

| Subject: | Re: Bed liner paint suitable to paint on new gas tank? |
| From: | neil N |
| Date: | Sat, 23 Feb 2008 10:53:14 -0800 |
Thanks guys. Good to know this type of product has been used by list members! (thankfully I'll be spraying *down* on the tank..... not up. So no stuff on my head. This time!) Neil. On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 7:47 AM, John C... <Trvlr2001@comcast.net> wrote: > Hi All, > What I did underneath, was to apply a coat of Rust Bullet > Then a top coat of Glossy Black Rust bullet top coat. > To the whole underside of the van. > I removed the spare tire holder > And the gas tank. (needed replacing) > And Coated them the same. > I them trailered it over to Rhino truck bed coating. > and had them spray the underside of the Van, > and the upper and underside of the gas tank and spare tire carrier. > Should be good for another 40 years !!! > Now, if I can just find a way to get that paint off of my head. > Hope that doesn't take 40 years .... ;o( > best, > John C... > > As always Mr. Phelps, "Mr Bush will Stammer & Stutter and will disavow any knowledge of your actions" in the event "you or any of your Vanagon Force" were to "break down on the side of the road," > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zk3A6WgifJo > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: Roger Van Till <rvantill@SBCGLOBAL.NET> > > > I taped off all the openings and sprayed mine with a couple coats of > > rubberized undercoating. Let it bake in the sun for a couple days so it > > dries good. > > > > Roger > > > > On Feb 22, 2008, at 10:38 PM, neil N wrote: > > > > > Hey guys. > > > > > > Got my new gas tank. The medium size dent I saw on it while at CI, > > > should have been a warning sign. At home I noticed the fuel outlet > > > tube was bent. Not kinked though. I should have exchanged it while I > > > was there but was in a hurry. Lesson learned. > > > > > > After I exchange it ...... > > > > > > I figure why not paint the tank? I have no idea how good the paint job > > > is on this inex pensive tank. Or for that matter know what kind of > > > > > paint was used. > > > > > > Would bed liner paint be suitable as a top coat? Is there a better > > > product? > > > > > > "Million Question Neil." > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" > > > > > > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil > > > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ > > > > -- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" http://web.mac.com/tubaneil http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
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