When I bought my boat, the previous owner gave me 2 gas cans. One is a regular plastic one. The other is metal and is from Johnson. Since it matches my motor, I'd really like to keep it.
However it sat about 10 years with nasty old gas inside it. Yesterday I opened it up and poured it into a 5 gallon kerosene can I had, to get it out of there.
The inside of the can is rusty and very rough feeling, and when you run your finger over it, flakes come off.
The old gas was disgusting. Came out foamy and looked like old pee. Still smelled like gas, so I tried cutting it half and half and feeding it to my lawn mower, but that only resulted in me having to drain my mower tank and refill it. Any idea how I can get rid of this stuff? I called autozone and a few others, and they'll only take oil. My county doesn't have a hazardous waste disposal, and I tried calling a few hazardous waste disposal places in other counties, and I have to be residents of those counties to dispose there. I have no idea what to do now...
As for the tank, any way I can save it? I do have a filter on the gas line, but it was was pretty nasty on the inside of that thing, I'd imagine it could end up clogging the filter.
I did some reading online, looks like apple cider vinegar will help remove it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUYr_7SwGms
I might buy 2 gallons. Fill it up once and shake it for a while and let it sit then drain it out, then fill it up a second time and let it ride in the trunk of my car for a week so it gets shaken pretty hard, then drain it again and let it air out. Anyone have experience with this?
However it sat about 10 years with nasty old gas inside it. Yesterday I opened it up and poured it into a 5 gallon kerosene can I had, to get it out of there.
The inside of the can is rusty and very rough feeling, and when you run your finger over it, flakes come off.
The old gas was disgusting. Came out foamy and looked like old pee. Still smelled like gas, so I tried cutting it half and half and feeding it to my lawn mower, but that only resulted in me having to drain my mower tank and refill it. Any idea how I can get rid of this stuff? I called autozone and a few others, and they'll only take oil. My county doesn't have a hazardous waste disposal, and I tried calling a few hazardous waste disposal places in other counties, and I have to be residents of those counties to dispose there. I have no idea what to do now...
As for the tank, any way I can save it? I do have a filter on the gas line, but it was was pretty nasty on the inside of that thing, I'd imagine it could end up clogging the filter.
I did some reading online, looks like apple cider vinegar will help remove it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUYr_7SwGms
I might buy 2 gallons. Fill it up once and shake it for a while and let it sit then drain it out, then fill it up a second time and let it ride in the trunk of my car for a week so it gets shaken pretty hard, then drain it again and let it air out. Anyone have experience with this?