Topic: dont use hydrochloric acid...

[tygrant]

im kreeming my tank today and before using the rust removoer i figured because my tank was soooo rusted inside id use a litle HC acid first, it was only in there for a about 5 mins took the rust out... and the metal so now im letting the etch sit in there and its driping out of like 4 holes in the bottom of the tank.   ugh god i hate when i do shti cuz i think i know what im doing but i really dont. at least it will be clean in there ha

[Soos]

leaking....
not a good sign.

I hope they are pinholes, and the kreem adheres well enough to seal them!!


l8r

[bwaller]

Find a radiator repair shop that will solder it for you. I had a local guy do a large solder job and seal with Redcote a CT90 tank for $80.00. Couldn't do it myself for that.

[heffay]

actually, i don't think that you did a disservice to your tank... it was only a matter of time before the tank got to that point, and i doubt 5 minutes of HC acid could do that sort of damage to a tank not already in need of repair.

your tank WILL be better than it would have been... there, glass is half full.   

[tygrant]

thanks for the word of encouragement. i think i will be fine, the tank was in terrible shape. when i got it had jbweld all over one side and the bottom so i knew it was it bad shape, i used lots of bondo and sanding and smoothed it so that you cant even tell that one side of the tank is 1/4 thicker than the other. its just pin holes dripping and they run to the back of the tank and drip off so i put a funnel and the tank prep bottle there so every 20 mins i go out and top the tank off again. ha its kinda hokey lookin but its working.   HC def does the trick it was in for 5 mins and it was clean. there was smoke coming out of the fill hole and thas when i said hmm i shouldnt leave this in here long. nother hour or so and im guna kreem it. wish me luck with this stuff

[heffay]

ok, the trick to these things is you're either gonna stay awake for a while 

or you're gonna come back to it... either is fine, but make up your mind. 

good luck.

[eldar]

I would never line a tank with holes in it. I would get the holes fixed first. Liners just do not create a permanent fix as far as I am concerned. Not against holes anyways.

[ghost]

sounds like it's about time to break out some sheet metal and the good old body hammers and fab up a new tank. maybe that's just me though

[tygrant]

well i kreemed it and a drop or two of the liner came out of the holes but it stoped quickly. i think once it dries il put some jb weld over the spots where the holes are, this isnt going to be a show bike and its on the bottom of the tank. if it doesnt end up working il look for a new tank but lets hope it does. this bike is taking over my life... every spare minutes i have im doing something to it

[MoTo-BunnY]

I don't think I would even mess with a tank with a bunch of holes in the bottom?  Seems like they are on feeBay cheap enough, maybe look around for a decent replacement? They go pretty cheap if you don't care about it having the stock paint still in great shape.