Re: New Toy CD-12 Tank Cleaning question

[fisherman6]

First I’ll say nice find Bullie. That should be a good one. With those compression numbers and seeing it still has the original coils in it I think you have a winner.

As far as cleaning the rust out of the rust out of the tank there are several different ways to do it. It depends on how bad the rust is. I have cleaned the rust out of a few tanks. I used the Kreem kit to do a couple motorcycle tanks with pretty good luck. Their cleaning solution does a good job of getting rust out. I have used molasses solution to clean one with great success but that method is very slow and the tank was bad but not horrible when I started. I may try the electrolysis method next time. I have a nice little 4 gallon suction tank that I need to get cleaned out. I have not tried that method yet but it seems to be very effective and MUCH faster than the molasses solution. There are lots of instructions and even youtube videos on how to do the electrolysis. Try doing great a search there. If you try it before me, let me know how it works. The nice thing is the top comes off the pressure tanks and allows better access for leaning and draining. While the top I off it will probably need.to be rebuilt anyway. The O rings in the fitting probably need.to be replaced as well. Those tanks need to seal well or they don’t work properly. Also remember, if it is leaking, it is pushing highly flammable fumes out too. Nothing wrong with the pressure tanks IMHO but they need to be in good working order. Those O Rings can be replaced by picking the old ones out and lubricating the new ones and stuffing them in, but Frank Robb makes a fixture and push that makes an easy job of it and reduces the risk of damaging the fitting. You don’t want to mess up that fitting since they are.getting very expensive. I hope this helps.
-Ben

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