Re: [Chevelle-List] Coating new gas tanks & straps?
Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List Thanks for the info, Tom and everyone else. Now I'll just wait until the new tank and hardware arrives... Jim -69-SS396- H. On Mon, 3 Sep 2001 22:21:05 EDT [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List > > >The tank is supposed to be " natural metal color". The tank in my 70 >had no >coating except some surface rust. I painted it with Tank Tone from >the >Eastwood Company. It is a silver color. Personally I think it looks >good. >The tank in my 69 which I just ripped out last week is undercoated to >the >max. Looks like a dealer did it. Speaking of undercoating what is >the least >messy way to get rid of it? I started using a propane bomb and a >scraper. >Any other ideas?? > >Tom GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. - To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Chevelle-List] Coating new gas tanks & straps?
OK a lot of guys clearcoat their tanks. I sprayed primer on mine. The factory ones were bare. Larry
Re: [Chevelle-List] Coating new gas tanks & straps?
Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List The tank is supposed to be " natural metal color". The tank in my 70 had no coating except some surface rust. I painted it with Tank Tone from the Eastwood Company. It is a silver color. Personally I think it looks good. The tank in my 69 which I just ripped out last week is undercoated to the max. Looks like a dealer did it. Speaking of undercoating what is the least messy way to get rid of it? I started using a propane bomb and a scraper. Any other ideas?? Tom - To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Chevelle-List] Coating new gas tanks & straps?
Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List Got it... Rodney. 71 Chevelle Phoenix, AZ - Original Message - From: "John Nasta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 03, 2001 12:08 PM Subject: RE: [Chevelle-List] Coating new gas tanks & straps? > > Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List > > > We're talking about 2 different things. I'm talking about heat from the road > being absorbed or reflected by the gas tank and you're talking about heat > from inside the engine being distributed. You can't reflect heat off of the > inside of an engine, so white paint won't help you there. You can only > reflect heat away if it's coming from an external source. > > -Original Message- > I've always been told that black disperses heat the best out of any color. > That's the reasoning I've heard about painting an engine block black anyway. > > > - > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [Chevelle-List] Coating new gas tanks & straps?
Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List Given that they were not made of plastic or aluminum, I find this hard to believe. They sure as heck weren't bare steel or they would start rusting the first day. Having said that, it's entirely possible that a new tank comes with as much coating on it as it needs. So you may not need to add to that, but to say that they have "nothing" on them sounds very fishy to me. They are probably zinc-coated from the factory. -Original Message- The tanks on these cars when new were driven for 30+ years with no coating, I wouldn't worry about it!! - To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List The tanks on these cars when new were driven for 30+ years with no coating, I wouldn't worry about it!! Rocky Hill --- "James R Hunter, Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle > Mailing List > > > As I wait for my new tank and straps to arrive, I'm > still considering > whether I should "coat" my new tank and if so, what > to user. My current > tank was painted black by the previous owner, while > I've seen tanks on > other cars that have been undercoated. > > Were tanks on cars coming from the factory painted > or undercoated or were > they left uncovered? > > Anyone have any recommendations on which way to go? > > What did you do, Tony? > > Jim -69-SS396- H. > > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for > less! > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > - > To Unsubscribe please visit > www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com - To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [Chevelle-List] Coating new gas tanks & straps?
Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List I'm not saying you're wrong, but the guy who told me that he paints his gas tanks white lives in AZ and owns an aerospace engineering company. He usually knows about these things. -Original Message- To be a little more accurate, painting something white will cause it to reflect more LIGHT, not heat. If it reflects more light, it absorbs less light, hence less heat is created. Black will absorb more light, and more heat is created. I don't live in the South, but I have a hard time imaging a gas tank getting enough sunlight to make a difference between black and silver. Black will also hide most little imperfections. If there's no one color for restorations, I'd go black. - To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List To be a little more accurate, painting something white will cause it to reflect more LIGHT, not heat. If it reflects more light, it absorbs less light, hence less heat is created. Black will absorb more light, and more heat is created. I don't live in the South, but I have a hard time imaging a gas tank getting enough sunlight to make a difference between black and silver. Black will also hide most little imperfections. If there's no one color for restorations, I'd go black. -Dave, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > There are different schools of thought on this (like so many things > resto-related). Some people in hot climates paint their tanks > silver or even > white to deflect heat. Black will of course absorb heat. I don't know how > they came from the factory, but my guess is that if the car was > undercoated, > the tank was too. My other guess is that if the car was not > undercoated the > tank was galvanized, which you can still have done. > > See what the rest of the group says, but I figured I'd take a stab at it > since nobody else has replied yet. > > -Original Message- > As I wait for my new tank and straps to arrive, I'm still considering > whether I should "coat" my new tank and if so, what to user. My current > tank was painted black by the previous owner, while I've seen tanks on > other cars that have been undercoated. > > Were tanks on cars coming from the factory painted or undercoated or were > they left uncovered? > > Anyone have any recommendations on which way to go? > > > - > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List I don't see how that's possible. They would have rusted right away. -Original Message- i believe the originals had nothing done to them and they weren't galvanized. - To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List We're talking about 2 different things. I'm talking about heat from the road being absorbed or reflected by the gas tank and you're talking about heat from inside the engine being distributed. You can't reflect heat off of the inside of an engine, so white paint won't help you there. You can only reflect heat away if it's coming from an external source. -Original Message- I've always been told that black disperses heat the best out of any color. That's the reasoning I've heard about painting an engine block black anyway. - To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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i just replaced mine and we primed it (big hole put in it by car hauler) . i believe the originals had nothing done to them and they weren't galvanized. larry
Re: [Chevelle-List] Coating new gas tanks & straps?
Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List I've always been told that black disperses heat the best out of any color. That's the reasoning I've heard about painting an engine block black anyway. Rodney. 71 Chevelle Phoenix, AZ - Original Message - From: "John Nasta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 03, 2001 10:27 AM Subject: RE: [Chevelle-List] Coating new gas tanks & straps? > > Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List > > > There are different schools of thought on this (like so many things > resto-related). Some people in hot climates paint their tanks silver or even > white to deflect heat. Black will of course absorb heat. I don't know how > they came from the factory, but my guess is that if the car was undercoated, > the tank was too. My other guess is that if the car was not undercoated the > tank was galvanized, which you can still have done. > > See what the rest of the group says, but I figured I'd take a stab at it > since nobody else has replied yet. > - To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [Chevelle-List] Coating new gas tanks & straps?
Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List There are different schools of thought on this (like so many things resto-related). Some people in hot climates paint their tanks silver or even white to deflect heat. Black will of course absorb heat. I don't know how they came from the factory, but my guess is that if the car was undercoated, the tank was too. My other guess is that if the car was not undercoated the tank was galvanized, which you can still have done. See what the rest of the group says, but I figured I'd take a stab at it since nobody else has replied yet. -Original Message- As I wait for my new tank and straps to arrive, I'm still considering whether I should "coat" my new tank and if so, what to user. My current tank was painted black by the previous owner, while I've seen tanks on other cars that have been undercoated. Were tanks on cars coming from the factory painted or undercoated or were they left uncovered? Anyone have any recommendations on which way to go? - To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Chevelle-List] Coating new gas tanks & straps?
Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List As I wait for my new tank and straps to arrive, I'm still considering whether I should "coat" my new tank and if so, what to user. My current tank was painted black by the previous owner, while I've seen tanks on other cars that have been undercoated. Were tanks on cars coming from the factory painted or undercoated or were they left uncovered? Anyone have any recommendations on which way to go? What did you do, Tony? Jim -69-SS396- H. GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. - To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
