Melted my tank with the wrong paint

**Steam** · 30th November 2007, 16:16

Very Spectacular!
I spraypainted my old XR200 plastic fuel tank with cheap spraypaint from Supercheap Auto and GOLLY, it was amazing.
The tank melted really fast, it bubbled and deformed and developed yawning splits in less than a minute.
8 litres of petrol spilled out from the gaping, widening cracks, all over the whole hot engine. Luckily it wasn't too hot, otherwise it might have fireballed. Boom.

Must have been some chemical reaction between the solvents in the paint and the plastic tank.
I used water-based paint for the second attempt on another tank.
That was an expensive mistake.

**Bren** · 30th November 2007, 16:18

one word....BUGGER!

**jrandom** · 30th November 2007, 16:27

Awesome!

Photos?

**deanohit** · 30th November 2007, 16:31

Bugger bugger bugger!

**bell** · 30th November 2007, 17:12

Shouldn't you be in bed resting Steam?

**merv** · 30th November 2007, 17:18

I guess that's why plastic tank are normally some nice colour so you don't have to paint them.

**James Deuce** · 30th November 2007, 17:20

Bugger indeed! Oh well, at least someone else has done it

**jrandom** · 30th November 2007, 17:23

Originally Posted by bell

Shouldn't you be in bed resting Steam?

No, he's busy giving up biking.

**fireball** · 30th November 2007, 17:27

the fireball effect would have been more fun!

**jrandom** · 30th November 2007, 17:28

Originally Posted by fireball

the fireball effect would have been more fun!

The fireball effect is always fun...

**Conquiztador** · 1st December 2007, 00:05

Originally Posted by Steam

Very Spectacular!
I spraypainted my old XR200 plastic fuel tank with cheap spraypaint from Supercheap Auto and GOLLY, it was amazing.
The tank melted really fast, it bubbled and deformed and developed yawning splits in less than a minute.
8 litres of petrol spilled out from the gaping, widening cracks, all over the whole hot engine. Luckily it wasn't too hot, otherwise it might have fireballed. Boom.

Must have been some chemical reaction between the solvents in the paint and the plastic tank.
I used water-based paint for the second attempt on another tank.
That was an expensive mistake.

U do concern me! The motor was warm (U had just finished riding). But you were to give up the biking? And your collarbone and that concussion...

And U decide to paint the tank while it is on the bike AND has petrol inside.

What effect was it that you were after? The FTW urban backstreet graffiti one finger salute one?

**Taz** · 1st December 2007, 05:17

Fukn classic.

Wasn't the red tank tough enough numb nuts!

**McJim** · 1st December 2007, 07:19

Hey Steam - you're just becoming an accident magnet dude.

Very lucky it didn't go "WOOF"....when did you move to Dunedin? I thought you were working the ferries?

**Steam** · 1st December 2007, 09:00

Originally Posted by bell

Shouldn't you be in bed resting Steam?

Originally Posted by Conquiztador

...But you were to give up the biking? And your collarbone and that concussion...

Ah, this happened before i fell, about 3 weeks ago.

Originally Posted by McJim

....when did you move to Dunedin? I thought you were working the ferries?

Yes, i was, then I went to Oz to bike around, then fell off, now back in Dunedin being cared for by mum. Hooray for mums!
But when i recover and save some money I'll head off overseas again, in about 4 months maybe.
With travel insurance this time.