Re: Jerry Can Cleaning

From: Chris Brunner (cjbrunner@optonline.net)
Date: Thu May 04 2006 - 12:34:58 PDT


Back in the day when I did backyard motorcycle repair, the guy I worked
for taught me to use muriatic acid and some small rocks in the tank.
We'd fill the tank up, shake it around with the rocks to agitate, and
dump. Do it a few times for varnished tanks, then seal with tank sealer
so the tanks would not rust up. YMMV - I have found a few tanks that
this process would "find" leaks in.

Chris

Horrocks, Aaron wrote:
> I recently picked up a number of Jerry cans, Gasoline, Kerosene, and
> Water.
> I have not had time to thoroughly look at them or take photos...
>
> Some of them have black junk on the inside, spots of surface rust, or
> white crusty something or other in there. I don't want to fuel or water
> in there till I get them cleaned...
> What do y'all recommend to do to clean these things out? Probably some
> hardcore autostore solvent?
>
> ...Cause I'd really like to put that 1952 dated jerry can on my 1952
> dated jeep!
>
>
> Aaron Horrocks
> Airsoft Reenactor's Group, Military History Preservation Society, Mopar
> Alley, MVCC, NRA, Etc
> 1952 M38A1 + 1952 M100 Trailer!
> 1970 Plymouth
> 1986 G.P. Medium
>
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