Fuel tank resto - inside or outside first?

bus914 Custom Title Time!

1,230 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 23 Dec 2012, 3:38 pm

#936736

I've got the POR15 kit and I plan to tidy up the fuel tank over the break. Can anyone tell me if its better to do the inside or outside first? does it matter? Cheers.

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4,980 posts · joined Dec 2003 · 23 Dec 2012, 4:38 pm

#936744

better off doing the inside first as you have to pour cleaners and stuff inside and tip it out,easier to block of the holes to paint the outside if thats what you are doing

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1,332 posts · joined Jul 2009 · 23 Dec 2012, 7:07 pm

#936763

I'm with pod, I'd be doing the inside first as well.

But if you are planning to strip the paint from the outside using any kind of heat including a grinder, strip the outside before applying the internal coating in case the heat affects the innner coating.

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11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 24 Dec 2012, 10:55 am

#936816

bus914 wrote:I've got the POR15 kit and I plan to tidy up the fuel tank over the break. Can anyone tell me if its better to do the inside or outside first? does it matter? Cheers.

Yes
inside first..
then the outside
and You don't need to do anything else to the inside so no little accidents can appear..

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