Spray on oven cleaner from the supermarket does an ok job
i used to use shower cleaner/bleach mixed with some gritty hand cleaner and scrub with wire wool, worked great on white sidepods.
Bit of info from a tank manufacturer:
The tanks are made of a certain type of mixed polyethelene composite, a very porous material which is intended to let the tanks expand or contract with pressure or environment.
It helps the tank to breathe and was intended to do so, but in the design the tank's material tends to absorb all fuel additives or chemicals used in the fuel. The tank will absorb the colours and "yellow" them up in a years time or earlier depending on vehicle use or maintenance or storage.
Internally: There is really no solvent that can be used to clean the INSIDE of the tank.
Externally: we recommend using soft scrub with bleach and water, weird but it works. External yellowing is from spillages from filling or other.
I drain the tank after every practice & race day.Result: White tank & fresh fuel.
arter on March 14, 2016 at 14:13
+1 for this method richard gagie said:
I drain the tank after every practice & race day.Result: White tank & fresh fuel.
thanks for the info and tips on cleaning the tank. I also drain the fuel after every meeting which definatly prolongs the whiteness. sounds like bleach is the go.
Apparently oven cleaner works really well on seats, if anyone is looking for a fix on them.
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Spray on oven cleaner from the supermarket does an ok job
i used to use shower cleaner/bleach mixed with some gritty hand cleaner and scrub with wire wool, worked great on white sidepods.
Bit of info from a tank manufacturer:
The tanks are made of a certain type of mixed polyethelene composite, a very porous material which is intended to let the tanks expand or contract with pressure or environment.
It helps the tank to breathe and was intended to do so, but in the design the tank's material tends to absorb all fuel additives or chemicals used in the fuel. The tank will absorb the colours and "yellow" them up in a years time or earlier depending on vehicle use or maintenance or storage.
Internally: There is really no solvent that can be used to clean the INSIDE of the tank.
Externally: we recommend using soft scrub with bleach and water, weird but it works. External yellowing is from spillages from filling or other.
I drain the tank after every practice & race day.Result: White tank & fresh fuel.
arter on March 14, 2016 at 14:13
+1 for this method richard gagie said:
I drain the tank after every practice & race day.Result: White tank & fresh fuel.
thanks for the info and tips on cleaning the tank. I also drain the fuel after every meeting which definatly prolongs the whiteness. sounds like bleach is the go.
Apparently oven cleaner works really well on seats, if anyone is looking for a fix on them.