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 inexpensive 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/ > |
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