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    Quote Originally Posted by Rrumbler View Post
    I've seldom seen anything come out of a "hot tank" that did not have residue on it, and had to be scrubbed with a brush or pads and soapy water. All the tank does is take away all of the loose dirt and loosen the crusty stuff so's it can be scrubbed off. After you wash it and have it nice and clean and shiny like new, lightly oil the inside, and the pan rail, and get some paint on the outside pretty quick so it wont flash rust on you.
    i have a 250 gallon hot tank i know what they can do with good soap. but your state may not let some stuff to be sold in that state EPA ? well mine with a good soap. i still can buy but could be fazed out any time is a zep soap. vat stripper . will eat rust most all of it .on rust the stronger the soap the more it will eat till it will turn a block blue .mild charge it will make it clean like new metal and like i said its very caustic can only be used on iron or steel . there many soaps out there after getting the wrong soap they said to me . i will love it... Nope . they pump there stuff out. it was very safe it was no more then simple green . vat stripper will bloom more on casting then tin if not wash with clean water and blow dry it will not rust very fast .but when blown clean i crc parts
    Last edited by pat mccarthy; 12-23-2010 at 10:13 AM.
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