Globerunner513 Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 So I'm shipping a gas tank out via Fed Ex air, but they require that the gas tank not smell like gas. Its not a hazard, but still its a strict rule. Any ideas? I thought just letting some bleach sit in there for a while? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skib Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 burn the vapors? lol not exactly safe tho bleach might work, could at least mask the smell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globerunner513 Posted February 2, 2009 Author Share Posted February 2, 2009 any other ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S130Z Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Poor some radiator coolant in the tank and give it a good swish around. The properties in the coolant should take the gas smell off the tank walls and then wash it out. Fill the entire tank with water, dump out the water and then dry the inside out with a heat gun or blow dryer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyZdriver110 Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Simple Green would work too, with some hot water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globerunner513 Posted February 2, 2009 Author Share Posted February 2, 2009 awesome thanks guys! Im gonna take it to the local radiator shop tomorrow and see what it would cost to quickly dump it. Great ideas though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S130Z Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Well coolant cost quite a bit. I think they might charge you about $7.00 a gallon. With a 15 gallon average tank that can add up. You wont need that much, just enough to coat the inside was good. But as a more cost effective way, I believe Simple Green will take the smell away too if you can get in well distributed in the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globerunner513 Posted February 2, 2009 Author Share Posted February 2, 2009 Thanks again guys. The radiator shop said $40, but suggested if I wanted to do it myself, that I use Denatured Alcohol. So that's what I did. Got a quart for about $7, put in in and then rinsed out with water. Worked pretty well. I assume that simple green probably would have worked very well too though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyZdriver110 Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 It would clean and mask the gas smell very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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