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Originally Posted by grhanka
My tank had some rust too. I sloshed it with phosphoric acid (It's a blue liquid called "Metal Etch and Prime" at Home Depot.) Apparently you don't need it full strength, just a couple of cups then top the tank off with water and let it sit overnight. It definitely works to convert rust into a paintable coating. Then I sloshed my tank with tank liner (forgot the name, it's the red stuff.) That was a few months ago, and it seems to be working fine.
I also removed the tumbler pins from my gas cap so I can open the tank with a screwdriver. It's 4 gallons. I'm not worried.
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4 gallons? In some areas 6.04 is the gas price. The thieves hit ya once, they're likely to try again.