Date:         Tue, 4 Nov 2014 10:42:25 -0500
Reply-To:     Vincent Dow <ianvincentdow@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Vincent Dow <ianvincentdow@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: LPG tank ... white paint or varnished steel?
Comments: To: mcneely4@cox.net
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That's pretty much it David!

I reckon i'm going to paint it white, and not be too eccentric. The LPG
tank is a part that interacts with *outsiders.* Authorities, or even random
guys who operate LPG fillers can claim the Right to NOT LIKE IT and refuse
to fill it or let me drive through a tunnel or board a ferry (who knows)

My van is unusual. It would never work out as factory-like restoration. The
back bumper is made of redwood. I have art hanging in it. It's a subaru
conversion to an aircooled van! Weird grill.

I'm not going for OEM. As a piece I want it to be highly modified, hacked,
regionalized, Americanized, 1960's spiritized, Silicon Valley Digitized.
Survivor. Wanderer. Free spirit.

Hence the polished steel LPG tank. Recalls (stories I've heard) of sailors
in WWII embroidering tattoos onto the insides of their shirts - unseen by
officers.

(I'd like to embroider art onto my pop-up tent! How cool would that be ? A
narrative tapestry)

On Tue, Nov 4, 2014 at 10:29 AM, <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:

>
> ---- Vincent Dow <ianvincentdow@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> > I'm going to paint it white today, then go look for an RV center to sell
> me
> > a new valve and 80% (is that right?) regulator.
> >
> > It's perhaps stupid to try and explain why I  wanted to keep the tank
> shiny
> > steel. Some of you will get it. Some will not.
>
> You just like that bright, shiny looking tank better than you would a
> white one.  That's not hard to "get."  It also doesn't make that preference
> practical.  Taste is not always practical.
>
>
> >
> > On Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 10:51 PM, <JordanVw@aol.com> wrote:
> >
> > >   In a message dated 11/3/2014 2:56:21 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> > > ianvincentdow@GMAIL.COM writes:
> > >
> > > Is there any real bad reason for not leaving it in steel, with several
> > > coats of varnish or other finish?
> > >
> > >  why??   its a propane tank.  just paint the stupid thing with
> rustoleum
> > > and move on to the next project.   varnish is meant for wood.
> > >
>
> --
> David McNeely
>
>
>