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02-10-2016, 05:53 PM
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Senior Member
City: marina del rey
Vessel Model: Goldenstar sportfisher
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 177
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Diesel tank cleaning
I'm at the point I need to mop up/wipe down/clean the bottom of my diesel tank.
What, other than large, absorbent diapers, is a good product to use?
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02-10-2016, 06:20 PM
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Guru
City: Sarasota/Ft. Lauderdale
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 5,438
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Micro fiber rags you buy in bulk at say Costco.
I would stay away from oil sorbs. They tend the shed a lot.
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02-10-2016, 06:48 PM
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TF Site Team
City: Jacksonville
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 11,682
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Old cotton tee shirts parts for wiping down.
For reaching inside the acess ports, I use a sock with the toe cut off. I pull it up over my bicep on "the in the tank arm". It saves you from those tank edges.
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02-10-2016, 06:50 PM
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Guru
City: Venice Louisiana
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 1,097
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Soap, lots of soap, and water. And a pump to circulate it for a few says then pump out the water. Then more clean water ran thru and pumped out for a few days. Then fan dried after being vacuumed out. Simple.
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02-10-2016, 07:35 PM
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Guru
City: Sydney
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 1,646
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Dawn dish washing liquid with hot water emulsifies diesel and diesel crud .Vacuum out with Shop Vac wet n dry . Then dry out with a hot air gun .
One of those jobs that should take 3 hours but takes 3 days
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02-10-2016, 09:34 PM
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Guru
City: Venice Louisiana
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 1,097
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Zakly !!!
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02-11-2016, 06:56 AM
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Guru
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 22,553
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"Soap, lots of soap, and water. And a pump to circulate it for a few says then pump out the water."
This works byt there may be lots of oil in the discharge water , and the fines are large.
I use a dedicated pump and put a layer of oil zorb pads in the sink , and pump into the sink.
Dawn in kids water blaster outside if any does escape.
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02-11-2016, 11:20 AM
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Senior Member
City: marina del rey
Vessel Model: Goldenstar sportfisher
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 177
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Great suggestions, just what I needed. Thanks to all!
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02-11-2016, 12:59 PM
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Enigma
City: Slicker?
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 16,566
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Greetings,
"Dawn in kids water blaster outside if any does escape. "
USCG Sector Northern New England: Incident Management Division
"Do not treat oily water with detergents. Soaps pollute and make clean up impossible. You may be fined up to $25,000 for using soaps to dissipate oil."
BoatSafe.com
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RTF
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02-12-2016, 07:13 AM
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Guru
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 22,553
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" You may be fined up to $25,000 for using soaps to dissipate oil.""
Or you can be fined for the oil sheen on the water, great choice.
Sundown takes care of a lot of hassles.
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02-12-2016, 09:59 AM
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Guru
City: Fort Pierce
Vessel Name: Florita Ann
Vessel Model: 1982 Present
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 1,935
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Initially citrus base cleaner, then move on to Dawn. When BP is fined at the same rate as we are I will take them more seriously.
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02-12-2016, 11:29 AM
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Guru
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 1,288
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Don't forget the fuel lines and filters they may also be contaminated. You don't want to put all that work in then inoculate the tank first time you use the engine.
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