[AT] Gas tank sealers

[Ken Richards]

Thanks, Bo.

From: Bo Hinch 
Sent: Friday, January 22, 2021 9:02 AM
To: Antique Tractor Email Discussion Group 
Subject: Re: [AT] Gas tank sealers

I use a product called Red-kote which I purchase from our local Oreilly`s ( and you can order off of the internet )and I think they had to order it . I put a lot of gravel along with some water and Shake till I`m blue in the face and then shake it some more . Dump that out , flush with clean water and blow the tank with air and once it is dry , pour in MEK , slosh that around then dump it out . Once the MEK smell is gone . I pour in the Red-Kote and slowly roll around until everything is well coated and then let dry / cure . Once that smell has disappeared , it is ready for use . If you put in gas before the Red-Kote has completely cured , that stops the curing process . I have done many tanks , large and small . I did one on a 9N that had large holes rusted thru and thru . Put masking tape on the outside  and treated inside . That was 19 years ago and the tank is still as good today as it was then . Just finished a tank on a 1949 Simplex Servi-Cycle two weeks ago . Temperature effects curing time .

On Fri, Jan 22, 2021 at 8:29 AM Ken Richards <krichards2507 at charter.net> wrote:

  Hello,

  Have gotten confused over the many opinions and likes and dislikes about the various sealers and cleaners available for use in rusted gas tanks.  Has any one here have some good advice on what to use and how to use the product or are there alternatives to using a sealer.   Most of the reviews are about motorcycle tanks – I am talking about a bigger tank from a JD model D.  Thanks for any input.

  Ken Richards   

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