T16 restoration starts in earnest

[RichardT10829]

if it was me i would sink the tank in mollassas... gets rid of the rust will take a fortnight but its not as invasive as acid and will get the metal pristine, then re seal it with POR solution

[andrew honychurch]

thanks Richard, but where do you get Molasses from? A

[RichardT10829]

any animal feed or horse feed shop. you can get it online too... comes in liquid form
molasses in action link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-gBAjEga1s

shops near kent link:
http://www.equi-therapy.net/equi-the...eed-kent.shtml

Molasses specialist (they can do blends for different uses including rust removal):
http://www.molassesfeed.com/mainliquidfeedpage.aspx

[andrew honychurch]

thanks Richard, very kind of you. I will look into this in a bit more detail. I guess I can jet wash off the open fuel tank, but the other one may be more of a problem to clean out. Anyway some good intel here. cheers

[RichardT10829]

if you know someone with a large enough ultrasonic bath you could bathe the tanks in molasses then use the ultrasonic bath to agitate the scum residue off without having to cut the tank open. just a thought (may not work)