After the cleaners that others recommended I would highly recommend a self
etching primer before you finish coat it. You should not have to do it again
when you do your trunk pan.
Bob Haggard
>
> From: Ron Zeppin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 2006/02/22 Wed AM 09:45:29 EST
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED],
> The Chevelle Mailing List <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Gas tank ...
>
> Once I've got the tank all cleaned up, anything special I should do
> before I shoot it???
> I'm thinking just giving it a good wipe down with Laquer thinner or
> acetone...
> I'm not ready to replace the trunk pans yet, so I'll wind up dropping
> the tank again in a few months...
> should I wait to paint it then?? I'm not worried about it rusting...
> we've been 128 days without rain now and the
> humidity is next to nil.
>
> Opinions?
>
> Ron
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> >Could you please send them to me as well? Spring project.
> >
> >thanks,
> >
> >Rich
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
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> >
> >>From: "Jim H. Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>Sent: Feb 20, 2006 9:35 PM
> >>To: The Chevelle Mailing List <[email protected]>
> >>Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Gas tank ...
> >>
> >>Eastwood sells a zinc spray paint "Tank Tone" it looks great. I send you
> >>pics direct if you want.
> >>
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ron Zeppin
> >>Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2006 10:16 PM
> >>To: The Chevelle Mailing List
> >>Subject: [Chevelle-list] Gas tank ...
> >>
> >>Hey guys... I pulled my tank and dumped the old gas out, and thought I'd
> >>clean it up a big...
> >>The pic shows the tank after I cleaned up a bit over half of one side...
> >>just water and a scotchbrite sponge.
> >>After I took these I used a soft abrasive disk on my die grinder and
> >>cleaned up the crap on the filler neck and the
> >>few spots where the undercoating had gotten 'stringed' across... I may
> >>go ahead and hit the entire tank with the pad...
> >>I was planning on just painting it black before I put it back in... any
> >>other suggestions?? There is NO rust on the tank
> >>at all... I'd thought of POR, but that may be overkill... I don't ever
> >>intend for the car to see the rain... it'll only be driven
> >>every couple of weeks, etc... Any suggestions?
> >>
> >>Ron
> >>
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