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From: ddrake01 On 28 Feb. 1995 Callum wrote: >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. [snip]...come and look at one of my old >cylinders! I got an idea. I collect a lot of pretty rocks with my wife along the Great Lakes shoreline. <have an ear of corn on me> In order to get that wet look on fossilized rocks, we bought a can of sray lacquer. It puts a real nice protective layer on there that you can see through. I think that tank rust would immediately be visible. As far as the flexing of the tank between when its hot-full/ cold-empty, I don't know how the layer would hold up. I only use it on small stable objects. I have a big chunk of the Berlin Wall that had deteriorating spray paint on it. This stuff has really stablized it. I love the way the lacquer makes everything look extra sharp, like it's still wet. I know guys who have their Al tanks wire brushed till they're super shiny. Over time they oxidize and get dull. I'm sure they'd love to put this stuff on them if it doesn't crack and become opaque. Do we have any experts on this subject? Good or bad idea?--Dave Sorry if this gets to you twice, it didn't seem to go through the first time. DAVID DRAKE_______AHDNN1A.DDRAKE01@ED*.CO* 36880 ECORSE RD. ROMULUS, MICHIGAN 48174 (313) 595-5467 OR 8-375-5467
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