My suggestion is to take the valves off and sand blast and powder coat the LP tank. That is what I did. With only sanding and paint it will rust again real soon. Cost was about $75. Shop around. To see photos of mine go to: http://members.cox.net/holisticdream/vaninterior.htm Scroll to third photo from the bottom. William
> Im repainting an 81' LP tank, after sanding it, the > bare metal is pretty smooth so i doubt if i could get > simple spray paint to adhere to it.....thats why im > thinking about epoxy or perhaps even getting it powder > coated. snip |
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