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<blockquote data-quote="J.P." data-source="post: 272201" data-attributes="member: 5999"><p>thread a good length of string/cable/wire through the tube, tie a sponge in the middle. soak sponge in metal primer, use string to pull sponge back and forth. like a dental floss. allow paint to dry and repeat the process a couple of times. it's gonna be messy, possibly won't paint 100% of the tube interior, but offers peace of mind than having bare metal inside the tube. </p><p></p><p>i know somebody who welded the tube shut and used a bolt to serve as drain plug. filled the inside halfway with used oil, oils slushes around and keeps the metal rust free. </p><p></p><p>too early to compare which is better, i'd probabaly be too old to care when any rust manages to eat through painted or oil oil soaked metal.......</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J.P., post: 272201, member: 5999"] thread a good length of string/cable/wire through the tube, tie a sponge in the middle. soak sponge in metal primer, use string to pull sponge back and forth. like a dental floss. allow paint to dry and repeat the process a couple of times. it's gonna be messy, possibly won't paint 100% of the tube interior, but offers peace of mind than having bare metal inside the tube. i know somebody who welded the tube shut and used a bolt to serve as drain plug. filled the inside halfway with used oil, oils slushes around and keeps the metal rust free. too early to compare which is better, i'd probabaly be too old to care when any rust manages to eat through painted or oil oil soaked metal....... [/QUOTE]
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