paint gas tank on NAA

wjytexas

Well-known Member
I seem to remember a post saying the gas tank on the NAA was galvanized not painted. My '54 had a bad re-paint when I bought it and the tank was painted. I had to get a new tank and want to do it right. The tank on my 8N is not painted. Guidance please. Thanks jy
 
OEM fuel tanks used in vintage Ford tractors were made of Ternplate, the same material used for automotive fuel tanks before the changeover to plastic.

Ternplate is not zinc galvanize but, rather, a coating made mostly of solder. As a resule one should not sandblast or wire brush such tanks.

You cannot reproduce the Ternplate finish exactly but Rustoleum Hammered Metal Silver (Aluminum?) is a reasonable approximation.

Dean
 

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