Topic: Who's done a few tanks w/ Redkote here ?

[grcamna2]

I've got an old tank that has a little rust(not a ton of it)inside and i want to line it w/ RedKote(it's what I have on-hand)and just want to ask if any of you have done any rusty tanks that way? I used to bring all my tanks to a nice radiator shop to have them lined w/ RedKote when i was in another location a few yrs. back: I just really didn't want to deal w/ it. 
 I remember the man there Al tell me that RedKote doesn't mind the rust inside the tank.. I think he said it gives the coating something to adhere to.. Well,since I don't live in that part of the country anymore and finding sub-contractors who care around here is Very tough,I'm going to start doing them myself. Any ideas ?

[chewbacca5000]

I like to use the works to give a quick deus  key to a good red koto job is to thin it with me real me an do two or three light coats.  Be sure to take the cap off or you will ruin it

[RevDoc]

I like to use "The Works" to give a quick douche.  Key to a good red-kote job is to thin it with MEK  and do two or three light coats.  Be sure to take the cap off or you will ruin it

FTFY, Kyle! 

[CycleRanger]

I remember the man there Al tell me that RedKote doesn't mind the rust inside the tank.. I think he said it gives the coating something to adhere to..

Al is just making excuses for his failure to remove all the rust.
Just like you wouldn't paint over rust, you don't want to apply any tank liner over rust.
Even coated, rust never sleeps..

[Retro Rocket]

I remember the man there Al tell me that RedKote doesn't mind the rust inside the tank.. I think he said it gives the coating something to adhere to..

Al is just making excuses for his failure to remove all the rust.
Just like you wouldn't paint over rust, you don't want to apply any tank liner over rust.
Even coated, rust never sleeps..

Correct, I used to paint industrial epoxies {my trade} that are far better than these tank liners, even with built in rust inhibitors and we ALWAYS remover any rust first, rust is a coating in itself, sitting on the good metal beneath it, if the epoxy sticks to the rust, and it does, that rust will still keep rusting and separating from the tank. You need a bond with clean metal, NOT rust..

[CycleRanger]

Be sure to take the cap off or you will ruin it

Where were you when the PO did this to my 550? 

[grcamna2]

I remember the man there Al tell me that RedKote doesn't mind the rust inside the tank.. I think he said it gives the coating something to adhere to..

Al is just making excuses for his failure to remove all the rust.
Just like you wouldn't paint over rust, you don't want to apply any tank liner over rust.
Even coated, rust never sleeps..

Correct, I used to paint industrial epoxies {my trade} that are far better than these tank liners, even with built in rust inhibitors and we ALWAYS remover any rust first, rust is a coating in itself, sitting on the good metal beneath it, if the epoxy sticks to the rust, and it does, that rust will still keep rusting and separating from the tank. You need a bond with clean metal, NOT rust..

I appreciate that.

[Retro Rocket]

I remember the man there Al tell me that RedKote doesn't mind the rust inside the tank.. I think he said it gives the coating something to adhere to..

Al is just making excuses for his failure to remove all the rust.
Just like you wouldn't paint over rust, you don't want to apply any tank liner over rust.
Even coated, rust never sleeps..

Correct, I used to paint industrial epoxies {my trade} that are far better than these tank liners, even with built in rust inhibitors and we ALWAYS remover any rust first, rust is a coating in itself, sitting on the good metal beneath it, if the epoxy sticks to the rust, and it does, that rust will still keep rusting and separating from the tank. You need a bond with clean metal, NOT rust..

I appreciate that.

No problem, One of the main reasons we go into industrial sites and recoat is due to poor preparation in the first place, big lumps of rust sitting on the ground with a nice coating of epoxy on the outside, its a sh1t job removing all the rust, especially on huge steel framed warehouses but its the best way to do it....

[carnivorous chicken]

I've used Redkote on several tanks with no problems, over the past several years.

It's a two-step process instead of POR-15s three-step process, which is the other product I use. Acetone can be used to thin it and work on the inside of the tank.