woodchucker wrote:



So what chance do I have of saving this tank? Where I used to live we
had a scales air compressor place nearby but they closed... I don't
find any of them around any more.. not close by.
The rust on the outside is all superficial and can be sanded and
painted ... I need to get into the tank with a 3/4 square end and
see.. Anyone have some real info on how to treat this?


You can buy sealers that you can pour into the tank after you dry it out
(throw some rocks in it, shake them around good first). Look for gas tank
sealers. A compressor tank will go for years like that though. Hard to say
without seeing the tank, knocking on it to see how the steel sounds, etc.,
but just because it poured out rusty water is not cause to get too worried
just yet.

--

-Mike-