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   From:     SMTPGATE @COMM (cb@oa*.ic*.co*.uk*)
     To:     SCUBA-UK@ME*.CO*
Subject:     Re-painting Cylinders

Dear lurkers/decorators,

Re-painting cylinders.




> I used an enameling type of paint available at hardware stores sold
> for use on sinks & toilets on my pony bottle which drys at room
> temperature.
> It sets up with a firm surface which seemed to take normal banging
> around on dive trips well. I've taken it in for hydro and fills with
> never any


Norm
      From a posting last week


Do NOT under any circumstances use Hammerite or Smoothrite to repaint
a diving cylinder.  Once the paint gets chipped (and it always does at
some time in the life of the cylinder) the sea-water creeps under the
paint and corrodes the bottle unseen.  The shop-bought cylinders with a
hammerite type finish have been baked to fully cure the paint, and are a
lot more sea-water resistant.

For anyone doubting this wisdom, come and look at one of my old
cylinders!

Rgrds
  Callum


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SENT 02-28-95 FROM SMTPGATE (Norm_Donkersloot@cc*.or*.mm*.co*)

>Hi
>  Sorry about the cross posting, but some cross posted my first question


>In Diver (UK) this month there is an article about new EEC regs on the
>transport and marking of tanks ie. all tanks must have the Black and
>White quarters on the top, this means that some time in the future we
>will all have to paint our tanks.

>But after my recent posting on how to paint my tank and all the good
>advice I decided that the best think was to do was to do nothing as some
>dive shop will not fill your tank if you paint it yourself.

>Does any one have

>1. Definitive answer on how to the paint a tank at home ?

>2. Know what we are all going to have to do if the Regs go though



>Scott
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I used an enameling type of paint available at hardware stores sold
for use on sinks & toilets on my pony bottle which drys at room temperature.
It sets up with a firm surface which seemed to take normal banging around
on dive trips well. I've taken it in for hydro and fills with never any
comment from anyone.
Norm


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