Clean up those rusty gas tanks with a few simple ingredients!
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- Опубликовано: 1 ноя 2024
- Dirt and rust in a gas tank wreak havoc to the entire downstream fuel system. I restore a lot of tanks and this is the cheapest, easiest and most effective way I've found.
i usually hate when people advise to use vinegar for cleaning any metal parts because they always forget to say how to prevent the flash rusting.
but you did a good job explaining how and why in a 48 second video.
To avoid flash rust, mix lemon juice with water 50/50 and slosh it around in the tank after the steel is properly clean. Dead clean steel will have a green tinge after this treatment, but will not flash rust. Ive used this after rust removal on steel items with molasses and water process.
Youp, it should not be cleaned with water, but alcohol, gas or diesel...
Why don't they teach us this? I learned how to make tri-fold posterboards and how to behave like plastic. But not the basics practical chemistry
@@daveyjoseph6058 you would need to learn metalurgy and chemistry.
i prefer chemicals that change the rust back to iron and then grind the piece clean before treating it instead of rust removal.
the issue with that is that you have to treat it further like painting it or covering it with epoxy resin to prevent the iron being a catalyst for rust.
if you have no idea what you are doing its easier and safer to just buy a new part.
@@oddctioum I mean, the baking soda and vinegar is about as simple as it gets, I don't think they had a reason to not teach this in basic chemistry classes
Ladies and gentlemen this is how you do a short. Clear, concise, quick, doesn't miss a step
@@YG-kk4ey thanks! 🙏 it takes a surprising amount of work 😅
And complete… no need for a part 2
Even included an ASMR clip too or whatever
Thanks for noticing 😄
You also didn't have the stupid attempt to make a perfect loop fail
From experience: leave it 36-48 hours and DEFINITELY use the baking soda. Leave it for 10-20mins. Then put 2 stroke oil inside and slosh it around REALLY well. It’ll be golden.
That’s a solid tip. Oil to seal the particles from oxidizing.
Dish soap as well. Then flush with diesel fuel. Ad lucas to first gas fill. Teflon will cover walls of tank as will diesel fuel. Even add a tiny bit of transmission oil after every fill. Repace filter after 4 fills. Done
@@matthewnorris203 yep, or if it’ll be in a humid climate or stored not in a climate controlled space, a good epoxy sealant like Caswell or POR-15 is a good finishing move.
The 2-stroke oil move has always been a win for me and worked well.
@@joemtnman Teflon from what lol. do I have to hop on one leg the whole time while patting my head and rubbing my tummy? fuck off
I really appreciate you not just telling the viewer to do something, but *why* you should do it and how it works, like the acetic acid from the vinegar and the baking soda neutralizing the vinegar😮
Dude, thank you for this. I rebuild and resell old motorcycles, and i've been looking for a good way to clean gas tanks. I've been using the brake clean and spare nuts method 😅 thank you!
Use "the works" toilet bowl cleaner usually found at dollar store. Works better
@@azeeninety55yeah it’s unfortunate, older acid based bathroom cleaners used phosphoric acid which was amazing at dissolving rust. The only thing like that I can find nowadays is navel jelly except you have to specifically look for the one that says it contains phosphates/phosphoric acid. I know modern rust removers will get the job done but the older phosphate based removers were so much faster and more effective. I understand why they moved away from the older stuff; basically worked like a fertilizer causing huge algae blooms that would kill marine life. Yeah, is what it is…
@@agentsprocket I built motorcycles for many years. Vinegar (acetic) and muratic acids give the initial appearance of rust removal but leave compounds that continue to oxidize. Baking soda can change the PH of acid but at the end is a salt. And does nothing to the compounds that were made by the vinegar. Phosphoric acid products, look up “metal prep”, Ospho is a decent product to clean any metal before paint. Use a tank sealer like Red Kote after rust removal to ensure pinholes or weld seam issues never appear. Personally, short hex head sheet metal screws worked best for shaking with the phosphoric acid to loosen crude in a tank. Save screws in a jar for later use.
@@azeeninety55 WRONG STUFF!! Will cause corrosion in metal pores you can not stop. Use “ metal prep” ( phosphoric acid). Seal clean metal with a tank sealer after completely dry.
@@cfb36 look up metal prep. Ospho is widely available. Many other versions under different names. Used for metal paint refinishing. Muratic acid in bowl cleaners are near impossible to remove from metal and will cause rust. Baking Soda changes acid PH but leaves corrosive compounds and in the end soda is a salt.
I can see why people who love to work on motor vehicles loves motorcycles. There is a lot you can do on your own without the need for major tools
@@Lancers262 totally, it’s a DIY’er dream toy 🤩
Bicycles are the low speed alternative with the same benefits
@@Foxtrot_UniformCharlieKilo But I will never enjoy riding a bike. When I was a child and I didn't have a driver's license I rode a bicycle, but today it doesn't make sense.
@@Foxtrot_UniformCharlieKilo and how's their low speed a good thing?
@@JustRememberWhoYoureWorkingFor because you need to travel at 120km/h to get to the store 3 blocks away.
Also something something slow speeds kill less, something something, while very prominent with large cars/trucks, dose still technically apply to everything else, Yada Yada, I've brought up this argument in general wall too many times
I've been using this method for years (I'm an old dude into restoring old motorbikes). In the rinse out I'll use hot water to close the pores of the steel and push all the micro residue of the vinegar out of the steel. If the part is unpainted I then hit it with a butane torch after rinsing it, to remove everything. I have tubs full of caustic soda to remove paint and grease, then the vinegar to remove the rust, full of parts all the time. Actual work time cleaning the parts is reduced from hours to minutes.
For alloy parts covered in baked on grease and grime, citric acid and water, usually found in spray on shower cleaner, works a treat. If I'm not satisfied with something after a light hose down, I just drop it back in the tub.
I have a beadblaster that now only gets about 10% of it's previous use,saving on electricity and wear to my compressor.
Yup, there might be better dedicated products, but they cost a bomb and are a once only use. I have used the same vinegar or caustic soda in a tub for months. 👍🇦🇺🦘
can the fuel tank be repainted after this? like how would u get to all the parts with just the tank fill hole. Yet some bike shop claims he can do it
@@razamaqbool6993 To properly carry out the cleaning of the inside of the tank, I have found it easiest/best to fill the tank as much as possible then sit it upside down for a week, then right way up for a week, or buy a 100 litre tub with a lid and immerse it the same way. A mixture of hot water and baking soda (alkaline) is then used to neutralize the vinegar inside, then hit inside from all openings with a high pressure hose to wash out as much muck as possible. If not perfect, follow the process again. Rust will come back inside very quickly, so I mix up grease and diesel fuel so that it's like thin honey and slosh that around inside to coat it all. The diesel then is left to evaporate and inside the tank has a thin coating of grease and then seal it up with duct tape.
The outside of the tank is cleaned up the same and then de-greased and prepped like any other bare metal panel on a car. Best of luck with it.
My great uncle used to have a cool setup for this. He had a small tractor jacked up with the wheel off and he’d put a bit of gravel or “media” in the tank before strapping it to the hub of the tractor for a few hours. Looked brand new after!
We do that at our shop sometimes. Old Ford 8n. Strap the tank to tire jacked up and let it spin a couple hours. Works really good.
@@yeahsureyoubetcha4684 hahaha that must be like a washing machine 😅
@@JustRememberWhoYoureWorkingFor Yeah pretty much. A washing machine loaded with gravel.
Tumbling works great
@@yeahsureyoubetcha4684I've had good success using the same method but we used aluminium oxide, this worked in under 40 minutes! Because the grit was so fine it got to all nooks and cranys. Getting out was the fun part and granted, it defo took longer than stones nuts but gave a way better finish.
I like to shake my two stroke mix around in the tank after so it gets just a touch of oil on the metal. Never seem to get every last drop of water out and I have had it flash rust even after using baking soda. Have also had to add some little bits of metal inside the tank… nuts/washers or a small chain and shake it around to help remove larger bits of rust if the vinegar alone didn’t do the trick. Good stuff man!
Do you add the 2 stroke oil to your first tank of fuel or are you just putting 2 stroke oil in an empty tank, mixing it around the tank, and then dumping it out?
@@OpticalToxin I just swish it around and dump it out. It has helped prevent flash rust better than anything for me. You can rinse it out with gas right before you fill it if you don’t like the idea of trace oil going through the fuel system. For me, my tanks often need to sit empty for a bit and this is my extra insurance.
@@deitricwhite3199 thank you! I ended up mixing 1 gallon of fuel with a 40:1 mixture of the 2 cycle oil and sloshing it around. It's still sitting in the tank until I get my new fuel pump next week at which time I'll drain the mixed gasoline and fill it halfway with regular ole 87
Use phosphoric acid. Commonly called metal prep. Converts rust. Vinegar is great for making rust.
Search metal prep to find different product names of basically diluted phosphoric acid and surfactant. Hardware stores and metal paint refinishing carry metal prep solutions.
Where do you buy it?
@@cfb36Big box stores in the paint section. It's a blue liquid called "prep and etch".
Amazon sells it too.
@@cfb36 look up “metal prep”. “Ospho” is a low cost version. Most any auto metal refinishing supply will have some sort of bare metal treatment. Converts iron oxide to an inert compound that no longer promotes corrosion. For gas tanks, a sealer like Red Kote should be used to encapsulate trash and seal potential pinholes or weld issues.
@@cfb36look up Rust-Oleum they sell a bunch of rust converters
@@SpencersMountain Vinegar dissolves rust. The precipitate salt it leaves is what causes flash rusting afterwards. Flushing with baking soda water removes the salt and neutralizes the acid. I don’t have issues with rust returning beyond normal expectations with this method. Sealing is a good long term fix if the bike lives in a humid environment or is filled with hydroscopic ethanol blended gas.
I have used a rust remover and after drying use air craft fuel tank sealer. Don't know if you can still get it, but I found it works for ever
Im looking to do this with my '61 Econoline Pickup gas tank. Thanks for the video
A new tank for Ford full sizes are around $100 FYI
@@caseyrevoir the one for mine is almost $500
Kudos from a fellow rider. Thanks very much for the easy fix of a very common problem.
@@davidbeaver39 🤙 ride safe!
I appreciate that my local gas stations have non ethanol 87 octane, its the only gas i put in my old machines
Were stuck with 90 octane ethanol free where I am, they call it rec90. Guess it's supposed to be used it ATV's but I use it in all of my small engines. No need for my truck as its diesel...lol
@@tvens1if you weren’t brain dead you would realize how it pertains to the video
@@tvens1you a salty ass brokie😂
@@tvens1bro searched through and read comments just to say “who tf asked” on the internet…
@@tvens1 your mom asked after I gave her what your dad couldn't.
Crazy. I had to change a fuel pump in a 2019 mercedes gas tank recently and i was surprised they had this white coating on the insides it actually looked pretty cool mixxed with all those gas fumes i was breathing in
This definitely works! I did this in a very and i mean VERY rusted Kreidler Florett tank and it cleaned it like a charm.
I didn't know about the baking soda. Thanks for that tip!
I like how you said the important part last and you can use non-ethanol gas.amen
I wish. Not even an option ever I'm at
@@junglejarred6366same I’ve never seen non-ethanol gas in Ohio
I Love how wide the opening is in this tank! Every other tank I've worked on has much smaller opening and has walls (not sure how to say this) that go down in to the tank.
Yea that's a nice thing about some Ducati tanks. Usually the fuel filler hole is pretty small. Actually the reel I just posted this morning I cleaned a tank with a filler hole like that and it sure was tricky getting the before and after shots.
Mix citric acid with baking soda directly inside the tank... it will give a solution of Sodium citrate which is far more effective even than evaporust and it's cheap to make. Learnt this from a YT video from 'Beyond balistics' and used to remove rust on my bike parts. Works wonders
Came here to comment this. I'm enjoying the variety of solutions in the comments but this is the method I will be using from now on.
Chemistry 👨🔬 makes it easy 🤯
Results are great and definitely super cost effective. Just allow enough dry time, 2 days if needed and follow up with 2 stroke oil. 👍
That water pouring down is the best shot 👌👌
Evaporust comes in a 5 gallon bucket pretty cheap and will actually kill the rust and turn it black. You can use it over and over again especially if you run it through some kind of filter
Pretty cheap?
@@arlochristman8668 Evapo-Rust is a great product! Though it adds up quick and the results are similar so that’s why I go with this vinegar method. The vinegar solution could be reused too but it’s so cheap I don’t bother. Nets out something like $0.37/ oz for Evapo-Rust vs just under $0.02/ oz for vinegar (before diluting).
Like Joe Friday said in Dragnet "Just the Facts Sir"!! Thank You for your video!!! 🤠👍
I have an old 84 Kawasaki KE100 in serious need of a flush. I might have to do one of those epoxy coatings.
And I refer to anything other than pure gasoline as corngas now, after sitting a year, the carb was locked with sugar. Used to use 91 octane (high altitude), now only pure gas
Exactly don't even touch that corn gas
Good you mentioned about ethanol gas. Here in India we now get 20% ethanol blended petrol..... It was an informative video indeed.
"The acidic acid" lol
I was looking for this comment lol 😂
I love that someone flubs and there’s always one guy who points it’s out 😂
It's actually Acetic Acid, also known as ethanoic acid. A type of chemical compound that's present in the white vinegar he is using.
@@cesartapia610 Yup, Vinegar is just Acetic Acid diluted.
yeah, i know
funny and dumb name
I enjoyed learning this even though it's probably never going to apply to me.
MOLASSES!!!! The best thing ever! Vinegar is great but molasses is in another league!!! The tanic acid is perfect!
Can u explain process?
But sugar cane does not product tanic acid.
Do not put sugar into your gas tank and if you want to damage a fuel tank. Please use an oxidizing chemical like beach.
The almost perfect laminar flow when you drained it convinced me 🫡
I did this for my gas tank on my Egale Talon. I forgot about it and sat for a week, but it still worked 👍
@@xprxkekotoao9821 oh yea nothing wrong with a little extra soak time!
You don’t need ethanol free gas if you ride the bike on a normal basis. Only use it if you’re going to be putting the bike in storage for elongated periods of time.
Thanks man, I’m starting to get my grandads old tractor running and it was on a fence row for 20 somthing years and it has 2-3 inches of gel gas and the tank is rusted so this helps a lot!
Its an AWESOME idea, IF your gas tank has a large opening!! Otherwise you aren't able to pressure wash the inside hardly at all! Been there, tried that!
Especially on GSX-R gas tanks, what a bitch to dry with compressed air and heat gun, just can't get in far enough to dry all the nooks and cranny 's. The vinegar works good though
@@jamesshawjr5299 yea that can be a challenge on some. Usually there are holes on the under side for petcocks or fuel gauges that you can access to spray the top of the tank. On really restrictive ones you could slosh nuts and bolts around to help clean it out after the acid soak. Something ferrous so you can fish it out with a magnet when you’re done.
You can always use acetone to dry the tank. 1 quarts usually do the work..
@@garyzhang5099 yea I used to do that but it’s pretty expensive and hard on a good paint job if you get any splash out. I use gas now as a final flush before blow drying and then heat gun (on low).
FOR MORE SEVERE RUST!
For a ~20 gallon tank (descale accordingly) if you feel like one go then do the same, plug all the exits with thick, string metal or plastic/silicone or some other from of strong sealer, then use 1-2 gallons of muriatic acid (Hydrochloric acid) (Pool acid) and pour it in. Then have it soak for 5-10 minutes per side of the tank. GET THE CORNERS TOO! and then open it up (dont breathe in the fumes or let anything touch your skin or eyes, this acid will burn you so bad you'll wish you were dead) then heavily dilute it with water for safety. then pour it out (if its on concrete or any form of tarmac, then have a hose spraying on the surface where the acid would contact it. Then you should have a very clean tank. BEWARE THIS COULD DAMAGE YOUR BAFFLES AND IS ONLY FOR SEVERE RUST. This worked for my 1989 toyota supra that has 20 years of rust.
Evaporust or rustoleum makes a cheaper equivalent. I’ve had terrible tanks clean in a few hours. Rinse out with dawn and water and then seal it back up with a shot of 2stoke and gas and mix it around. Fresh tank.
@@tea4me324 evapo-rust is a great product but way more expensive. About $12/ 32oz vs vinegar $2.50/ 258oz. Both can be reused if desired.
This is super helpful! 🌟 I always thought cleaning gas tanks would be a huge hassle, but you've made it seem easy. Also, it's kinda cool to think about how this can help classic cars run better. Can't wait to try it out! 🚗💨
non ethanol gas? in my area all 98 has about 7% added to it
Find “recreational” gas for boats
@@darealmrog yea it’s getting harder to find. In some places impossible! Where I live there is one station left selling 89 ethanol free.
98 octane cannot have seven percent bioethanol and still be advertised as 98. sue their ass
Yeah that seems illegal lol
Environmental people will have a cow at that i'm sure @supersst838
@@oneupmotogarage Every station where I live has non ethanol... It's more common than finding a diesel pump
Vinegar is the secret to removing rust. I have used it to remove rust on antique parts for projects. But the baking soda is a great finish up as well to prevent flash rust.
That line inside the gas tank was still super rusty
🤘I love good knowledge
Would've tossed in some KBS tank sealer then would never have to worry about to again
@@RyanFordFJB yea good to seal after this process if you live in a humid climate and the rust tends to come back. I usually use Caswell. POR-15 is good too, anything epoxy based.
@@oneupmotogarageAnd especially if you live in an area where you can’t get non-alcohol gasoline.
Extreme rust you can throw loose nuts and bolts in the tank with vinegar and rotate and shake the tank to knock and scrape off the rust. Great video!
cheapest and best way in my opinion was taught this in the 90s
I take the same steps as well, I just add 2 stroke oil afterwards and slosh it around as a bonus. Keeps it spit spot
"...ready to fill with non-ethanol gas." Exactly. The only gas I use in my toys.
@IMDEPLORABLE2241 " NON-ETHANOL GAS"
Hey! Im in the Wash DC region and cannot find Non-ethanol gas. What's your source?
Is ethanol all that bad? Is it really a hidden devil in petroleum marketing?
@@JT-gq8wv I'm in western PA. I can buy it at Sheetz, Shell, and Coen stations. Some stations, not all. You can also check out marinas. A lot of them sell ethanol-free gas.
I have an '86 El Camino (carburetor, no emissions) and a '16 Corvette. I run e-free gas in them and my small engines.
@@hydroxide5963 Yes, it is. Ethanol ABSORBS moisture (water) from the air. That water sinks to the bottom of the tank where it will rust it. In addition, ethanol WILL destroy gaskets, o-rings, seals, hoses.
So, gas WITHOUT ethanol is advantageous.
@@imdeplorable2241 thank you 💯
It does damage the metal pretty much at the same rate it removes the rust. It is very slow though so takes a while to damage the metal. Also takes a long time to remove rust only good for thin layers.
are you talking about vinegar?
Use ethanol free gas ⛽️ 💪🏼
Do they sell non ethanol gas at normal gas stations?
@@josephp9141yeah premium is always non ethanol and sometimes but less often so mid grade is ethanol free
Now I want my tank to get rusted!
NON ETHANOL IS THE KEY!!!! Great video 🎉😊
Gas tank ❌
Liquid tank ✅
I tried this with my car. I got vinegar all over my arms but it worked. Thanks.
@@jamesdrives993 yea you’ll smell like a Easter egg for a week 😅
You also need to recoat the tank so it doesn't rust again. They sell a 2 part kit that comes with a cleaner and a solution to recoat the tank. Amazon sells it.
Is white vinegar better? I've used apple cider vinegar to delayer the rust from steel after watching an amazing forging channel
They're both the same acetic acid, ACV is a little more expensive so that's why I use the white.
@@oneupmotogarage ah good to know
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I used to rebuild bikes with my dad and we used to use something called Por-15. The stuff works great and comes in a 3 part kit and the last step would actually coat the inside of the tank so you'd never have to worry about rust again. I highly recommend it.
The heat gun is crazy be careful with the fumes 🔥
@@rx7chip what fumes? After soaking in vinegar and flushing/ cleaning. There’s zero remaining fuel to off gas, if that’s what you’re concerned about.
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With that kind of tip u have a new subscriber
🥳 It won't be the last!
Ahh yess a good yt shorts about car/bikes ive done this a bunch with my radiators over the years in used cars i bought... Did know about the baking soda.. golden info😅
💯!
I stick an electric leaf blower into the tank to dry. I've been known to tie the tank to a slow spinning wheel with a handful of street gutter sand while half full of water. (various sized blasting Media for more corroded tanks)
Never gonna buy a bike but this is still a baller short. Props to you my guy.
@@CheerySlows thanks! 🙏
We put a little diesel fuel and handful of steel bb's in the tank then strap it to the rim of our yard tractor. Takes 5 to 10 minutes.
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This has been very helpful, now I just need to get a motorcycle license and a motorcycle
laminar flow spotted 🗿🗿🔥
@@TrainsversaL 👀 a total fluke with regular water no less! I couldn’t not include it 😁
“…Non ethanol gas” gosh I wish! LOL great video. Thank you :-)
I found using hot water is a great add to this process for both getting rid of the rust and activating the baking soda.
I thought this guy said “this is a jeep” and reflexively scrolled away
This works great, thought I had to get a new tank for my car..... Great save
Very nice
We used to use plain gas and gravel. Give it a good shake. This is high tech!
so glad next gen using the ol school ways (= fixed my 76 thunderbirds tank this way much love from south brazil you crazy yanks i wish you well
My 74 Sears garden tractor has a metal tank. Thanks for the informative video dude. I might try this because my tank is even more rusty than your tank 😂
Good tip. Much cheaper than the product manufactured for this. Thank you.
That baking soda is a great tip.
Man oh man, I watched this on facebook the other day.
Without subscribing or looking up your channel at all, it got suggested to me organically and I dont even watch motorcycle content really. From a ninja 250 to riding the youtube Algorithm. Lol
Keep doing what youre doing man, seems like youre getting some traction here. 😎
Had to leave something for the algorithm lol hope youre doing well man, glad to see the growth
Wow, thats some impressive laminar flow
Proper job, took the time that’s needed.
Thanks for that 😊 I can go nap nap now
Super handy when the hole to the tank is massive
As handy as it is rare!
Great instructions! Non ethanol gas? Good luck finding that.. its become a huge industry for the connected... 👍
Metal Rescue from Home Depot is the best by far. Saw on one of those car shows and I bought it afterwards. Does not harm paint or finish. Only attacks the rust.
To reduce rust formation after doing all of that, pour phosphoric acid in the tank and let it soak for a while. Then rinse with fresh water.
The acid reacts with the steel to form a chemically protective layer on the surface against rust. It's an old and well known technique.
Finally!! Somebody uses vinegar and baking soda correctly
Heres a tip when using compressed air to dry a tank, throw some blue roll in there at the same time and it bounces about and catches alot of the water.
@@OctaApe nice 👍
Awesome I just ran into that problem earlier today now I have a weekend project😊
im about to put my gas tank back in my vw beetle, will definitely be trying this
Very cool info with the soda. I use the 0000steel wool with vinegar for that wood stain so the soda might be cool.
just open a motorcycle repair shop and i really need any kind of info on bike so i subscribed!
I do rust repairs for a living and a little thing i like to do after water touches steel is use some of that cheap aerosol degreaser it's a water dispersant and displaces the water then blow air through it also works well after vinigar bath as it stops discolouration and flash rust.
I should do that with my car
tank seems happy after clean 🤗
Nothing faster than good old fashion Muriatic Acid and 5 minutes.
The thing i hate about youtube is channels like yours that i enjoy watching and am subscribed to sometimes get buried in my notifications by bullcrap youtube suggestions for crap thry are promoting that im not even interested in. Sometimes ill think a channel has just stopped posting because i havent seen it in my feed for a while and decide to look it up and there are multiple videos ive missed.
@@sinformant hey I love to hear you thought to look me up and check in! I know what you mean though. Maybe when we get our consistency up with posting it’ll help.
Thanks for the baking soda tip!
Didn't know that!
Interesting Funfact:
The baking soda step is actually EXTREMELY important! Most people think that both acids and alkalis/bases are corrosive and something in the middle like water is neutral and not corrosive. But that's actually false. Every material reacts differently to acids or bases. And most types of steel are extremely weak to acids. That's why the acidity of vinegar will dissolve all the rust (but also attack the steel itself afterwards if given enough time). Now a base like baking soda will definitely neutralize the acidity and make the inside of the tank neutral again, but that's actually not what you want. A pH of ~7 (neutral) for example is still very corrosive to iron (that's partially why it rusts when it gets wet). You actually want your tank to be slightly basic, because a pH of 10-11,5 is actually where steel feels most comfortable and corrosion is weakest. There are diagrams for this, pretty interesting stuff.
@@Spark244 💯
Ha, for a beautiful rusted patina on old tin, I add the same thing to my pump up sprayer. Vinegar and water, spray on liberally and let set for a couple days.
@@thebeardedone1225 yep, without the baking soda it will flash rust and make for good patina!
Also maybe distilled water, great work though! 👍
good joke 👍
The laminar flow was like asmr for my brain