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<html> Whatever you do, do not use a paint that requires heat to cure! Aluminum loses its structural strength if you "bake" it. Tanks have exploded at about 1500 psi when being filled after a pretty enamel paint job. <br> <br> Hans<br> <br> At 08:40 PM 2/7/02 -0500, you wrote:<br> <font face="arial" size=2 color="#0000FF"><blockquote type=cite cite>I don't know. I throw them away if they get nasty.</font><blockquote><font face="tahoma" size=2> <dl> <dd>-----Original Message----- <dd>From:</b> Scot [<a href="mailto:divenut@me*.ne*" eudora="autourl">mailto:divenut@me*.ne*</a>] <dd>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 07, 2002 12:08 AM <dd>To:</b> trey@ne*.co*; Tech List <dd>Subject:</b> Painting AL Tanks<br> <br> </font><font face="arial" size=2> <dd>George,</font> <dd>Can you fire off a quick post on what primers and paints you use to paint your aluminum tanks. I found something on the net suggesting IMRON, a polyurethane enamel, after applying Corlar Epoxy Primer, a "self-etching chemical". </blockquote></blockquote> </dl><br> <br> </html> -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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