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Offline gra1961

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Plastic tank painting
« 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.
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Offline Cabmkr

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Re: Plastic tank painting
« Reply #1 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  :(



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Offline Rossvickicampbell

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Re: Plastic tank painting
« Reply #2 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.
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Re: Plastic tank painting
« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2012, 12:06:19 pm »
better off restoring the plastic properly ?
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Offline Davey Crocket

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Re: Plastic tank painting
« Reply #4 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.
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