well i got the inside cleaned out, well scraped out and stuff, then i painted it. when that is dry i will clean the rest of it with a vinegar/water mix. i went with a dark blue its called lost in space.. LOL.. whatever.. its a cool blue though. so i sit here waiting for it to dry!
the bottom(which is the top in this pic... still needs to be scraped of the dry sand in there... but it really looks nice.. much better already!