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RE: Are gas tanks coated with anything? - Lord Popgun - 08-10-2016
It does look like its plated or electrocoated with something that is a gray color in my tank. Whatever it is, it is not just bare metal.
RE: Are gas tanks coated with anything? - Ulvetanna_imp - 08-11-2016
(08-10-2016, 07:56 PM)Lord Popgun_imp Wrote: It does look like its plated or electrocoated with something that is a gray color in my tank. Whatever it is, it is not just bare metal.Right, plating, not coating. Plating won't chip off. The plating would be a metal alloy compound which essentially becomes part of the tank.
RE: Are gas tanks coated with anything? - 736cc_imp - 08-11-2016
I meant plating....its coated w/ a plating
RE: Are gas tanks coated with anything? - Ulvetanna_imp - 08-11-2016
(08-11-2016, 04:30 AM)736cc_imp Wrote: I meant plating....its coated w/ a platingYes, technically they are all "coatings" but in reference to the OP, electroless or electroplating are quite different than paint-type chemical coatings. Far more durable, they don't usually chip or flake, and the bonding process is essentially permanent.