Kreem or POR 15

I have a 1985 Honda Goldwing Limited Edition that has severe rust in the
fuel tank which is causing major fuel problems. I have been researching
solutions for "lining" the tank & have come up with 2 solutions...Kreem or
POR 15. Does anyone have any experience with either of these products? I am
leaning toward the POR 15 because it is resilient to "all" fuels amd would
cost around $35-$40 to treat my 6 gallon tank, whereas Kreem has problems
with methanol additives, & would cost twice as much because 1 kit only
covers a 3 gallon tank! If you have used either of these products, please
post any feedback you might have to help me in my decision making!!!


Thanks
Brian

 

I looked at those kits. Read the instructions. Decided the do-it-yourself
method wasn't for me on this project.

Looked in the yellow book under Radiator repair and several shops listed
they repaired gas tanks. That was 5 years ago. No damage to my tank and a
real pro job. Don't know what they used (it's red) but it sure worked.
Cost more than the kit tho.

--
Dave
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Whether Kreem is the best choice for you or not, one kit will
definitely cover more than a three gallon tank. If you follow
the directions and apply multiple thin coats you won't use up
all the epoxy coating material. I haven't used POR-15 so I
can't comment on it, other than to say that people seem to like
it a lot from what I have been reading here.

You might also consider the Yamaha Fuel Tank Conditioner kit:

http://www.yamaha-motor.com/accessories/apscitemdetail/3/122/329/All/2/detail.aspx

If/when I have to deal with another rusted tank, this is what
I am going to try. Of course if the tank is rusted so bad that
it is leaking, you'll need to resort to one of the coatings.

As the other poster said, taking the tank to a radiator repair
shop that applies a reddish-brown tank sealer is a pretty good
option. I don't remember what that treatment is called, but it
is very durable.

 

I used Kreem a while back. I did it extremely slow, took every step very
carefully and it worked great. Only problem I had was some of the excess
liner came off the inside of the coated tank; however I did account for this
when I did the job by putting an inline fuel filter, that did the job fine.

Its no quick solution, but for those who can't immediately afford the 700+
for a brand new painted tank, its a good fix to buy you some time to save
the dough.

 

I've got to agree with you on this one. I've used Kreem as well, and
there is a LOT of prep work involved, making it a slow process. Never
used the POR15, but have heard from several friends who used Caswel
http://www.caswellplating.com/aids/epoxygas.htm with good results, and
much less prep work.

Brian

 

i have used the por 15 kit, but not on a motorcycle tank...used it
several times in my old aircooled vw's...works great, is very easy to
use,and fairly inexpensive...never used Kreem
JT

 

I've used the Por-15 on 3 tanks with great results.They not only have a
website but you can (I have ) called them and spoken to the engineers
that work there with tech ?"s.Very helpful.Stay away from Kreem,to MANY
horror stories about the liners coming apart (not a problem with POR-15
or probably Caswell) and plugging things up even if you have a filter.
Also used the Yamaha stuff on my CM400A just to try it.It is NOT a
sealer.It is a rust remover and neutralizer (2 part system).Cheaper than
Por-15 but afdter using the Por-15 with Concours tanks (very prone to
rust AND holes) I'll stick with the POR-15.
Main thing with POR-15 is DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY DRY between steps.Take
your time, I use a gun style hair dryer with a toilet cardboard roll
taped to the end(if you try to heat directly into the tank the hot
blowback will shut the dryer off because of the safety switch)With the
roll you can angle the dryer so it doesn't blow back.
DO NOT GET POR-15 on something YOU DON'T WANT IT ON! If it dries it
WON'T come off.

Thanks,Ripper
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