Having Jerry Cans Relined?

[psykokid]

I picked up a set of 4 nato jerry cans this weekend (2 water, 2 gas) and the water cans have a bit of rust on the inside. Anyone know of either a source to send the cans to or a method to clean them out and redo the lining myself so my fresh water doesn't get contaminated from the rust

 

[Quill]

I know on the gas ones, I would clean, patch and reline the same as gas tanks. Hirsch makes a decent one. As far as I know the old water cans were lined with enamel paint. Tan is what I have seen the most. I use to have a French military wine can (mini Jerry can) and even it had the same lining. You could line the insides with with pure bees wax.

 

[adventureduo]

Very good question and i've searched for a while on the web a few years back. Never got any perfect answers nor a company that would do it for me. I have several cans that i'd like to get 'rehabbed' and the best i heard was a solution and drop some chains inside and shake violently to beat up the rust and deposits.

 

[Desert Dan]

Make sure the coating for the water cans is non-toxic and rated for drinking water etc.

 

[psykokid]

I found these two products after doing some specific googling..

http://www.sscoatings.net/brewcoat-info.htm For those of us in the US
http://www.leighspaints.com/en/waterline.aspx and for those in the UK

Clean out the inside via some sort of media blasting or some other way to remove any pre-existing rust and then coat away..

 

[Quill]

I found these two products after doing some specific googling..

http://www.sscoatings.net/brewcoat-info.htm For those of us in the US
http://www.leighspaints.com/en/waterline.aspx and for those in the UK

Clean out the inside via some sort of media blasting or some other way to remove any pre-existing rust and then coat away..

That brew coat might just be what they used. Expensive if you are just doing 1 or 2 cans, but good water on the trail has it's own value when you need it.

 

[LR Max]

Ask around. There is a local radiator shop I know of that will reseal a gas tank. I have a felling they can do a jerry can as well.

 

[psykokid]

Ask around. There is a local radiator shop I know of that will reseal a gas tank. I have a felling they can do a jerry can as well.

I wouldnt have a problem going to a radiator or gas tank shop and having them re-seal it if it were a jerry can I was using for fuel. Since this is something i want to put potable water in I'm not willing to trust whatever lining they would put inside a gas tank would be safe for water i want to drink..