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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