fuel tank prep

I am sure you are talking about the outside.

Anyhow, my son bought a tank from the junk yard and it was pretty bad on the inside with varnish and surface rust.

I drained it and let it dry out. Threw a chain inside and bounced it around on my trampoline get knock off the big stuff. A little hydrochloric acid took care of the rust. Next came acetone, which cleaned up the varnish nicely. Several rinses with water and let dry out completely and it looked awesome on the inside.

I know that most will say, just buy a new tank. Well he saved almost 100 bucks doing it this way, which is a lot of money for a college student.

Rod