This is more of an issue with back gas than with stages, but I paint
all my cylinders white for maximum visibility.  This also provides good
contrast with the markings.

-Sean


On Sat, 13 Feb 1999 11:38:36 -0600 (CST), Ronald D Thompson wrote:

>I've finally become fed up with the blistering paint on the oldest of my
>OMS 46 cylinders, and am having the cylinder exterior sand-blasted down to
>bare, galvanized metal.  (I tried a chemical stripper with absolutely no
>success.)  The cylinder is a dedicated oxygen sling bottle, and I plan to
>mark it a la WKPP rather than replace the IANTD Nitrox band.  My
>questions:  Is there any compelling reason why I shouldn't leave the
>cylinder unpainted?  And should the freshly sand-blasted cylinder be
>re-galvanized (if this is even possible...)?
>
>Thanks for your help.
>
>Ronald
>
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