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Date:         Thu, 20 Jun 2013 21:07:52 -0500
Reply-To:     JRodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         JRodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Fuel/gas tank question
Comments: To: ralph meyermann <ralphmeyermann@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <CAAj276z9=R=OeKcQ2nMMZiUkEZ-jNVpUy3LBvVuwYzFL-q2Wnw@mail.gmail.com>
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It's not the same - although it will help the bedliner to adhere. In the old days when the Alaska Highway was a gravel/rock road - people would stcik a piece of conveyor belt around the tank to protect from rocks flying up. that really worked.

John

On 6/20/2013 3:30 PM, ralph meyermann wrote: > I was going to wipe it down with denatured alcohol to clean/prep tank > before applying the bedliner. > > Velma 82 na diesel westy > > On Jun 20, 2013 2:31 PM, "JRodgers" <jrodgers113@gmail.com > <mailto:jrodgers113@gmail.com>> wrote: > > If a protective coating is to be applied - I would think you would want > to treat the metal with some chemical treatment to render the surface > rust resistant. this is not a paint of any sort - but something that > reacts with the metal itself. Navel Jelly(phosphoric acid) is one that > comes to mind. But it works best where rust is present by converting the > rust into something inert. Some of the POR products might be better. > After the treatment - then coat with some protective coating - not so > much to prevent rust - as to protect from physical damage from > rocks, etc. > > John > > On 6/20/2013 1:53 PM, Dave Mcneely wrote: > > I guess I don't know the best answer to that. However, when I > put in a new tank, I used spray on undercoating on the entire > exterior before mounting it. I just thought it made sense. Was > I wrong? To me, bare steel rusts, and coated steel is less > likely to do so. But what do I know? mcneely > > ---- ralph meyermann <ralphmeyermann@GMAIL.COM > <mailto: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 > > > -- > David McNeely > . >


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