I have painted my motorcycle gas tank twice and it keeps cracking. What am I doing wrong? I do it in 65 plus degrees, get it to the bare metal, sand and prime it, do thin coats, and do a top coat but it still cracks.
Please help.
2007-04-14 19:17:55 · 4 answers · asked by shawngthgirw 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
you need a special type of paint that will expand & contract with the tank and tolerate vibration. Use KBS Coatings... get back down to the bare metal and and apply 2 thin coats RustSeal Paint, a flexible nonporous coating. Then Apply a sandable primer and topcoat.
2007-04-15 13:53:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Where is it cracking? If it's near the filler neck, then the gas is working it's way under the paint when you fill the tank. After I paint a tank I use a little artist brush and put a couple of coats of clear on the top of the filler neck down over the side. This way no gas can get under the paint. Good luck.
2007-04-14 19:36:49 · answer #2 · answered by Groundhogg 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Prep-work makes the paint job, you need to be 72+...constant......
2007-04-15 03:11:26 · answer #3 · answered by DennistheMenace 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Duct tape , and next time back off the hardener ,alow more time to cure !!!!
2007-04-14 19:26:27 · answer #4 · answered by martinmm 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋