Shortage of hot dipped galvanized tanks in the US?

[Divin'Papaw]

i have never seen any blistering or excessive rusting on the current Fabers and I have looked at thousands. Scratches, yes; anything to worry about, no. Faber's current paint process is exceptionally effective.

Yes, paint technology has soared in quality across all fields. Now, epoxy technology has taken over.
It's by default DTM (direct to metal) with the highest adhesive factor on all metals (except gold).
Think of octopus "tentacles" that microscopically reach into every crevasse and lock in. These tentacles are incredibly strong too with unsurpassed tensile strength.
The epoxy resins they use are water proof, oxygen proof, and combined with zinc dust to make the body of the primer not only does epoxy have an extremely fine, tight, and extremely strong molecular structure, you add in zinc dust and you have a sacrificial metal added. It's a win win all around. And not only that it's repairable with a LKQ material, unlike HDG which is a process that you can't duplicate at home.
The top color coat is just for coloration, the primer is actually all of your rust protection. The top coat also covers the primer for UV resistance since bare epoxy has very little UV resistance on its own.
But if you use a true Aliphatic linear polyester urethane topcoat such as a 1:1 marine paint like Awl Grip, that is about the toughest topcoat known and will last for decades.

This is all great to hear in the event I ever need to purchase new steel tanks. For now I have 6 HDG HP100s and that is all that I need, but you never know what the future holds.

 

[San Diego Climber]

Saw the new color yesterday in person. It’s indeed flat black, -not- matte black, note the distinction*. TBH looks kinda crappy compared to the silver one, like someone painted them at home with some gloss enamel.

* very dark grey with no metallic flake, but def has a semi-gloss sheen to it. Imagine that gloss flat gray BMW has but much darker Google Search

 

[Divin'Papaw]

Here is what they look like on the floor. This is from a Stuart Scuba Facebook post. Force-E and DGX are carrying them as well.

 

[Eric Sedletzky]

Those will get really hot out in the sun.

 

[RIHappyDiver]

Those will get really hot out in the sun.

Fashion over function, Eric, fashion over function. However, you’ll be hitting the water with an artificially inflated PSI, which will tank your SAC. (Enter sarcasm emoji here)

Erik

 

[Divin'Papaw]

Those will get really hot out in the sun.

But they'd look awesome with a yellow batman logo!!!

 

[Endler's]

So if you get your cylinder back from VIP, and the original Faber oval sticker is still on it, has the inspector correctly performed their job?

I would say not.

 

[Divin'Papaw]

So if you get your cylinder back from VIP, and the original Faber oval sticker is still on it, has the inspector correctly performed their job?View attachment 911629
I would say not.

Meh. I have a small sticker with my name and phone number on my tanks and they never remove them. Like your sticker, they can very easily tell there is no corrosion under it. TECHNICALLY, that might be a violation of the established VIP procedure, but since that is not actually regulated by any CFR, I see it as no big deal. If you don't like it, remove the sticker yourself.

 

[Eric Sedletzky]

Fashion over function, Eric, fashion over function. However, you’ll be hitting the water with an artificially inflated PSI, which will tank your SAC. (Enter sarcasm emoji here)

Erik

I was thinking more of a cave fill out in the sun with a weak burst disk.
Wake up!!!

 

[BRT]

I was thinking more of a cave fill out in the sun with a weak burst disk.
Wake up!!!

Yes, if tanks are going to be painted, white is good.