PW

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

In article <MPG.2099ec11780bc3fe989683@news.motzarella.org> , 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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"steve auvache" <dont_spam@thecow.me.uk> wrote in message
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> In article <MPG.2099ec11780bc3fe989683@news.motzarella.org> , 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?
>
>


Probably pink. Petrol and pink paint don't mix, especially unleaded.

PW

steve auvache, : wrote:
> In article <MPG.2099ec11780bc3fe989683@news.motzarella.org> , 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/

^..^ Lone Wolf

"PW" <zerosevan9@$hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message
news:MPG.2099ec11780bc3fe989683@news.motzarella.or g...

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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The Older Gentleman

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
news:MPG.2099ec11780bc3fe989683@news.motzarella.or g
> 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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Austin Shackles

On or around Thu, 26 Apr 2007 07:35:26 +0100, "Timo Geusch"
<tnewsSPAMMENOT@unixconsult.co.uk> 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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mike. buckley

In message <MPG.2099ec11780bc3fe989683@news.motzarella.org> , 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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YTC#1

On Thu, 26 Apr 2007 07:24:48 +0100, 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.

Even *I* know to get it laquered

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On or around Thu, 26 Apr 2007 11:38:31 GMT, YTC#1 <bdp@ytc1NOARGYBEEF.co.uk>
enlightened us thusly:

>On Thu, 26 Apr 2007 07:24:48 +0100, 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.
>
>Even *I* know to get it laquered

one hopes that the lacquer they supply is petrol-proof, though... Craplan
paint used to have 2 kinds of lacquer, one of which was specifically for use
with 2-part finishes. Guess which one you could never find in the shop?
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------------------------------------------------\
>> http://www.schlockmercenary.com/ << \ ...and Kill them.
a webcartoon by Howard Tayler; I like it, maybe you will too!

Mark

PW <zerosevan9@$hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message
news:MPG.2099ec11780bc3fe989683@news.motzarella.or g...
> 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.

All is not lost, rub down the effected area and repaint.
Then either use halfrauds petrol proof lacquer as has been suggested (I have
never seen or used this)
or find your nearest automotive paint supplier in yell pages and buy a spray
can of 1k lacquer.
Halfords paint is not that bad, but you need to use a good lacquer to finish
the job.
Here is one I did using their pearlesant metallic red
with a U-Pol SMART lacquer finish.
http://i12.tinypic.com/348odcl.jpg
and yes this is petrol proof.




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Oily

"® 619 ®" <619@pistondbrokespam.commer> wrote in message
news:BhRXh.7274$Ro3.84@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk. ..
>
> "steve auvache" <dont_spam@thecow.me.uk> wrote in message
> news:dxLgG0DLu9LGFwqU@auvache.force9.co.uk...
> > In article <MPG.2099ec11780bc3fe989683@news.motzarella.org> , PW
> > <zerosevan9@$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?
> >
> >
>
>
> Probably pink. Petrol and pink paint don't mix, especially unleaded.
>
>
Pissed myself laughing at that, (after a while though, as senility sets in
the wheels turn more slowly), but can't you still get cellulose paint?
Isn't that still available until the end of this year? And petrol doesn't
affect that does it?

Oily

Grimly Curmudgeon

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember PW <zerosevan9@$hotmail.co.uk>
saying something like:

>I don't do death threats mate but I may have a friendly word in Mr
>Murrays ear the next time he attempts to gain entry at Kempton Park.
>Just to see if the trousers match the mouth.

Ooh, get her.

Austin Shackles

On or around Fri, 27 Apr 2007 22:37:52 +0100, Tim
<tim@nospam.osvif.demon.co.uk> enlightened us thusly:

>>
>Reaches for popcorn ..

<steals a handful of Tim's popcorn>
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Travel The Galaxy! Meet Fascinating Life Forms...
------------------------------------------------\
>> http://www.schlockmercenary.com/ << \ ...and Kill them.
a webcartoon by Howard Tayler; I like it, maybe you will too!

steve auvache

In article <MPG.2099f53ba0622b33989684@news.motzarella.org> , PW
<zerosevan9@$hotmail.co.uk> writes
>steve auvache, : wrote:
>> In article <MPG.2099ec11780bc3fe989683@news.motzarella.org> , PW
>> <zerosevan9@$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/

Not pink then. You know of course that petrol and pink don't mix at all
well. Now it appears that blue is affected as well, which is bad news,
especially as I have a Bloo bike which really needs a a bit of paint
slapped on here and there and I was thinking of taking the opportunity
and adding some extra Blooness to it.

Hey ho.

That was an easy decision to make. Thank you for your help.



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