New to the forum - am renovating a ssp 1977, and I was wondering if anyone could tell me what colour it should be, and what decals it should have on it? It is the much loved metal tank, and has been many colours over the years (before I got it). The tank was in a pretty crappy state on the inside, full of what appeared to be maroon coloured sandy sludge, as was the carb. After putting aprox 2 cups of pea gravel in it and half a bottle of white spirit, bunging up all the holes, wrapping it in dust sheets, and tumbling it in our works cement mixer for a full day it is now bright metal on the inside!
hope someone can help
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Cement Mixer!
Sacreledge! did it not dent the outside? We mostly use elbow power to do this....
If it works you might have started a trend!
I have the original transfer copied here, £10 plus P&P, £1.00 UK
I take it this is the brass oval ended tank?
they did do a steel 1 gallon tank about the same time, but they have mostly all rusted away now...
If it works you might have started a trend!
I have the original transfer copied here, £10 plus P&P, £1.00 UK
I take it this is the brass oval ended tank?
they did do a steel 1 gallon tank about the same time, but they have mostly all rusted away now...
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Hello John.
As mentioned It was the steel tank. You sent me some decals and a load of other stuff for the motor about a week ago, all that I requested was there - excellent service!
I suppose the method of cleaning the inside of the tank would work just the same with brass tanks, providing all the holes were bunged up. I used wooden dowels forced in with a twisting action.
The problem was how to get all that gunge/rust out of the tank. Firstly if this method is to work, it has to tumble the tank slowly abit like a jewellers stone polisher. After spotting our works cement mixer lying redundant, the thought occured to me - perfect!
The pea gravel worked a treat, although putting too much in would lessen its effect, a couple of cups worked fine. The white spirit helps to break down the coating of oil that has accumulated on the inside of the tank. Hey presto a clean tank.
The other problem is how to suspend the tank within the mixer drum. This was achieved by borrowing some of our painters dust sheets, wrapping the tank well and stuffing them around it to hold it in the middle, in the upright position not laid flat. I also propped up the mixer to keep the drum level.
If anyone is thinking of trying to scrape out the tank with screwdrivers etc, try this method instead,
Greetings from East Yorkshire - Simon
As mentioned It was the steel tank. You sent me some decals and a load of other stuff for the motor about a week ago, all that I requested was there - excellent service!
I suppose the method of cleaning the inside of the tank would work just the same with brass tanks, providing all the holes were bunged up. I used wooden dowels forced in with a twisting action.
The problem was how to get all that gunge/rust out of the tank. Firstly if this method is to work, it has to tumble the tank slowly abit like a jewellers stone polisher. After spotting our works cement mixer lying redundant, the thought occured to me - perfect!
The pea gravel worked a treat, although putting too much in would lessen its effect, a couple of cups worked fine. The white spirit helps to break down the coating of oil that has accumulated on the inside of the tank. Hey presto a clean tank.
The other problem is how to suspend the tank within the mixer drum. This was achieved by borrowing some of our painters dust sheets, wrapping the tank well and stuffing them around it to hold it in the middle, in the upright position not laid flat. I also propped up the mixer to keep the drum level.
If anyone is thinking of trying to scrape out the tank with screwdrivers etc, try this method instead,
Greetings from East Yorkshire - Simon