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Removing resin sealant from fuel tank

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Removing resin sealant from fuel tank

#1 PostAuthor: PAULJAC47 » Tue Dec 24, 2013 2:21 pm

Guyz, the owner previous to me on my project put a resin sealant in the fuel tank,dont know what this stuff is but looks like araldite,its breaking off after i gave it the nut and bolt shake treatment,but some lumps look stuck inside,only thing i can think of is to wrap in a blanket and stuff in a cement mixer with the tank full of gravel,dont want to have chemically dipped as he had a decent job on the paint,any ideas????
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#2 PostAuthor: kev edwards » Tue Dec 24, 2013 2:28 pm

Had the same thing on my old thou, bought another tank in the end and sold the other to a guy in Italy.
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#3 PostAuthor: paulmceleney » Tue Dec 24, 2013 2:29 pm

look on youtube
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#4 PostAuthor: z1bman » Tue Dec 24, 2013 4:03 pm

see third item from the bottom of the page

http://www.tankcareproducts.co.uk/
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#5 PostAuthor: PAULJAC47 » Tue Dec 24, 2013 4:12 pm

That company seems to know the score,may well be an option!,looking on you tube gave me an idea though i have access to an industrial water pressure cleaner,used for shifting blockages in drains etc if i can get that inside the tank could well do the trick !
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#6 PostAuthor: garyd » Tue Dec 24, 2013 5:21 pm

It could well blow a hole in the tank!
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#7 PostAuthor: big green bus » Tue Dec 24, 2013 5:49 pm

I had the same problem and a big and I mean big lump of sealer was moving about in the tank. It looks like a load of the sealer collected in the bottom of the tank. I thought about cutting the bottom of the tank out, but got a chemical at a auto jumble. I guy said it may take a day or so to melt it. It took a week but worked fine. If you can wait I will get the name of the stuff or get you a tin, but it will be a few weeks until it is back on.
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#8 PostAuthor: ollie » Wed Dec 25, 2013 8:40 pm

if its old sealer and gone rock hard or breaking off , acetone will remove it :wink:
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#9 PostAuthor: chuckaspear » Wed Dec 25, 2013 10:18 pm

yeah i've just used the petseal remover(from tank care products)on my LTD tank, It had hard resin type sealant in the tank(from a previous owner) worked a treat but it also found more holes than I thought the tank already had :|
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