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(Message started by: tlundkvi on Mar 27^th, 2009, 9:04am)

Title: Rustproofing new fuel tank
Post by tlundkvi on Mar 27^th, 2009, 9:04am

Hi,

What would be the best approach to rustproof a new fuel tank? Is it just rustproofing base paint + some layers of rustproofing coating (sorry for the bad terminology)? Or is either treatment on its own good enough?

Title: Re: Rustproofing new fuel tank
Post by gozz on Mar 27^th, 2009, 10:18am

tlundkvi.
I always hang mine up by the corner in the garage,and after blanking off the orifices and tubes give it a good thick spray with underseal,that will last the rest of the car's life.
GOZZ.

Title: Re: Rustproofing new fuel tank
Post by peteHull on Mar 27^th, 2009, 4:24pm

Another way of perpetuating the life of a fuel tank is to paint it with Laminating Resin as used in fibreglass laminating, strip the paint off first to be shure it adheres to the steel. It'll live forever and a day....

Old trick we used to do back in 70's when we used to custom make fuel tanks.

Hth
Pete

Title: Re: Rustproofing new fuel tank
Post by tlundkvi on Mar 27^th, 2009, 5:41pm

on 03/27/09 at 16:24:09, peteHull wrote:

Very clever, indeed. If you can make boats with it, then why not coating with it :)

Title: Re: Rustproofing new fuel tank
Post by pinto on Mar 28^th, 2009, 12:37am

my personal method is to key the surface treat with several coats of galvanising paint (Galvafroid) and then allow to dry for several days. Then finish with several coats of hammer finish paint - i've recovered really rusty old hulks this way and they're still as good to this day as they went in :)

Title: Re: Rustproofing new fuel tank
Post by wojtekor on Mar 28^th, 2009, 11:15am

personally I've used the same method as peteHull when bought my new tank...