Question for the tank gods......
I've got two (2) Luxfer aluminum medical O2 bottles. They came from a hospice company down here in South FL and therefore have taken some slight abuse. I have OCD about my stuff looking clean, but I'm also extremely frugal, so I am looking for a way to clean these babies up.
They have current Hydro and O2 cleaning on both cylinders and both valves. I have regulators, hoses & masks for each cylinder. But they're fugly. I found some previous threads here on SB that seem to suggest the following method for cleaning SCUBA tanks (but these are topside tanks for emergency use only)
1.) Clean the entire tank with a Scotchbrite pad
2.) Hit it with aluminum polish
3.) Finish it up with carnauba wax
So now I ask you these questions:
1.) Is the finish on the top of the bottles (painted O2 green) going to be compromised by this pad? I am assuming "YES"
2.) Can the polish be applied to a painted surface? It is not raw/brushed aluminum, it is painted --- so I think I should treat it like the paint on a car.
3.) Does this wax compromise the fact that the valve has already been O2 cleaned? Should I isolate the valve with something like Saran wrap? And some rubber bands?
4.) Should I isolate the valve with the above method *before I even touch* the tank?
Thanks for your expertise, cheers!
I've got two (2) Luxfer aluminum medical O2 bottles. They came from a hospice company down here in South FL and therefore have taken some slight abuse. I have OCD about my stuff looking clean, but I'm also extremely frugal, so I am looking for a way to clean these babies up.
They have current Hydro and O2 cleaning on both cylinders and both valves. I have regulators, hoses & masks for each cylinder. But they're fugly. I found some previous threads here on SB that seem to suggest the following method for cleaning SCUBA tanks (but these are topside tanks for emergency use only)
1.) Clean the entire tank with a Scotchbrite pad
2.) Hit it with aluminum polish
3.) Finish it up with carnauba wax
So now I ask you these questions:
1.) Is the finish on the top of the bottles (painted O2 green) going to be compromised by this pad? I am assuming "YES"
2.) Can the polish be applied to a painted surface? It is not raw/brushed aluminum, it is painted --- so I think I should treat it like the paint on a car.
3.) Does this wax compromise the fact that the valve has already been O2 cleaned? Should I isolate the valve with something like Saran wrap? And some rubber bands?
4.) Should I isolate the valve with the above method *before I even touch* the tank?
Thanks for your expertise, cheers!