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Gastankman · 05-18-2013, 05:52 PM

My name is Eric Johnson and have owned the Gas Tank Renu in Swartz Creek Michigan since 1987. Our shop has restored over 30,000 gas tanks and have done many Model A tanks. It is a tough tank to do as there are both vertical and horizontal baffles in these tanks. There is no reason to butcher one in the process if the tech knows what he is doing. Holes are required to sand blast every square inch of the inside of the tank. It is all about the prep to get a good professional job done that will give years of trouble free service. All of our holes are 1" diameter and none of them are put on the hood area. We then weld a patch to a coat hanger and pull it thru the hole from the fill neck. That is mig welded in a stitching manner to avoid any wrapping of the surrounding metal. We then grind the weld and fill it in with solder. When it is done you can't even tell a hole was put in it.
We also pay special attention to the brackets as many of then have been repaired before with less than professional results. My tank tech, Jason, has been Renuing tanks for 15 years and takes great pride in his work. We generally charge $350 to do a Model A tank.

05-18-2013, 05:52 PM	#8
Gastankman Junior Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 2	Re: Gas Tank Restoration - Tank RENU My name is Eric Johnson and have owned the Gas Tank Renu in Swartz Creek Michigan since 1987. Our shop has restored over 30,000 gas tanks and have done many Model A tanks. It is a tough tank to do as there are both vertical and horizontal baffles in these tanks. There is no reason to butcher one in the process if the tech knows what he is doing. Holes are required to sand blast every square inch of the inside of the tank. It is all about the prep to get a good professional job done that will give years of trouble free service. All of our holes are 1" diameter and none of them are put on the hood area. We then weld a patch to a coat hanger and pull it thru the hole from the fill neck. That is mig welded in a stitching manner to avoid any wrapping of the surrounding metal. We then grind the weld and fill it in with solder. When it is done you can't even tell a hole was put in it. We also pay special attention to the brackets as many of then have been repaired before with less than professional results. My tank tech, Jason, has been Renuing tanks for 15 years and takes great pride in his work. We generally charge $350 to do a Model A tank.