cleaning overflow tank and washer fluid reservoir

[fodoimp]

any body ever bleach them to make them white again?
trying to come up with the best way to go about this
thanks

 

[Blake442]

I've never done it myself, but have seen other peoples attempts with mixed results...

I just bought a pair of NOS ones on eBay for $40.

 

[fodoimp]

does he have more and if so do you have seller id for them I was looking and couldnt find em. I saw them on there a while ago

 

[GP403]

I don't think you'll ever get it factory white again due to oxidization, but what I did was to take the thing off, put some rocks,dish soap, water and some bleach in there, and shake the living sh*t out of it for a while, rinse it out real good and put it back. The results weren't all that great but it looks better than it did! It cleaned the built-up scale and gunk out of it anyway.

If anyone knows where I can get a correct NOS one for my GP, with the filler hole at the top/back vs in the middle, LMK.

 

[Blake442]

Well I just checked, and didn't see any of the correct ones.

Just keep your eyes peeled and they'll turn up.

In the mean time, you might as well give the bleach a shot and see how they turn out...

 

[vladj]

here is one:

http://cgi.ebay.ca/NOS-GM-1978-1981-Mon ... 1|240:1318

 

[Blake442]

That one's not correct for his '86 2 dr. The mounting tabs are different.

 

[fodoimp]

yeah i originally saw them when I was looking for my father in laws 84 hurst olds.....the ones I need have to fit 84 grand national I sold the 86 cutlass and am trying to get my gn together. Ill have pics on soon....some people are gonna hate me because its not 3.8 turbo but I got the rolling body for 100 bucks and dont have the funds to do a turbo motor at the moment....It is a real 84 gn with T-Tops....body is really straight has small amount of rust in lower doors but the paint job is like brand new...so for now its a Tuned port injected 327 with World Class T5 manual trans with hydraulic clutch. That is what I had available to me within my budget.....Engine compartment looks pretty nice and these tanks stick out like a sore thumb.

 

[Munkey B]

funny, i was just looking at mine wondering the same thing.

good post.

 

[fodoimp]

well....I did a 5 gallon bucket of 1 part bleach and 4 parts water put both in covered over night....The bleach did make them considerably whiter. Not perfect by any means but much better....wish I had a before and after to show you. I scrubbed them with simple green and a stiff brush before putting them in the bleach mix. I heard another trick with doing the same thing with the bucket but dropping in a whole boxes worth of polident denture cleaner tablets. Might try it on another set and post the results!