Unlike body panels I think it is supposed to be primer - although the last
Steelcraft panel I bought showed no signs of coming off with cellulose
thinners and precious little with a wire brush in a drill - although the
skin on my right wrist came off easily enough. Back to the tank - I used
Hammerite Smooth gloss black on my tank. After 25k miles - a fair
proportion wet - there are a handful of small chips in the vicinity of the
right rear wheel, otherwise no change.
PaulH.
----- Original Message -----
From: Lieb David B <dbl@vniles.com>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, February 26, 2001 8:31 PM
Subject: Questions About New Gas Tank Finish
> OK, I decided to go ahead and buy the new gas tank since VB had it on sale
till the end of the month. No one had one at the Chicagoland MG Club swap
meet anyway. Besides I spent too much money there as it was. Yes, it was all
worth it and no regrets.
> To get back to the subject at hand, the new gas tank came with a coat of
black paint on it that I wouldn't even dignify by calling it primer. Looks
like the stuff that my VB floor pans had on them. Someone told me that you
should take a rag with solvent and wipe the black "paint" off and paint it
from there. What is the recommendation? What should I paint a new gas tank
with?
> TIA
>
> 1973 Midget (New seats and some lights)
> 1974 Midget (New steering wheel)
>
> David Lieb
> dbl@vniles.com
> 847.588.8016
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