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Subject:Re: getting paint off LP tank?
From:Malcolm Stebbins
Date:Wed, 28 Oct 1998 11:17:43 -0400

I did take my LP tank to a place where they did sand blasting (call
around), I then soaked it in "Rust Check" then let it dry for a week,
then painted it with "Rust Destroyer" spray paint, then after another
week, I sprayed it with an asphalt rocker panel coating stuff.  I
re-sprayed the fittings with asphalt spray again after installation.
I hope it will last forever.

If you can't find a sand blaster, there is a product that was called
Naval Jelly, but now seems to be more generically called Rust
Remover.  It would be found at the local hardware store.  Try that
after the paint remover.

Malcolm S

> What's the best way to get that white paint off?  I obviously don't
> have access to a sand blaster or glass bead'r; and I don't want to
> chew up the fittings?
>
> Will a chemical type paint remover work, or will that destroy the
> metal too?
>
> Any info will be greatly appreciated.