Un-kream a tank??

gribbs

Coast to Coast

• Jun 28, 2010

• #1

How would you go about cleaning a tank of a half-assed Kream job? I want to do mine right with POR15, but need to clean out the Kream first.
thanks for any help!

 

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Cat13

Active Member

• Jun 28, 2010

• #2

Think por15 has a kit to clean that stuff out. Call them and ask.

 

djelliott

Real bikes are built in garages.

• Jun 29, 2010

• #3

You can also try throwing a small box of dry wall screws in there and shaking the hell out of it or wrap it in an old comforter, duct tape the hell out of it and throw it in your clothes dryer on the lowest heat setting.

 

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bigjoshl

New Member

• Jun 30, 2010

• #4

hey there, I had to do this on my brothers bike a while back and I found that acetone breaks down kreem . I was told methyl ethyl ketone also works , good luck, Bigjoshl.

 

jmal18

Active Member

• Jun 30, 2010

• #5

I have also read about putting small nuts and bolts inside the tank and shaking everything loose then cleaning out the tank and reapplying a new coat or different product. That's also a long term project I need to undertake for my bike. Good Luck!

 

gribbs

Coast to Coast

• Jul 1, 2010

• #6

Acetone sounds easy....can anyone else confirm that? thanks guys for the help!

 

andoor

Been Around the Block

• Jul 1, 2010

• #7

I don't know if acetone will work as I don't know much about Kream but, I know the POR-15 coating uses MEK as its solvent. I would try MEK (methyl ethyl ketone) or the POR strip which is methylene chloride same as most paint strippers. Methylene chloride is very nasty stuff. It is a Carcinogen. Don't breath that shit in at all!!!!!

 

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bobjohnson

Coast to Coast

• Jul 1, 2010

• #8

Methylene Chloride is what ive heard works. Will apparently strip the kreme right off.

 

djelliott

Real bikes are built in garages.

• Jul 1, 2010

• #9

Use rubber gloves and a respirator for any of the above. It's all real nasty shit.

 

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djsmiles

Been Around the Block

• Dec 24, 2016

• #10

I used MEK I'm my tank twice and it didn't do anything at all. Haven't spent money on anything else yet.


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NobleHops

Recovering geek

• Dec 24, 2016

• #11

gribbs said:

Acetone sounds easy....can anyone else confirm that? thanks guys for the help!

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Yes, acetone will dissolve it, methylene chloride will too, but that is hazmat suit stuff. You may end up with globs still stuck in crevices, you're going to need to blast those with a pressure washer or something to get it 100% out. Definitely pain in the 'nards.

 

carnivorous chicken

Over 1,000 Posts

• Dec 24, 2016

• #12

Acetone has worked for me. I'm a fan of both Redkote and POR15, but if you use Redkote there are fewer steps and you can dilute it with acetone (or not worry about getting all of the acetone out as you use the Redkote). Acetone may take a while to get through the Kreem, but shaking it around with something in the tank (a chain, screws and bolts, etc.) will hasten the process.