Once the previous paint has been stripped, etch the copper , and
paint with a good flat black paint. If you do not etch the copper the
paint will peel.
Kind regards
Ed
Saskatoon
www.vintage-sportscar-touring.ca
'65 BJ8 '89 Morgan 4/4
Blue One Hundred wrote:
> David -
>
> You have to use good quality engine paint on the tank. It gets very
> hot and expands and contracts... regular paints won't stick to the
> tank long term.
>
> Regards,
>
> Alan
>
> '53 BN1 '64 BJ8
>
> On 8/30/05, davidwjones <davidwjones@cox.net> wrote:
>
>>I seem to keep having trouble with the black paint wanting to lift off the
>>brass radiator top tank. -It starts around the filler and progresses...
>>
>>Other than stripping and scuffing the surface before repainting it, --any
>>suggestions on a paint that would be more impervious to this "peeling" or
>>other techniques that would help?
>>Better off with a brush paint, or spray?
>>
>>David W. Jones
>>'62 Mk II BT7 tricarb
>>Cumberland, RI USA
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