Disel smell

pete172, Feb 25, 6:18pm
Is there any way i can clean a stainless steel tank that has had diesel in so as i can use it for water storage,
skin1235, Feb 25, 7:57pm
how big, can you get inside or will it have to be a spray fix

plenty of good detergents around will take care of diesel, you have to be thorough and rinse well, wash and rinse 3 times type effort

for detergents you don't need anything too flash, hell even car wash ( not wash and wax) non streaky is good, hot water with it is good, lots of suds, lots of agitation, cover all areas several times
mrfxit, Feb 26, 6:05am
Yep HOT water & LOTS of suds & LOTS of rinsing
It's the bubbles that carry the grime away.
Not hard work but lots of water.
Do a super strong detergent mix 1st time in cold water, then hot water & detergent for 2nd wash, several cold rinses & if it's smelling clean then finish of with a hot rinse.
daryl14, Feb 26, 1:08pm
how bout meths.
skin1235, Feb 26, 1:52pm
gotta consider, every milk vat in the country is washed every day ( sometimes every second if the tanker hasn't been)
they was with a cold rinse followed by a hot acid wash, recycled til temp is under 60, then cold rinse again
and once per week they 'bomb' it with a chlorine and caustic mix in place of the acid
either will do the job, both would be better, chlorine and caustic the better choice if only one is available, you can get these from any farm good store, chlorine on its own from the warehouse or mega store at 40%- and grab a bottle of draino to toss in with it - keep your nose out, the fumes will knock ya round a bit
mrfxit, Feb 26, 4:59pm
Yea but this I presume is at home, acids not well liked by worms/ grass/ thirsty cats etc