Hi all,

I'm using a fuel tank clean and restore kit.

Step 1 is clean - done
Step 2 is prep the metal - done

Step 3 is coat the product on the inside walls of the tank.

BUT - I note this fuel pickup pipe which will lays at the bottom of the tank.



So I can't coat this or it will not function. I can remove it (even that may be difficult) but I don't think I'd be very easy to re-install!

Any advice?

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You can just remove it but make sure you install a good inline Fuel filter "Before" the Fuel Pump.

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Thanks so much for answering - and quickly! I'll remove it and apply the sealer. Needed to get an external opinion, cheers.

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Morbo, this topic was also discussed on Mk1 Forum couple of weeks back : http://mk1-forum.net/viewtopic.php?f=3& ... ank+sealer

Wow that is exactly the same issue, thanks Carbon lol I guess there are no new questions when it comes to minis

I maaaaaaaay have just gone ahead and sealed it anyway...

I discuss it in my post in the build thread if mildy interested (clicky)

As you can see here:


Mine ended up getting covered in it. I blew compressed air through there multiple times when drying, which seemed to keep if free of paint and there seemed to be almost no resistance to the air. But I will test it today now it's sat overnight. I expect I may have to deal with in in some way, surely that is blocked to some extent.

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How did you paint the inside of the tank?

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Used the POR15 system. Clean, then Prep, then Paint.

The paint step involves pouring it in, sealing the holes and rolling it around to ensure full coverage.

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Also by the way there is more info in the build thread - link posted a few posts up.

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Oh ok, I thought you somehow used a paintbrush and I couldn't figure out how you got your hand in there.

Thanks

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He has small hands.....really small.

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why do you want to seal it, it looks fine, or am I missing something.

What he said. It looks so clean in there, unless there are pinholes I'd leave it like that. Thats what mine looks like in the Traveller since I recently cleaned it. It lasted 50 odd years without a coating in there, I reckon it will go another 50 now.

Tim

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Fair question! There was heaps of crap in there - it sat unused in a shed for 15 years. I expected it to be worse than it was, given the state it looked to start with. So I ordered the kit.

After cleaning it I considered leaving it at that, as it came up really well. But this is a full nut and bolt resto I'm doing, so I wanted everything to be as schmick as I could get it.

I'm sure leaving it would have had no bad outcome; and I wouldn't be pissfarting around trying to remove an itty bitty pain in the arse filter screen

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