There's a Suzuki DL650 that haven't been started in six years. I'm slowly working to get it running again, and cleaning rust deposits out of the tank is the current goal. My hand is too big to fit in the hole so I made a thing.
Can’t wait to see the tool you fashion to retrieve to tool you fashioned. Keep us updated op! Good luck.
Edit: I’ve had a ton of luck with CLR, hot water, and a decent amount of course kosher salt. Plug the holes and give it a shake.
are you sure it’s not a contraption to get a brush stuck inside a rusty fuel tank
That's probably a good deal smarter than my usual method, which is to pour a cup or two of kerosene in there plus two handfuls of random small nuts and washers, and shake the shit out of it for a while.
Fuel injected bikes have the advantage of having that nice big hole where the pump mounts. For tanks on carbed bikes, just remember to use hardware small enough to fit out the petcock mounting hole so you can get them out again when you're done. Usually there's that damn lip around the filler cap that prevents them from being poured out the easy way afterwards. Or you can chase them with a magnet retriever tool.
Brave man doing that in the shower!
Electrolysis brother, high current 12v and some salt: https://www.rideapart.com/features/583821/how-to-remove-rust-electrolysis/
Use something to coat the inside after so you never have to redo it, e.g. POR15
Thank you for taping it directly to the back scratcher, rather than some other rod, so we don't have to guess at how you came up with the idea
I also shop at IKEA.
Acid is your friend.
Just get some laxatives bro.
Aint no reason to rasp your insides to clear your bowels.
Fibre foods are the real thing though.
Vinegar my friend just use vinegar white distilled vinegar 50/50 it with water. Pour maybe a quarter gallon of white vinegar in there and add another quarter gallon of water and shake it and let it sit and shake then let it sit then shake then let it sit and flip it around and shake it and let it sit until the rust dissolves then pour it all out give it a quick rinse and then pour baking soda and water in there to neutralize the vinegar otherwise it will flash rust shake it a couple of times and let it sit for a few minutes shake it and let it sit and then rinse it completely and you're golden.
Summon a patronus with it
My wife would fucking kill me if I did that in our bath tub.
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