Milk Stone Remover, MSR, is available from a variety of Dairy Service products suppliers. And Kreem, both are products I have used with difficulty and mixed results. Other tank lining products are POR 15, which a lot of people like as well. The stuff is really viscous out of the can." -endquote. If you go with Red-Kote, mix it down a bit with acetone to make it easier to use.
Although Red-Kote has changed recently, it's now blue, but the same stuff. For a tank case, fill quickly (or swish around) some heavy 2-stroke gas/oil mixture to coat it while you prepare to do something else with it.Įveryone has a favorite tank "sealer" - I prefer Red-Kote myself, use what you prefer. So, you need to quickly either paint the piece, spray with WD 40 or light oil. In my experience, you can see the rust re-forming before your very eyes. I have not found that to be the case at all. Some people claim it leaves some sort of protective coating that prevents further rust.
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I keep a big 60-quart cooler full of MSR solution which I process nearly everything with it. That means that convoluted volumes or parts (like tanks) will yield indifferent results. It works "line of sight", meaning that if the sacrificial electrode can't "see" the area nothing will happen. I've also had unsatisfactory results with electrolysis. I'm a degreed chemist, I've seen what acids can do, so I stay with MSR, it's much safer to work with. If you get some on you, at least you have a chance to make it inside and rinse it off before it burns the livin' snot out of you. It (MSR) is also way less dangerous than muriatic (hydrochloric) or sulfuric acid to work with. Rust by reducing red iron (ferric oxide) to loose black (ferrous) oxide and iron phosphate (also gray-black) Those of you who have used Naval Jelly to remove rust are already familiar with how phosphoric acid removes (reduces) Some tanks will get de-funkified in a few hours, some may take much longer - days or even a week or more, if they're really nasty. It will mess up paint if left long enough. Mix it 50% with water, fill the tank, come back later. "MSR is about 70% phosphoric acid, with an orange dye. The tip is written by Bill Lane and posted on a CB 45O forum This tip is from another forum.I too had mixed results using electrolysis and Kreem and was better pleased with MSR (Milk Stone Remover) and a tank lining product called Red Kote which used to be red but now is blue in color. Rust Removal with Phosphoric Acid based 'Milk Stone Remover' Gas Tank Cleaning with Milk Stone Remover - MSR Here's a piece I put together sometime back on it's use. Some Home Depots will carry it but "Dairy Service Suppliers" are your best bet. It's quite inexpensive, safe, easy to use, can be safely disposed of and does a super job It is commonly available at farm service dealers like "Tractor Supply" etc. Milk Stone Remover.MSR is a dilute solution of phosphoric acid commonly used to reduce "milkstone" in dairy service equipment.tanks, tubing, containers, equipment etc.
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