- Thread starter Royse
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Someone had put a ratchet strap around it to hold it up
because the metal strap cut into the rusty tank. :shock:
I didn't mess with that one at all, I just replaced it.
I do the same with Ford tractor tanks most of the time because
they set right over the engine and I have a healthy respect for fire.
This one had some pretty bad surface rust on the top and
sides from setting out in the elements, but the bottom and
inside were solid so I sanded it down good, cleaned it up, then
used Rustoleum primer and Rustoleum "metallic" silver paint.
Not that "close to chrome" stuff, its just called metallic paint.
I don't think it turned out bad for a rattle can job though!
that choice of paint for a gas tank. It certainly won't be a trailer
queen when I'm done so I would bet it gets a spill now and then.
But if you do have some experience with spills on that paint, it
would be nice to know for me and others!
greywolf224
Member
Nothing like making something old look better than when it was new.
Tall T
Well-known Member
Pretty classy all right!
That Plasticote chrome that I used on emblem and headlight/work light rims doesn't have enough hardness and rubs off my work light with just the tarp over it. No durability/no good!
I'll be trying what you used next go-round.
The Tremclad red oxide primer I used on my rims, is actually the same company as Rustoleum.
The tremclad Red is also the best match I've tried for Ford Red.
(fire Red)
Cheers,
T
but that's certainly a subjective term in this case.
If it hadn't been in good shape inside I wouldn't have done the outside.
I believe it is an original tank too. The aftermarket ones I have
put on have two holes, one for the x00/x01's fuel valve and
another to the side for the Jubilee sediment bowl. This tank
has only the one hole in the center.
Here are some pics of the inside, hopefully they come through well.
They are cell phone pics of my inspection camera, so we'll see.
First looking down at the fuel valve, then each way along the
bottom. The camera is color, the color in the tank is silver/gray.
inside of walls to check for wiring before you cut a hole, minor
plumbing inspections, those hard to reach/see areas on the back
side of transverse mounted engines, many more things than I first
thought I would use it for! I bought a Harbor Freight cheapie for
my first one. I'm still using it. Works fine. It will hook to a TV to
display a larger image. I wish it had the ability to take and save
a still photo, but after all, it is a cheapie.
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