Post #391732 by TikiTres on Sat, Jul 5, 2008 8:46 AM

No problem! I have indeed used it, but it's been many years ago (on an old Honda 750 tank). As I recall it didn't form a hard shell, it was more like a rubbery liner when it was done. You're supposed to get all the scale out first, the chosen method back then was to throw a bunch of BB's in and keep rolling them around inside until no more scale came out. Should work on tiki torches too! Then rinse it and apply the liner. Motorcycle tanks back then were notorious for developing scaly rust inside the tank, so the purpose of the liner was to stop the progression before it rusted through. I think you probably wouldn't want to do the Rustoleum inside as the liner is intended to bond directly to the metal and I believe it has it's own rust inhibitors. But the rest of the process you describe sounds good (Rustoleum on the outside, then bondo or 'glass the holes and do the liner on the inside). You may start a new trend towards tiki torch restoration here, you should post pics of the whole process :)