In article <(E-Mail Removed)> , PW
<zerosevan9@$hotmail.co.uk> writes
>Just to warn people halfords spray paint is useless on petrol tanks
>I spent weeks rubbing down priming and the putting the final coat on a
>cb550 tank only to have it ruined the first time I spilled a drop of
>petrol on it.
>Not happy.

What colour was it?


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Just to warn people halfords spray paint is useless on petrol tanks
I spent weeks rubbing down priming and the putting the final coat on a
cb550 tank only to have it ruined the first time I spilled a drop of
petrol on it.
Not happy.

steve auvache, : wrote:
> In article <(E-Mail Removed)> , PW
> <zerosevan9@$hotmail.co.uk> writes
> >Just to warn people halfords spray paint is useless on petrol tanks
> >I spent weeks rubbing down priming and the putting the final coat on a
> >cb550 tank only to have it ruined the first time I spilled a drop of
> >petrol on it.
> >Not happy.
>
> What colour was it?
>
>
>

It WAS a nice ice blue with gold coach line like this.
http://www.bikepics.com/pictures/632697/

PW says...
> Just to warn people halfords spray paint is useless on petrol tanks
> I spent weeks rubbing down priming and the putting the final coat on a
> cb550 tank only to have it ruined the first time I spilled a drop of
> petrol on it.
> Not happy.

There's a simple solution. Either don't spill petrol on it, or get it
lacquered in 2-pack to seal it.

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"PW" <zerosevan9@$hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message
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Wotcha.

> Just to warn people halfords spray paint is useless on petrol tanks
> I spent weeks rubbing down priming and the putting the final coat on a
> cb550 tank only to have it ruined the first time I spilled a drop of
> petrol on it.

I suspect that was what my BSA tank had been done with.
First time I filled up and went for a ride I found two interesting things
out.
1. There was no seal on the filler cap.
2. The paint was not petrol proof.

Ah well - at least it's fixable.


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www.moonshiners.org.uk

PW <zerosevan9@$hotmail.co.uk> wrote:

> Just to warn people halfords spray paint is useless on petrol tanks
> I spent weeks rubbing down priming and the putting the final coat on a
> cb550 tank only to have it ruined the first time I spilled a drop of
> petrol on it.
> Not happy.

Anyone with an ounce of sense would have checked first.


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The Older Gentleman wrote:

> PW <zerosevan9@$hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > Just to warn people halfords spray paint is useless on petrol tanks
> > I spent weeks rubbing down priming and the putting the final coat
> > on a cb550 tank only to have it ruined the first time I spilled a
> > drop of petrol on it.
> > Not happy.
>
> Anyone with an ounce of sense would have checked first.

Surely this newsgroup wouldn't really exist if people had an ounce or
two of sense?

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"PW" <zerosevan9@$hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Just to warn people halfords spray paint is useless on petrol tanks
> I spent weeks rubbing down priming and the putting the final coat on a
> cb550 tank only to have it ruined the first time I spilled a drop of
> petrol on it.
> Not happy.

You should have used their petrol-resistant lacquer for final coating.

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'04 XL1200C, '95 LS650
OMF#24

On or around Thu, 26 Apr 2007 07:35:26 +0100, "Timo Geusch"
<(E-Mail Removed)> enlightened us thusly:

>The Older Gentleman wrote:
>
>> PW <zerosevan9@$hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>> > Just to warn people halfords spray paint is useless on petrol tanks
>> > I spent weeks rubbing down priming and the putting the final coat
>> > on a cb550 tank only to have it ruined the first time I spilled a
>> > drop of petrol on it.
>> > Not happy.
>>
>> Anyone with an ounce of sense would have checked first.
>
>Surely this newsgroup wouldn't really exist if people had an ounce or
>two of sense?

quite.

and it's not entirely unreasonable to assume that paint sold as suitable for
vehicles might not wash off at the first hint of petrol.
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In message <(E-Mail Removed)> , PW
<zerosevan9@$hotmail.co.uk> writes
>Just to warn people halfords spray paint is useless on petrol tanks
>I spent weeks rubbing down priming and the putting the final coat on a
>cb550 tank only to have it ruined the first time I spilled a drop of
>petrol on it.
>Not happy.

In true numpty fashion I sprayed the Turbo clutch cover in Halfords
gloss black, thinking "I'll never get petrol on that". Of course the
first time I pull the petrol pipe off the pressure from the fuel
injection system sprays petrol everywhere. Arse.

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