Painting Tanks?
John Brockwell
Does anyone out there have any good suggestions for what type of paint
to use on steel scuba tanks? I recently bought a used steel 70 that has
a sort of rubbery paint on it that seems tough. Any and all RELEVANT
comments are greatly appreciated.
Scuba@cyberdude
A guy I know painted his with epoxy paint and it seems to work fine. On the
other hand, why not just scrub the paint off and clean it up so it's
"natural?"
One caution though, don't bake the paint job on - causes potential problems
with the tank.
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Merl
this is what i did i used epoxy paint worked excellent!!! and like
Scuba@cyberdude said DONT BAKE THE PAINT!!!
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Rick Dusch
I the tank is galvanized unger the coating just clean it and don,t
paint it, if it's not galvanized it's probably not worth painting
....RD
BabaSCUBA
Mr. merl wrote in response to the tank painting post,
<<this is what i did i used epoxy paint worked excellent!!! >>
Baba regrets to tell you that this may not be a good idea. Baba is a certified
cykinder inspector. Epoxcy paints are not much used by tank manufacturers
because chipping and pin holes admit of salt water causing deep pits under the
paint where inspectorscannot see them. For this reason many iolder tanks that
were epoxied are often stripped down to bare metal before they can be
inspected.
Also Baba must tell you that Baba would very likely have condemmned your home
painted cylinder because it was not a factory finish and an inspector has only
Mr. merl's word that it has not been baked and even so the paint may conceal
serious defects.
Safe diving,
BabaSCUBA
Certified since 1959, Certified Commercial Diver, PADI Master Instructor,
Teaching Specialties: Boat, Deep, Dry Suit, Enriched Air, Equipment, Nav,
Night, Photo, Medic First Aid Instructor, Former YMCA SCUBA, SLAM Instructor,
Certified Cylinder Inspector
H NED Huntzinger
BabaSCUBA wrote:
>
> Mr. merl wrote in response to the tank painting post,
>
> <<this is what i did i used epoxy paint worked excellent!!! >>
>
>
> Also Baba must tell you that Baba would very likely have condemmned your home
> painted cylinder because it was not a factory finish and an inspector has only
> Mr. merl's word that it has not been baked and even so the paint may conceal
> serious defects.
Agreed - its the same story here on the East Coast: "homebrew" paint
jobs
scare the heck out of the inspectors & tank fillers.
My advice is to do nothing. If you really, really need a super-clean
scuba tank for your UW photography model, the best solution is to
dedicate a tank...AND A WETSUIT...for this express purpose.
-hh
Merl
So is the consenses here that my painted tank should be stripped and left
alone as is with no other paint on it? if so how does one correct a problem
of an already panited tank? I dont want someone like Mr. Baba or Mr.
Huntzinger geting a hold of my tank and failing it due to some cosmetic
touch ups that occured.
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jeff_hornsby
One of the instructors at our Dive Shop here paints tanks. He painted
the tank of the owners girlfriend using "Car Paint". He then baked it
on using a hand held heat gun. He then covered the entire tank using
Chip Guard, which is a product sold once again for cars. Both of
these guys are certified tank inspectors.
To prep the tank they used sand paper only.
Jeff
Grease Monkey
John Brockwell wrote:
>
> Does anyone out there have any good suggestions for what type of paint
> to use on steel scuba tanks? I recently bought a used steel 70 that has
> a sort of rubbery paint on it that seems tough. Any and all RELEVANT
> comments are greatly appreciated.
their integrity! Very unsafe! People have done this with disasterous
results... MDE
Nancyscuba
Do not use a process that requires the tanks be exposed to high heat to cure
them. This will weaken the metal structure to the point that they can explode
while being filled.
grey
i have painted several aluminium and steel tanks because i want to look
pretty down there.i use a two part epoxy primer and a two part urathane(?)
top coat.i have also
skipped the top coat.tanks look o.k.
tanks alot,dave.
Grease Monkey <ea...@atwc.teradyne.com> wrote in article
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Bill Morris
>
> Mr. merl wrote in response to the tank painting post,
>
> <<this is what i did i used epoxy paint worked excellent!!! >>
>
> cykinder inspector. Epoxcy paints are not much used by tank manufacturers
> because chipping and pin holes admit of salt water causing deep pits under the
> paint where inspectorscannot see them.
I've always said if you want a nice and pretty tank , then leave
it at home in the closet. I prefor steel so I just stick w the
lovely grey galvanizing( doesn't chip nearly as easily as paint
either!)
Bill Morris
Wilm,DE