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   From: minoru.osaka@asahi.net   
      
   I was given a 6 gallon heavy-gauge Nissan steel gas can for marine use in   
   excellent condition on the outside, but which has rust on the inside.   
      
   First question is obvious - why do they make gas cans out of steel which   
   will rust? Why not put some paint or epoxy on the inside so it won't rust?   
      
   Second question is more important (since they made it, and it rusted   
   inside) is can it be saved? The entire inside is rusty, but just fleshy   
   rust. I've flushed it with water a lot but the rust is still on the metal.   
      
   I guess I could use phosphoric acid but is there any harm to using gas that   
   comes from a can that has surface rust covering the entire inside surface?   
      
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