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I had to fix a hole in my tank and I used liquid steel and that worked well. However in doing so I drained the tank and let a lot of rust unsettle itself and eventually go into the carbs. I had my carbs professionally cleaned and synced. I used some Orielly brand rust remover along with 2 nuts and shook the crap out of the tank. I then went to a car wash and used their detergent and rinse to rinse out what I broke lose and clean the tank.
So far so good I think. I used a blow dryer to dry out the tank and still waited overnight and used red kote the next day. Here is where things get kind of bad, I did not read carefully enough and after adding 1 qt. to my tank which it suggested for tanks under 12 gal. I failed to drain out the excess. I rolled the tank and let it sit on as many angles as possible but now I am up to 72 hours of waiting and a few hours of using a blow dryer and some of it still seems a little gooey. It wont come off unless you scrape but my tank looks like it was lined with a fruit roll up.
I cant afford another tank atm and need to get the bike back up for commuting and save my gas money. Would you run it? Should I run it? Am I going to hate myself when I have to get the carbs cleaned again? Is there a way to fix it? Thanks!
Also I am running fuel filters so I was thinking about trying it regardless just as long as you think that none of the red ote can get past the filters maybe just gum it up and clog them... I need to make sure nothing gets to the carbs I cannot afford to fix them again parts and labor was over 400!
So far so good I think. I used a blow dryer to dry out the tank and still waited overnight and used red kote the next day. Here is where things get kind of bad, I did not read carefully enough and after adding 1 qt. to my tank which it suggested for tanks under 12 gal. I failed to drain out the excess. I rolled the tank and let it sit on as many angles as possible but now I am up to 72 hours of waiting and a few hours of using a blow dryer and some of it still seems a little gooey. It wont come off unless you scrape but my tank looks like it was lined with a fruit roll up.
I cant afford another tank atm and need to get the bike back up for commuting and save my gas money. Would you run it? Should I run it? Am I going to hate myself when I have to get the carbs cleaned again? Is there a way to fix it? Thanks!
Also I am running fuel filters so I was thinking about trying it regardless just as long as you think that none of the red ote can get past the filters maybe just gum it up and clog them... I need to make sure nothing gets to the carbs I cannot afford to fix them again parts and labor was over 400!
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