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Clubroom => Tech Talk => Topic started by: philthy on July 29, 2009, 06:30:41 pm

Title: bleaching yz tank
Post by: philthy on July 29, 2009, 06:30:41 pm

Hi all,just spent the weekend sanding my yz250f tank as per the article in VMX.I have finished the sanding with 1200 wet & dry,but not yet polished.Although it has made a big improvement I still have very slight staining on the bottom where the fuel has sat,my question is will bleach help or will it undo all the work I have done thus far,or am I better off polishing with jiff ect.I did take quite a lot of plastic off so didn't want to go much further! 

Title: Re: bleaching yz tank
Post by: oldyzman on July 30, 2009, 09:03:27 pm

I reckon its probably coloured (stained) through, I have heard of soaking in bleach, Any coments as i have similar prob
Brett

Title: Re: bleaching yz tank
Post by: LWC82PE on July 30, 2009, 09:06:48 pm

http://ozvmx.com/community/index.php?action=search2

and type in 'bleaching tanks'

Title: Re: bleaching yz tank
Post by: lukeb1961 on July 31, 2009, 06:00:39 am

Quote from: philthy on July 29, 2009, 06:30:41 pm

I did take quite a lot of plastic off so didn't want to go much further! 

Unless you were using a belt-sander you should be fine - plastic tanks are usually about 6mm thick!  As to bleaching, a couple of litres mixed with water, drop in your tank and wait a couple of days.

Title: Re: bleaching yz tank
Post by: PEZBerq on August 01, 2009, 07:34:17 am

Luke...are you bleaching the inside of the tank or outside...or both?

Title: Re: bleaching yz tank
Post by: Nathan S on August 01, 2009, 09:57:49 am

I tried bleach from the local hardware store, and it was useless.

There's Hydrogen Peroxide and another type, both labelled as 'household bleach'. I can't recall which type I used, but I figure that you need to use the other one.