Support Forum - KBS Coatings

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   2142ninja
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #
   

   First off, I am hearing lots of good things about your product. Everything on your site seems very professional. I was first looking at "Kreame" but am now sold on your product. I have a gas tank that was once sealed with "something" but there is now rust on the tank and in the tank. I am going to get it paint, but wanted to clean out the inside first. This is my first bike, and first project of the mechanical kind. I am really good at figuring things out and following directions, so I hope everything goes well. My Question is:
   1) What would you recommend for cleaning out the inside of the tank to remove the seal?
   a) Something that can be picked up locally at Lowes or Home Depot?
   2) Do you provide any detail steps in removing an old seal?
   a) I really like the detail you put in using your own product.
   3) I don't have any leaks now, could the product to remove the old seal cause a leak, or your product for that matter?
   
   
   Thanks for all of your help.
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   KBS Jim
   KBS Coatings
   Posted 2 years ago #
   

   Thanks for the questions. I'll try my best to answer them here:
   
   Most conventional interior tank sealer can be removed with any good paint stripper containing methylene chloride. These types of strippers can indeed be found at Lowe's, Home Depot, Ace Hardware, etc.
   
   If you're working on a steel tank, it's just a matter of pouring the stripper into the tank and rolling it around to allow the stripper to coat the inside and cover that old sealer. While wearing safety goggles and gloves, rotate the tank occasionally to allow the stripper to soak and begin melting that old sealer. After some time, drain out the stripper, but catch it as you may need to reapply later. Use a rag or towel around the opening to keep the water from splashing out and up at you, hose out the inside of the tank with a high pressure hose, if possible. Most if not all sealer should be removed. If not, repeat the process.
   
   Once done stripping out the old sealer, just follow our tank sealer instructions which come with the kit.
   
   It's highly unlikely any of these products could "cause" a leak in a solid tank.
   
   Hope this addresses your concerns. If not, just post again.
   
   Thanks

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