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[VAC] Re: Polishing Aluminum Tanks
Rik. Sanding any aluminum LPG tank is not recommended. An acid bath for the
tanks is dangerous. Defacing the surface of any aluminum LPG tank requires
that it be replaced, as per the American Gas Association, as it weakens the
tank. Small gouges from rocks, require that the tank be replaced, again by
AGA.
An acid bath to the shell is an absolute guarantee, of more water leaks over
a period of time, than you have time to count. An Airstream shell is not the
same as a truck body. For that matter, if a truck-trailer body leaks, who
cares.
Andy