bowtieman427
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How or what do you use to repaint or refinish steel tanks. Looking at a set of scuffed up ones and wondering if anyone has ever repainted or even powder coated them ? Should this be done pre or post hydro ?
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Bazooka Joe
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Actually I was thinking about the pickup bed liner stuff. Rino-something?
if it is going to be done, contact the manufactor and ask them how it should be done.
doing this pre or post hydro will not make much of a difference, it will be the visual inspection that does. VIP inspectors do not have to pass a tank that they think might have damage they cannot see. when you pain or refinish we are unable to tell if the tank was exposed to high heat, been welded, or has a bad gouge that has been covered up.
most of the products used for painting alm tanks can be found or luxfers or catalina site. you have to watch out for any paint that needs high heat to cure the paint. people on here will tell you its fine, and i wont argue with them. a lot of people have done it. if you do not inspect the tank yourself, let the shop that does know you are going to do this and let them see the tank one last time before you do. that way they know the tank was in good condition before the refinishing was done.
hope this helps
doing this pre or post hydro will not make much of a difference, it will be the visual inspection that does. VIP inspectors do not have to pass a tank that they think might have damage they cannot see. when you pain or refinish we are unable to tell if the tank was exposed to high heat, been welded, or has a bad gouge that has been covered up.
most of the products used for painting alm tanks can be found or luxfers or catalina site. you have to watch out for any paint that needs high heat to cure the paint. people on here will tell you its fine, and i wont argue with them. a lot of people have done it. if you do not inspect the tank yourself, let the shop that does know you are going to do this and let them see the tank one last time before you do. that way they know the tank was in good condition before the refinishing was done.
hope this helps
Gilldiver
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Most powder coats cure at 350-450F. The danger temps for aluminum is over 250F and at 350 you are asking to really screw up the heat treatment. So, NEVER POWDER COAT AN ALUMINUM TANK.
As for primers and paints, there are hundreads of threads on how to do it, try the search function.
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bowtieman427
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just found this what you guys think
http://www.finishing.com/253/63.shtml
you think any validity to it. They claim to not take original finish off. I guess it depends on how bad it is. If the steel is calvanized and no RUST I would assume the method above is the best way to go ?
If there is rust I would think you would want to get rid of it
http://www.finishing.com/253/63.shtml
you think any validity to it. They claim to not take original finish off. I guess it depends on how bad it is. If the steel is calvanized and no RUST I would assume the method above is the best way to go ?
If there is rust I would think you would want to get rid of it
halocline
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If your tanks are galvanized, you could try lightly sanding them and spraying some ZRC galvanizing compound. If they're steel tanks and not galvanized, I would not buy them, except Fabers which have a very tough painted finish.
I painted my steel tanks with BBQ paint....and when they got hot from a fill, it smells like my grill and makes me hungry for steak...
Does anyone really care what their tanks LOOK like? Apparently so, I guess. But I'm not sure why anyone would do anything that could compromise the working integrity of the tank in order to improve how it LOOKS? Each his own, I guess.
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