BrackaFish
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Found some old steel 85s that looked pretty good, however when I removed the tanks boots there was a very hard crusty band around where the boots had been. Any good ideas on how to clean them up? Thanks in advance!
Crusty steel tanks
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This thread is useless without pics. 
johndiver999
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A white layer of powdery material...? Leave it alone, drill holes in the bottom of the boot and rinse with freshwater after exposure to sea water.
runsongas
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that is just the zinc doing its work
Rusty Shackleford
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BrackaFish
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BrackaFish
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That is what it looks like. I didn’t know if there was some kind of trick to cleaning them up.
So no worries if left on?
Because you can never have enough dive cylinders in you garage!
Rusty Shackleford
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Wash with fresh water and rub the outside with a light coat of ballistol.
LOL I know from your posts that you have a great and vivid imagination, so imagine a tank dunked into this picture 200 times and never rinsed
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Eh, salt water diver problems.
Scared Silly
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Just pee on them, mildly acidic. It might take a few times. And in between you will feel better.
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