coating that is resistant to methanol. Methanol is very hard on some of these coatings and causes them to disolve. As they keep adding more methanol to our fuel we are having more problems with our fuel systems.
 
Moespeeds

Moespeeds

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Check out POR15. I've never used it, but from what I've read it's some of the best stuff out there, and resistant to ethanol.
 
Oscar Maldonado

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Damn Neil! That looks pretty bad. The shit I have in my tank kind of looks like that but not as thick. I'm going to try chacha's suggestion and if that don't work I'll go with Moe's.
 
BadBrad

BadBrad

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Good luck Oscar. The Caswell tank liner is formulated for ethenal fuel as well. Not a minutes problems since I did Rocky's tank. The factory liner varied in thickness and was a pain in the ass to get out, but with the flexible grabber, I was able to get all the large parts out.
 
Oscar Maldonado

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BadBrad said:
Good luck Oscar. The Caswell tank liner is formulated for ethenal fuel as well. Not a minutes problems since I did Rocky's tank. The factory liner varied in thickness and was a pain in the ass to get out, but with the flexible grabber, I was able to get all the large parts out.
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Thanks for the insight and advice Brad. I appreciate it.:up:
 
Raywood

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Oscar, I just cut my tank open and all the liner peeled right out of it. I was advised by "Independant Gas Tanks" (no longer in business) to have the inside of the tank nickel plated. But this is not an option if you want to preserve your exsisting paint. I've also deteremined that with todays fuels that you can get buy without an inside liner or seal. So today I stopped at my local chroming shop and they said they couldn't do the nickel plating due to different styles of electro-plating (or something like that). So if I can't get no one to do it I'm just going to leave mine raw inside and go with it. Don't know if this is a good idea or not but seems from all my research a lot of people do this.
I've used the Kreem before and it didn't work out well for me. But could have been my fault in the initial preperation. You have to make sure you have a good internal surface for the liner to adhere too.

I'm still up in the air on what I'll do before I have my tank painted but in the mean time it's just raw inside with a half-azz paint job on the outside of it!! :lol:
 
Oscar Maldonado

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Maybe I'll go without the liner, what's the worst that could happen besides a lot more problems that I'm not looking for.:bang::roll::roll::roll:
 
KaptinAmerika

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Hey you "Dick" just jack off in it that stuffs Kreme.:eek::D

......ok...ok....alright...stop yellin at me...I'm done with the dick jokes

Raywood said:
Oscar, I just cut my tank open and all the liner peeled right out of it. I was advised by "Independant Gas Tanks" (no longer in business) to have the inside of the tank nickel plated. But this is not an option if you want to preserve your exsisting paint. I've also deteremined that with todays fuels that you can get buy without an inside liner or seal. So today I stopped at my local chroming shop and they said they couldn't do the nickel plating due to different styles of electro-plating (or something like that). So if I can't get no one to do it I'm just going to leave mine raw inside and go with it. Don't know if this is a good idea or not but seems from all my research a lot of people do this.
I've used the Kreem before and it didn't work out well for me. But could have been my fault in the initial preperation. You have to make sure you have a good internal surface for the liner to adhere too.

I'm still up in the air on what I'll do before I have my tank painted but in the mean time it's just raw inside with a half-azz paint job on the outside of it!! :lol:
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BadBrad

BadBrad

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Oscar Maldonado said:
Maybe I'll go without the liner, what's the worst that could happen besides a lot more problems that I'm not looking for.:bang::roll::roll::roll:
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Just a little food for thought here! When Rocky's liner began to peel away, I didn't have so much problems with the liner plugging things up as much as I did with rust deposits accumulating in the carb. Every time I took the plug off the bottom of her carb, it was full of fine rust deposits. The liner came out with a little work and the Caswell Tank Liner has performed just like they promised it would. If you're going to run your bike with raw steel tanks, make sure you keep them full when you park it for any length of time. :cheers:
 
2004BC

2004BC

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:iagree: Always had raw steel tanks. Never a problem. Just keep the tank full on any extended periods of downtime and your fine. :cheers:
 
Oscar Maldonado

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BadBrad said:
Just a little food for thought here! When Rocky's liner began to peel away, I didn't have so much problems with the liner plugging things up as much as I did with rust deposits accumulating in the carb. Every time I took the plug off the bottom of her carb, it was full of fine rust deposits. The liner came out with a little work and the Caswell Tank Liner has performed just like they promised it would. If you're going to run your bike with raw steel tanks, make sure you keep them full when you park it for any length of time. :cheers:
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Thanks for the insight Brad, greatly appreciated.
 
Moespeeds

Moespeeds

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Rust is actually easy to get outa the tank, just dump a shitload of nuts in there, make sure you use steel so any that get stuck or won't come out, you can fish out with a telescoping magnet. Shake the shit outa it for a long time, dump the nuts, flush with acetone till the acetone comes out clear, then dump a bunch of phosphoric acid in there to seal the rust you didn't get. This can be done easily without hurting the paint, I just did it on my roadstar tank that was very badly rusted inside.
 
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