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Subject:Re: Bed liner paint suitable to paint on new gas tank?
From:John C...
Date:Sat, 23 Feb 2008 15:47:57 +0000

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...

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-------------- 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/
> >