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How rusty is too rusty
Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 4:38 pm
by kingkamehameha
Im in the process of cleaning all the old rust from my tank and i was wondering if every last spec of it has to be taken off. Id say 85-90% is back to silver. Ive done 2 clr treatments. Should i do a third one? Im gonna snap some pics
Re: How rusty is too rusty
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 10:29 am
by Wheelman-111
Greetings:
A little surface rust won't hurt. 80% silver is already pretty good. The thing to avoid is the thick stuff that flakes off. An inline Cone O' Stone filter can save even that.
That said, you sound like you want it clean enough to drink your Pinot Noir out of it. Sure, hit it one more time with CLR, or better still, Muriatic acid. Bike shops carry commercial Branded products you can try.
Re: How rusty is too rusty
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 3:49 pm
by kingkamehameha
Clr is working pretty good. There was a quarter inch of mud caked to the bottom of it. Afterni did the first treatmet it all came off.
Re: How rusty is too rusty
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 1:17 pm
by TimmyC
Nice. I didn't think anything could cut through that much mud! I'd love to see pics if you still have them.