Author Topic: Gas tank respray  (Read 2405 times)

Bob G ✝︎

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Gas tank respray
« on: February 19, 2013, 18:29:39 »
Can the  gas tank on my pagoda  be  sand and primered and painted with out  dropping the tank?
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Re: Gas tank respray
« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2013, 18:41:13 »
Only the bottom of the tank, Bob. I think you would find it much easier to remove it so you can get all sides. I've found that fuel tanks are often more rusty on the top side.
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