Fuel tank paint

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70Duster340

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Is there a decent paint that is at least resistant to fuel? I have a new tank, and would like to protect it somehow, preferably with some type of spray paint.

Thanks!
 
I used eastwoods gas tank paint for the outside. The car doesn't get any severe weather but still looks good after 7 years of being summer driving.
 
I would think that any good clear would buy you 20 years.

I don't expect you will be getting any fuel on the outside of the tank. If you do you have a problem that needs to be fixed right away
 
Degreased my new tank with a fast dry paint solvent, scuffed surface with a scotch brite scuff pad, sprayed on 2 coats of gray primer surfacer, then 2 coats of single stage silver metallic acrylic enamel with the DXR-80 hardener.

Sealed up nice, and chemical resistant too.

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Keith Mopar said:
I used eastwoods gas tank paint for the outside. The car doesn't get any severe weather but still looks good after 7 years of being summer driving.
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Me too. I highly recommend the Eastwood paint. What @George Jets did looks REALLY good. I wish I had done mine like that. IF you want it to look like that, and IF you have the ability to apply paint like that, It is what I would do. If you don't want it to look that shiny, the Eastwood paint is a great option.
 
George Jets' tank look great!

Dana67Dart said:
Personally I like the galvanised look of the oem tanks.
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I've recently being thinking the same. I cleaned up an original tank that still had a decent "galvanized" look and sprayed it with a satin clear. The idea was to reduce the chance for rust but not have a glossy look.
 
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