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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Advice on applying VOC petrol tank transfers please.
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<blockquote data-quote="Clay" data-source="post: 124971" data-attributes="member: 3621"><p>I have had that exact same problem on my Series A tank two years ago which is soldered rather than welded. I painted it and refitted it and, three months later, the paint bubbled all around the seam at the top of the tank as there must've been some microscopic holes in the join. The solution (I hope!) was to line the tank and then respray, which I have only recently done so fingers crossed.</p><p></p><p>I would always recommend two-pack for the tank, from etch primer through to lacquer. In fact all the hardware (unless you are stove enamelling of powder coating, neither of which I have tried) as fuel can and will run down the tank onto other painted areas. However, there are dangers with two-pack so not everyone likes to use it, so the slightly less hazardous-to-health solution is cellulose with a few coats of two-pack clear lacquer applied on top as per the method described in my earlier post, and hand brush some around the filler neck, though this will always be susceptible to fuel ingress.</p><p></p><p> Lastly, I should have said in my earlier post that, when spraying the final lacquer coat over the transfers, do not use any thinners in the lacquer. Only use lacquer and hardener, otherwise the thinner will bubble the transfers. It doesn't matter if these final coats are a bit thicker or have a bit of orange peel as you are going to flatten down and polish afterwards to get a perfect finish.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Clay, post: 124971, member: 3621"] I have had that exact same problem on my Series A tank two years ago which is soldered rather than welded. I painted it and refitted it and, three months later, the paint bubbled all around the seam at the top of the tank as there must've been some microscopic holes in the join. The solution (I hope!) was to line the tank and then respray, which I have only recently done so fingers crossed. I would always recommend two-pack for the tank, from etch primer through to lacquer. In fact all the hardware (unless you are stove enamelling of powder coating, neither of which I have tried) as fuel can and will run down the tank onto other painted areas. However, there are dangers with two-pack so not everyone likes to use it, so the slightly less hazardous-to-health solution is cellulose with a few coats of two-pack clear lacquer applied on top as per the method described in my earlier post, and hand brush some around the filler neck, though this will always be susceptible to fuel ingress. Lastly, I should have said in my earlier post that, when spraying the final lacquer coat over the transfers, do not use any thinners in the lacquer. Only use lacquer and hardener, otherwise the thinner will bubble the transfers. It doesn't matter if these final coats are a bit thicker or have a bit of orange peel as you are going to flatten down and polish afterwards to get a perfect finish. [/QUOTE]
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