Time for a new one... There was talk just recently on this subject, so
you may want to search the archives. I think the only solution for
restoring the old one was to cut it open to clean it out and weld in a
new screen. Not worth the trouble, IIFC.

Keith O

On Sat, May 24, 2008 at 2:55 PM, Ed Hinchey <vanagoned@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I hung the tank from the roof beams of the ga-rage and converted my weed sprayer into a rusty-gas-tank-cleaner filling it with about a gallon of paint thinner.  I used the 16-inch long sprayer to penetrate the thang and liberate rust and sludge.  After the full gallon of spay, I was still getting chunks of rust.  I think its curtains.  Should I continue?  Or, is this bordering on self-torture?
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