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Title: Plastic tank painting
Post by: gra1961 on July 02, 2012, 06:05:51 pm

Anyone had success having a plastic fuel tank painted?I had one done a few years ago but it only lasted 6 months than started to all bubble up.

Title: Re: Plastic tank painting
Post by: Cabmkr on July 03, 2012, 11:30:06 am

    I used Caswell tank sealer on my IT400 tank and it hasn't bubbled at all in 6 months (1/3 full of fuel in the tank) I then painted it with an adhesion promoter, epoxy primer, and a 2 pac top coat. I painted it last year without the tank sealer and it bubbled within a few weeks  :(

(http://p1.bikepics.com/2012/04/23/bikepics-2389372-800.jpg)

Cheers, Chris

Title: Re: Plastic tank painting
Post by: Rossvickicampbell on July 03, 2012, 11:46:11 am

I had one supposedly professionally done - it didn't bubble but the paint lifted within 6 months.

Title: Re: Plastic tank painting
Post by: steveo247 on July 03, 2012, 12:06:19 pm

better off restoring the plastic properly ?

Title: Re: Plastic tank painting
Post by: Davey Crocket on July 03, 2012, 01:29:57 pm

PDS grahics in Brisbane can make a custom vinyl rap which would last way longer and he can put what ever grahics you want on it and any colors....just a thought.