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Thread: Melted my tank with the wrong paint

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    Quote Originally Posted by Conquiztador View Post
    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.
    Paint fumes

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    Well this is suprising,considering that plastic tanks are made off polyethylene or polypropylene both of which are impervious to most common solvents.
    They need to be because of the petrol...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pixie View Post
    Well this is suprising,considering that plastic tanks are made off polyethylene or polypropylene both of which are impervious to most common solvents.
    They need to be because of the petrol...
    not entirely petrol proof, as anyone who's tried to put a sticker on one without breather holes will tell you

    must've been something nasty in the paint, plus it would've been warm

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    Fuck, I was going to paint my tank too. Now I'm not, or if I do I'll make sure the video camera is running first.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pixie View Post
    Well this is suprising,considering that plastic tanks are made off polyethylene or polypropylene both of which are impervious to most common solvents.
    They need to be because of the petrol...
    Quote Originally Posted by motorbyclist View Post
    not entirely petrol proof, as anyone who's tried to put a sticker on one without breather holes will tell you

    must've been something nasty in the paint, plus it would've been warm
    i might just add while i'm here that those red petrol containers you buy with the yellow funnels also "leak" petrol through the plastic, albeit very slowly, evidenced by the way the label comes off

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