How to paint tanks ??

[kamyk]

Any sugestions ??

Aluminum 88cfs


cheers :twisted:

[DeWayne]

If they are AL just leave them stripped. All the paint will do is give corrosion a place to hide. If they are steel, use Ospho followed by a couple of good coats of ZRC Cold Galvanizing compound.

[CaveDivingCop]

Dewayne where can I get that stuff....I jus got two tanks that need painting....I want to paint them bright white ( gonna use them for teaching and want the high visibility )

Thanks...........Steve

[Tegg]

Al tanks just need a good bead blast. Then leave them as is...

Steel need a good bead blast, then coat with 2 coats of ZRC Cold Galvanizing compound, then 1 coat of ZRC Galvanite topcoat. All done.

If you want high vis, buy some of those 3M Reflective Strips for semi trucks... and tape them to the tanks.

[Gibby]

DeWayne, there is a product called Right Stuff that has the same acids that Ospho is made up of but is about a third the cost and available at advance auto parts store. It is usually located near the bondo and paint sections. I have used ospho and right stuff on my 64 1/2 mustang and I believe that right stuff generally works a little faster and any coatings seem to stick a little better.

[DeWayne]

Dewayne where can I get that stuff....I jus got two tanks that need painting....I want to paint them bright white ( gonna use them for teaching and want the high visibility )

Thanks...........Steve

The best price I found Steve was through Drago Supply, they were about $2 a can cheaper than going through the manufacturer. I am still in the hospital on my laptop so I don't have their web address handy, but if you google them they should come right up. They have all the ZRC products as well as the Ospho.

[DeWayne]

DeWayne, there is a product called Right Stuff that has the same acids that Ospho is made up of but is about a third the cost and available at advance auto parts store. It is usually located near the bondo and paint sections. I have used ospho and right stuff on my 64 1/2 mustang and I believe that right stuff generally works a little faster and any coatings seem to stick a little better.

I think I paid about $6-7 for a quart of the Ospho through Drago and that is enough to do a couple hundred cylinders or more. I gave it a good coating and let it set up over night, then shot on the ZRC the next day and got a good finish. If I ever manage to use up that quart I will give the Right stuff a try.

[ARY]

Guys, may be he is talking about Mossy Oak :wink:

[kamyk]

hehe Cheers :D :-D Will try do fix it up :D

Kamyk

[BradfordNC]

great thread :D i just bought some used tanks and would like to fix them up. picked them up cheap and they are still in Hydro with current VIP as well. the paint on them has clearly seen better days.

just to warn everyone, i have never done any bodywork on cars, or anything like that, so i'd appriciate any help, tips, or detailed explanations i can get.

i'm sending the tanks to get shot blasted to remove the old paint and anything else on the surface. the place doing the shot blasting will also do a hydro right afterwards.

so when i get the tank back it will be pristine. lol

do i need to use the Ospho? or do i need some other primer?

found the ZRC Cold Galvanizing compound. it comes in both spray and brush on. is it better to use one or the other?

once the cold galvanizing compound and the galvanite topcoat are applied, the tank is pretty much protected right? any additional paint is just cosmetic?

curious because Faber triple coats their tanks using cold spray galvanizing, and then epoxy paint with a polyurethane coating.

to get that same effect, what kind of epoxy paint and polyurethane coating should i use? and where would i find it?

[cbm]

Hi -

I'd like to place some permanent bottle markings on my 80s and 40s and would like to know what (spray) paint to use, and where I will find the cheapest high quality supplies. My aluminum stages come both stripped and new. Any tips and tricks appreciated.

Thanks
C

[DeWayne]

Just use a Sharpie or some other permanent marker; not near as messy as spraying and it will hold up just as well.