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I did the tanks on my Alpine about 20 years ago using the Bill Hirsch =
kit (https://www.hirschauto.com/Gas-Tank-Sealer-Repair/products/4/) and =
they still look like new. (Alpine tanks were painted inside from the =
factory and the paint was good for about 30 years. Unfortunately=E2=80=A6=
) The hardest part was cleaning the inside of the tank. Rust wasn=E2=80=99=
t as big an issue as sludge and old paint. I did just about everything =
I could think of, from electrolytic derusting to paint remover. All of =
that helped but I never got them completely clean until I used muriatic =
acid. There is an article on the Alpine club=E2=80=99s home page =
documenting the cleaning trials and tribulations that one member went =
through that you might find helpful. =
https://sunbeamalpine.org/2008/12/23/how-to-clean-and-seal-gas-tanks/
> On Apr 11, 2025, at 4:59=E2=80=AFPM, Al Fuller <alfuller194@gmail.com> =
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> I am in the process of reviving a car that has sat for several years. =
The gas tank was partially full of old gas, which when pumped out =
brought out a lot of rust. As such, I am thinking I will be needing to =
clean out and restore the inside of this tank.
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> Do any of you have experience with any of the gas tank restoration =
kits on the market? If so, please share your experience of using it and =
how it performed over time.
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> I'm sure others will offer other opinions, such as 'just use muriatic =
acid', 'just use vinegar', 'just use Coca-Cola', etc... - So, I'll bite: =
If you have actually used something other than a commercial kit, please =
share those experiences, too!
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> Thanks in advance.=20
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> Al Fuller
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-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">I did the =
tanks on my Alpine about 20 years ago using the Bill Hirsch kit (<a =
href=3D"https://www.hirschauto.com/Gas-Tank-Sealer-Repair/products/4/";>htt=
ps://www.hirschauto.com/Gas-Tank-Sealer-Repair/products/4/</a>) and they =
still look like new. (Alpine tanks were painted inside from the =
factory and the paint was good for about 30 years. =
Unfortunately=E2=80=A6) The hardest part was cleaning the =
inside of the tank. Rust wasn=E2=80=99t as big an issue as sludge =
and old paint. I did just about everything I could think of, from =
electrolytic derusting to paint remover. All of that helped but I =
never got them completely clean until I used muriatic acid. There =
is an article on the Alpine club=E2=80=99s home page documenting the =
cleaning trials and tribulations that one member went through that you =
might find helpful. <a =
href=3D"https://sunbeamalpine.org/2008/12/23/how-to-clean-and-seal-gas-tan=
ks/">https://sunbeamalpine.org/2008/12/23/how-to-clean-and-seal-gas-tanks/=
</a><br id=3D"lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><div>On Apr 11, 2025, at 4:59=E2=80=AFPM, Al Fuller =
<alfuller194@gmail.com> wrote:</div><br =
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word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: =
none;">I am in the process of reviving a car that has sat for several =
years. The gas tank was partially full of old gas, which when pumped out =
brought out a lot of rust. As such, I am thinking I will be needing =
to clean out and restore the inside of this tank.</div><div =
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text-decoration: none; clear: both;"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div =
dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr">Do any of you have experience with any =
of the gas tank restoration kits on the market? If so, please share your =
experience of using it and how it performed over time.</div><div =
dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">I'm sure others will offer other =
opinions, such as 'just use muriatic acid', 'just use vinegar', 'just =
use Coca-Cola', etc... - So, I'll bite: If you have actually used =
something other than a commercial kit, please share those experiences, =
too!</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Thanks in =
advance. </div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div =
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