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Non Life Sciences => Chemistry => Topic started by: sandykoeck on 01/09/2005 03:32:14

Title: How can you cover an old gas tank to prevent rust?
Post by: sandykoeck on 01/09/2005 03:32:14

REAL chemistry question:
Heard somewhere that you can cover the inside of an (old, rusty) gas tank to stop further rusting and "preserve" it for good!
Any info on that?

Sandy in Montana

Title: How can you cover an old gas tank to prevent rust?
Post by: Chemistry4me on 07/03/2009 05:11:59

Sounds more like a technology question. [:)]

Title: How can you cover an old gas tank to prevent rust?
Post by: Bored chemist on 07/03/2009 17:36:17

I know that they do this with the really big (underground) petrol tanks in petrol stations. They use an epoxy based paint. I guess you could do the same with a small tank, but painting the inside of a small tank might be difficult.
Considering the cost of a new tank and the potential damage caused by a leaking old tank I am not sure this would be worth the risk.

Title: How can you cover an old gas tank to prevent rust?
Post by: RD on 07/03/2009 19:12:51

Don't get a Darwin award ...

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Juggling active hand grenades (Croatia, 2001),
Leaving a lit cigarette in a warehouse full of explosives
Jumping out of a plane to film skydivers without wearing a parachute (U.S., 1987),
Trying to get enough light to look down the barrel of a loaded muzzleloader gun using a cigarette lighter (U.S., 1996),
Using a lighter to illuminate a fuel tank to make sure it contains nothing flammable (Brazil, 2003),
Attempting to play Russian roulette with a semi-automatic pistol that automatically reloads the next round into the chamber,
or attempting Russian roulette with an unexploded landmine,
Crashing through a window and falling to your death in trying to demonstrate that the window is unbreakable,

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