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Painting a used plastic gas tank- Fuel resistant coatings?
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[QUOTE="ws6transam, post: 1317222, member: 65064"] Hi everyone, I'm attempting to restore a 1992 Yamaha WR500. It's a white bike, blue seat, pink and blue graphics, typical early nineties type stuff. The fuel tank is in good shape, but it has yellowed with age and long-term exposure to petrochemicals. I'm going to order some new decals and apply them, but I do not want them to peel off due to fuel exposure. In addition, I'd like to restore the tank to the color white! I've been looking around for some fuel resistant coatings, and seen some good candidates from PPG Aerospace, for use on fuel tanks and fighter jets & stuff like that. However I am skeptical that I will be able to buy in "quart size" like what I'd need for a fuel tank respray. Have any of you been able to repaint a plastic tank and manage to keep the paint intact over the long term? If so, what kind of paint was it? I have an HVLP spraygun so I can use two-part epoxy paint for the job. Arctic White is the color I want. Ultimately it would be handy if I can paint the frame as well--- That would be bonzer. One possibility that I'm looking at is the coating of the inside of the tank with a 3M product that's used in aerospace. It's EC-776 as found in this datasheet: [url]http://multimedia.3m.com/mws/mediawebserver?66666UuZjcFSLXTt4xTt4x&EEVuQEcuZgVs6EVs6E666666--[/url] The amber coating can be used in a "fill & drain" method where you put it in the tank, slosh it around, and pour it out, followed by a drying cycle via air hose. After sealing the inside of the tank, the outer surface of the tank should stay hydrocarbon free and not lift up the fresh paint and decals. [/QUOTE]
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