I apologize! The tank was painted silver and still in the box for over a year until yesterday when I painted it with the rattle can spray on bedliner after wiping it down with denatured alcohol. I was replacing the coolant lines while waiting for each side to dry/cure. Almost done with coolant lines and fuel tank win new sending unit too! Velma 82 na diesel westy On Jun 30, 2013 7:26 AM, "Larry Alofs" <lalofs@gmail.com> wrote: > Ralph, > Your plan sounds good to me. When I replaced mine about 3 years ago, I > used a generic can of spray-on bedliner from a FLAPS. Holding up well. If > it is really unpainted, I would wipe it down with acetone to remove any oil > that may be there to prevent rust. If there is paint, alcohol would be > better. Since the spray goes on kind of thin, I used multiple coats until > the can was empty. > Like someone said, don't neglect the top; I had a tank rust thru on the > top on an '80 I owned once. > > Larry A. > > > On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 1:02 PM, ralph meyermann <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 >> > > |
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