anyone used plati dip..need to protect a fuel tank

[steveo3002]

wondered if anyone has used this stuff?

www.plastidip.co.uk/

sounds like it might be okay? ive got a brand new fuel tank for my old polo and want it to stay rust free

[alolympic]

Nope, never seen it before.
Personally, I always use zinc primer for any parts susceptible to rusting.

[Bob the Fish]

Inside or out? It is fuel resistant but not sure if resistant enough as an internal coating.
Used spray and dip before, it's good stuff for certain things.

[steveo3002]

its for the outside

just thinking while its mint i need to sort it properly , but i fear that stuff might peel and make it worse in the long run

maybe scuff , zinc , stonechip then some gloss enamel

[composimmonite]

Have you ever seen powder coating where water has got underneath so it LOOKS sound but in fact the metal has rusted away ?
This it what you risk by using plasti dip.
Fat better to give decent zinc based primer, top topcat and then antichip. For inside mix a large tub of red Hermatite with cellulose thinners to make a "sloshing sealer" to protect surfaces in contact with petrol. Just remember toallow a decent amout of time for it to dry.

Paul H

[steveo3002]

yeah its prob a bad idea...i had visions of the peeling powder coat lol

[Bob the Fish]

Stonechip might be good. The plastic needs an etched or blasted surface. I'd trust a thick coat of it more than any paint, but difficult to apply thickly without looking like a dog's breakfast.
Best but way ott would probs be galv then powdercoat as per industrial fabricators, then something rubbery/stonechip to absorb flying stones....

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i like using waxoil for sole reason that it makes it really easy to spot a leak if it ever does happen.
keep your tank full and decent paint on outside and it shouldn't ever really rust out!