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Tank sealer removal ?

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tom400f:
Likely the tank wasn't completely dry when the paint was applied.

The virtue of, or in your case problem with, POR15 is it's indestructibility. Your best bet might be to clean the flakey stuff as much as possible, for example using gravel and agitation or perhaps blast inside, then re-seal with... more POR15. Go through the clean/etch process (assuming you will have bare metal where the stuff can be removed).

Nurse Julie:

--- Quote from: Russ W. on December 21, 2016, 10:48:35 AM ---The sealer was only put in as a precautionary measure and the tank didn't leak , but the sealer hasn't been applied as per the instructions and has bubbled up in  the bottom .  I really would like to remove it to prevent any rust forming within any of the bubbles .

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Precaution against what if it wasn't leaking?. You could contact forum member Menno to see if he has had to remove POR15 from tanks prior to painting and how he does it.

petermigreen:
Not used the sealer remover myself but their sealant is very good.

Think it's called Petseal. Check it out.

http://www.tankcareproducts.co.uk

kettle738:

--- Quote ---Precaution against what if it wasn't leaking?
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People do this all the time....it's madness, I've had two bikes with tank sealer, both of them were flaking and blocking the carbs, both of them were an absolute nightmare to remove and neither of them needed it in the first place.

Tank sealants are right up there with powder coating ........ seems like a good idea at the time, utter pain in the a**e to get rid of.

Mick.

JamesH:
Have you tried MEK or Acetone?

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