Fuel tank preservation

[k76]

I drained and pulled my fuel tank out yesterday, surprisingly it was shiny and clean inside. Without fuel in it I suspect it will rust inside in no time, anyone know of a cheap and effective inhibitor that won't cause grief when I put the fuel back in? I could put fuel back in, but that defeats the purpose of removing the tank  in the first place (safety).
I was thinking about coolant fluid, but 40 odd litres is quite a lot!


Kris

[Colin Byrne]

I'd go the wd-40 option

[k76]

Just get it all dried out and spray the inside? A lot simpler than what I was thinking!

[Colin Byrne]

Just get it all dried out and spray the inside?

yep, even hit it with some compressed air first if you want to get all fancy, but WD-40 is great stuff

"you only need twp things in your tool box, WD40 and Cable Ties.  If it dosn't move and it's supposed to, use the WD-40, if it does move and it shouldn't, use the cable ties"

[branko.gt]

Just get it all dried out and spray the inside?

yep, even hit it with some compressed air first if you want to get all fancy, but WD-40 is great stuff

"you only need twp things in your tool box, WD40 and Cable Ties.  If it dosn't move and it's supposed to, use the WD-40, if it does move and it shouldn't, use the cable ties"

you'we gone all fancy with cable ties, us simple folk are happy with duct tape. It is also much more versatile then cable ties :-)


on a serious note, WD40 is good as a water dispersant but not that great as rust inhibitor, for that, use CRC or INOX, they are actually good for that purpose !

[Colin Byrne]

"Developed in 1953 by Norm Larsen, then working for the San Diego Rocket Company, it was originally designed to repel water and prevent corrosion"

I love Google

[Sheldon McIntosh]

That would be the San Diego Rocket CHEMICAL Company.  It was his 40th attempt at finding a Water Displacement compound.

Apparently it's also good for removing bugs, tar and duct tape off cars too!

I love Snopes.com even more.