thanks for all the info, my fear was if the coating did not stick to the aluminum it would cause much more harm than good, and looking at the old tanks all the corrosion is where the insulation and the wood cleats(with no bedding compound) collected moisture. also the tanks had the original bonding wires(40 years old, good guess!) probably had to do with the problem. thanks, John On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 6:01 PM, Russell Davignon <[email protected]>wrote:
> FYI > > They used to try to protect the old black iron tanks by encasing them in > fiber glass but all it did was trap water. They also tried undercoating > cars wirth some rubbber spray up North but the rubber eventually cracked > and trapped water. BOTH actually enchanced rust or corrosion. > Aluminum boats are NOT coated with anything topsides ( If the owner has > half a brain paint for looks is fine but then you have paint to maitain). > Any good aluminum boat owner leaves them as is and lets the aluminum > develop its own protective oxidation layer. > > Whatever youu do remeber dissimilar metals wil casuse a battery > reaction!!!!!!! Russ > > PS If you want the real answer contact the Metal Boat Association and > some one knowledgeable wll respond. > > > > > Be Holy or Die Trying" St Stephen 33AD > > > "Be joyful always; Pray constantly; Give thanks in all circumstances, for > this is God’s will for you in Christ.....Test everything. Hold on to what > is good. 1 Thessalonians 5:16 > > > "Since you cannot do good to all, you are to pay special attention to > those who, by the accidents of time, or place, or circumstances, are > brought into closer connection with you." St Augustine > *From:* J.M. <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Wednesday, June 20, 2012 7:34 PM > > *Subject:* [UnifliteWorld] aluminum fuel tanks > > I'm having new fuel tanks made for my salty dog, has anyone had any > experience with coating them? I am having people suggest coating them with > truck bed liner to protect them from moisture being trapped which looks > like why the old ones failed. The old ones had 2x2 cleats holding them in > place, this is where most of the corrosion was happening. thanks for any > advice. John -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "UnifliteWorld" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/unifliteworld/-/hyiUSfdMHV0J. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/unifliteworld?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "UnifliteWorld" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/unifliteworld?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "UnifliteWorld" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/unifliteworld?hl=en.
