> Frank Bailey Wrote:
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> My favorite method now is a quick rinse with somewhat diluted muriatic
> acid to get the heavy rust out. Rinse with water then an overnight soak
> with oxalic acid. It leaves what looks like a galvanized finish. No
> coating ever.
Oxalic acid does leave a coating after a water rinse . I've never treated the Simplex tank after the oxalic bath . Still seems fine . ;)