I apologize! The tank was painted silver and still in the box for over a
year until yesterday when I painted it with the rattle can spray on
bedliner after wiping it down with denatured alcohol. I was replacing the
coolant lines while waiting for each side to dry/cure. Almost done with
coolant lines and fuel tank win new sending unit too!
Velma 82 na diesel westy
On Jun 30, 2013 7:26 AM, "Larry Alofs" <lalofs@gmail.com> wrote:

> Ralph,
>   Your plan sounds good to me.  When I replaced mine about 3 years ago, I
> used a generic can of spray-on bedliner from a FLAPS.  Holding up well.  If
> it is really unpainted, I would wipe it down with acetone to remove any oil
> that may be there to prevent rust.  If there is paint, alcohol would be
> better.  Since the spray goes on kind of thin, I used multiple coats until
> the can was empty.
>   Like someone said, don't neglect the top; I had a tank rust thru on the
> top on an '80 I owned once.
>
> Larry A.
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 1:02 PM, ralph meyermann <ralphmeyermann@gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
>> Hi all me again! Ive got a question about my new fuel tank. My fuel tank
>> is
>> bare steel would it be wise to coat the exterior with some form of paint/
>> bedliner stuff to prevent external rust or would that cause more rust?
>> Thanks again!!
>> Velma 82 na diesel westy
>>
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