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07-03-15, 09:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Winder

Cheers for that mate. Sounds like a big bag of ass. Still, a new tank costs a fortune and a used one in grey is impossible to find so looks like I'll be doing it anyway.

Yes to that, I just bought a new tank for my blue '00. The old one still has good POR-15 in it (there because it rusted through and started leaking four years ago) but I bashed it in good in a (stupid) high side crash, and I don't want to die with any money, and I'm old and too lazy to fix it, so, new it was.

Bibio · 07-03-15, 09:37 PM

this might sound daft but i seem to remember that powder coat is fuel proof. i'll talk to one of the mates to find out as thats his main line of business. if it is then having the inside of the tank coated would be a bloody cheep way of doing it.

andrewsmith · 08-03-15, 08:45 AM

POR15 is good, did the curvy and it stopped the rot

08-03-15, 11:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bibio

this might sound daft but i seem to remember that powder coat is fuel proof. i'll talk to one of the mates to find out as thats his main line of business. if it is then having the inside of the tank coated would be a bloody cheep way of doing it.

It would, unless there might be a problem with existing rust. Can you remove all the rust in the tank? (Probably not.) Will the powder coating adhere properly if all the rust isn't removed? I'd be interested in hearing what your mate has to say.

Winder · 08-03-15, 02:28 PM

http://youtu.be/Hb7jyf7A4WE

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07-03-15, 09:37 PM	#12
Bibio Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: here as devil's advocate Posts: 11,540	Re: Rust inside the tank this might sound daft but i seem to remember that powder coat is fuel proof. i'll talk to one of the mates to find out as thats his main line of business. if it is then having the inside of the tank coated would be a bloody cheep way of doing it.

08-03-15, 08:45 AM	#13
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: Rust inside the tank POR15 is good, did the curvy and it stopped the rot __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

08-03-15, 02:28 PM	#15
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