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Re: Radiator tank paint

To: davidwjones <davidwjones@cox.net>
Subject: Re: Radiator tank paint
From: Blue One Hundred <healey.nut@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2005 10:02:50 +0800
David -

You have to use good quality engine paint on the tank.  It gets very
hot and expands and contracts... regular paints won't stick to the
tank long term.

Regards,

Alan

'53 BN1 '64 BJ8

On 8/30/05, davidwjones <davidwjones@cox.net> wrote:
> I seem to keep having trouble with the black paint wanting to lift off the
> brass radiator top tank. -It starts around the filler and progresses...
> 
> Other than stripping and scuffing the surface before repainting it, --any
> suggestions on a paint that would be more impervious to this "peeling" or
> other techniques that would help?
> Better off with a brush paint, or spray?
> 
> David W. Jones
> '62 Mk II BT7 tricarb
> Cumberland, RI USA




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