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<blockquote data-quote="Tom Gaynor" data-source="post: 17676" data-attributes="member: 4034"><p>I used POR 15 sealant from Frosts in my tank when a pin-hole leak appeared AFTER it was painted. Bloody typical...there was no leak before. I didn't clean the inside of the tank with anything other than petrol, and it is still good four or five years, and 10,000 miles, later. Although occasionally it has been treated to a dose of Avgas (left over from racing) 99% of the fuel used has been cooking lead free. I don't think the tank was rusty inside anyway, but one positive side-effect is that the finished result looks galvanised, reflects light, so it's easy to see what the fuel level is. </p><p>I have to do another tank soon, so will use the same stuff, but with Frost's Marine Clean and Metal Prep first. ( My experience has been that one should NOT plug the petrol tap bosses, but let it drain to avoid puddles, and run a BSP tap through afterwards.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tom Gaynor, post: 17676, member: 4034"] I used POR 15 sealant from Frosts in my tank when a pin-hole leak appeared AFTER it was painted. Bloody typical...there was no leak before. I didn't clean the inside of the tank with anything other than petrol, and it is still good four or five years, and 10,000 miles, later. Although occasionally it has been treated to a dose of Avgas (left over from racing) 99% of the fuel used has been cooking lead free. I don't think the tank was rusty inside anyway, but one positive side-effect is that the finished result looks galvanised, reflects light, so it's easy to see what the fuel level is. I have to do another tank soon, so will use the same stuff, but with Frost's Marine Clean and Metal Prep first. ( My experience has been that one should NOT plug the petrol tap bosses, but let it drain to avoid puddles, and run a BSP tap through afterwards.) [/QUOTE]
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