Best re-lining prducts for my tank

[Darth 1]

Hello folks was wondering if anybody can help i need to reline the inside of my petrol tank and wondering whats the best product to use , i have got all the rust out and old liner and its got wd40 and oil sealed just now ready for relining so any help would be great

[warren3200gt]

You'll need to clean out the wd40 or the liner won't stick to the metal. I use POR 15 liner.

[ADRIAN H]

POR 15 is the most robust liner and is resistant to ethanol. It comes with a degreaser and metal cleaner. It can also be very tricky to get right.

Are you sure you need a liner ?

It is also difficult to remove POR15 without damaging your paint work.

Link to kit from Frosts
https://www.frost.co.uk/por15-motorcycl ... gIAyPD_BwE

[Stugill]

I lined my tank a few years ago and it still seems in perfect shape.

I put this topic on as a basic aide memoire.

Good luck.

Stu

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[Speedie]

Have done two tanks with por15. Still going strong with zero
problems years later. But you have to follow the instructions to
The letter!
Paul

[Kev1R]

From the dozens of reviews / comments on the web there seems to be 2 categories of POR15 users - those that it works for and those that it does not. Unfortunately this year I fall into the latter category when used on an S3 tank. Apart from the 70% or so of the liner that delaminated I cannot find anything that removes the remnants so you can start clean again. Nothing seems to touch it. I would agree with Adrian H and only be tempted to use a liner if you absolutely have to. The seam on mine had developed a weep so maybe I should have had it rewelded / brazed instead, but not so critical now as I have since acquired another tank.

[Stugill]

Kev.

That must have been a 'mare.

I agree that the reviews were mixed and I did it with an element of trepidation, tbh I went overboard with cleaning it out and then getting it dry, this may have lifted me into the lucky %.

Stu

[Kev1R]

Yes Stu it was indeed- especially as I had just had the tank painted! - and frustratingly the remedies that sound most plausible that I have seen are pretty much all going to entail sacrificing the paintwork. For the time being I shall just own it as a work of art as the paint job is great!!

[ADRIAN H]

Yes Stu it was indeed- especially as I had just had the tank painted! - and frustratingly the remedies that sound most plausible that I have seen are pretty much all going to entail sacrificing the paintwork. For the time being I shall just own it as a work of art as the paint job is great!!

Had good results removing a lining with FROSTS, 2 x 5litres of Tank STRIP ( recommended by FROSTS to remove POR15). Tank filled and left for 4 hours, drained back into can and rinsed. Repeat next day different orientation drained, rinsed, repeated from memory over 10 days. But I can’t be 100% positive it was POR15 in the tank.