<x-charset ISO-8859-1>Phosphoric acid: very dilute, can use hot water. Put about 4 litres (1 US gal) & roll around until clean. Wash with soapy water after.
regards Doug On Thu, 22 Jan 2004 11:57 am, Maud Essen wrote: > Speaking of rusty drums, I have scavenged several and they seem to be > slightly pre-rusted on the interior. I know I don't want to put iron > oxide into my fuel system. Is there an effective way to remove this > rust or render it inert so I can still use the drums? > > Maud > St. Louis, Missouri > > >Biodiesel and WVO do not corrode bare steel. However, WVO may have a large > >percentage of water that will settle to the bottom of the drum, and > >to a limited > >extent will cause rusting. This is limited by the lack of large amounts of > >air since it will be sealed off by the oil layer, but over time can lead > > to rusting. If you have clean oil or biodiesel, it will not appreciably > > rust. And, > >hey, the price is right. > > > >Tom Leue > > > >In a message dated 1/21/04 1:21:24 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >> Today I was at the local hazardous waste recycling center and noticed > >> that there were many 55 gal. steel drums free for the asking. I told > >> the guy what I was planning on doing with it and he said that for > >> biodiesel I would need an epoxy coated drum, like a food grade drum or > >> eith HDPE in order to avoid the risk of oxidation since these drums have > >> bare metal walls. Is he right, or does he not know enough about bio? > >> Thanks! J.D. > > > >----------------------------- > >Homestead Inc. > >www.yellowbiodiesel.com > > > > > > > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > > >Biofuels list archives: > >http://archive.nnytech.net/index.php?list=biofuel > > > >Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. > >To unsubscribe, send an email to: > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >To visit your group on the web, go to: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuel/ > > > >To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: > > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Biofuels list archives: > http://archive.nnytech.net/index.php?list=biofuel > > Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuel/ > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/index.php?list=biofuel Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuel/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ </x-charset>
