whats it called?? the coating you use inside gas tanks

[butch86]

i want to buy some of the coating that you pun inside your gas tank and it makes a rubberized or urathane coating inside after cleaning. i saw it used on muscle car and on hot rod tv i think. also seen it in a magizine or two as well.
does anyone know what i am looking for is called and who sells it?
thanks
butch

[TheApocalyptican]

Gas Tank Sealer. Just searched google for gas tank coating and the sealers came up. Were many different brands just on the 1st page.

[rwhit57]

I can tell you in my opinion what it's called, a mistake. I have never heard any good results using any type of tank liner. A new gas tank is the ticket if you're having problems with the one(s) you have. JMO

[Keith Seymore]

I've had good success with the Bill Hirsch gas tank sealer in my '65 GTO.

In that case I wanted to save the original tank, because originality is important on that car.

So far so good; it's probably been four or five years with no issues.

K

[cory d]

it makes sence for ^his GTO but for something as commen as the squares i woul djust get one from a junk yard

[butch86]

i havent dropped mine to clean it yet. dont even know what the inside looks like yet. i did blow compressed air into the return hose of my tank and the gas that came out had a pink hugh. i am hoping that was staybul or marvel mystery oil. gonna drop it tonight and dump out the gas and see what strains out through an old t shirt from inside. i will decide what to do from there. i have had it 2 months and the PO had it 7 minths so its been setting without running for less than a year. in fact the tag and inspection sticker just expired in march of this year so i hope i am good with dumping the old gas out, using some hot soapy water and maybe some acitone and it be all good to replace and ready to fill.

[78K20]

www.eastwood.com

They sell a product that will coat the inside of a fuel tank. I've used it in the past. Good stuff.

[bilfman]

I would never use it, I have had it several times in the past and poor results. I am in a pretty heavy 'car guy' circle and all the guys feel the same about the coating. If you want to clean a tank out I have done several methods with excellent success. Use diesel or equivilent solvent, throw in a light chain and have you and a buddy shake the life out of the tank. A few of these and the debris is gone. On smaller tanks I have attached them to a cement mixer with the chain and solvent, cleans it up sweet. You might plug a filter or 2 but after that all is good.

[Jewbacca]

The gas is not that old. Just drain and fill it.

[my4by2]

Most radiator shops have products they use to seal the inside of fuel tanks. The shop building my truck (WFO Concepts) uses this on all of their vehicles & have never had any issues. They built me a 40-gallon tank out of steel & it's coated with the product. Can ask them the name or get with your closest radiator shop to check on it. If you're going to go with a product like this, it'd probably be best to have professionally installed just to limit any issues down the road imo.

[mikey882]

There is a product in the biker circles......KREEM......used for coating hand built sheet metal tanks.

There are a lot of similar products out there too from companies like Eastwood......but I have personally used the KREEM and can testify that it is a major pain in the ass but it works REALLY well.

Just remember to follow the instructions exactly.......and keep turning the tank!
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[mikey882]

Also.....some radiator shops can actually do a hot chemical wash for you......


And a link for the KREEM

http://www.jpcycles.com/suzuki-cruis...ade-in-the-usa
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[v30crewcab]

much easier, and usually cheaper to just have a radiator shop do it. they can hot tank it, then put the liner in if needed. I have a custom built tank on my truck thats lined. no problems. they charged 60-70 to line it. not worth my time when it costs almost that much for the product.

[butch86]

thanks guys,
i got really lucky. i dropped the tank and the PO must have has the tank cleaned recantly. i pored the 2 to 2 1/2 gallons of gas that was left in the tank through a old tshirt tapped around a 5 gallon bucket. there was only about 4 or 5 little peices of trash. i would sware it was like an old leaf that had parts fall in it. it wasnt matalic in any way. the fuel was also a really pink almost red hugh to it. i am guessing staybill or marvel mystery oil. i washed it with hot water and dawn dishwashing liquid and about 2 cups of purple power. and dumpped it in the same manner and it was clean coming out. i was tickled to get so lucky with a 27 year old truck. i am also assuming its a replacement tank. i blew out the main and return lines and tooj my pressure washer and shot hot water and purple power through the hard lines. all was good there too. i am gonna do one final cleaning with some denatured alcohal i think any suggestions on what to do my final ?