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Thread: Gel coat on plastic tank?

  1. 05-01-2018, 09:55 AM #1
    chriswhit123
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    Gel coat on plastic tank?

    Has anyone ever tried this on a plastic tank or should I just buy a new tank for my 250sx?
    https://www.tapplastics.com/product/fiberglass/gel_coatClick image for larger version.  Name: wheeler.jpg  Views: 26  Size: 122.6 KB  ID: 252022
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  2. 05-01-2018, 10:48 AM #2
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    I would get another tank. I'm not sure how well it would hold.
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  3. 05-01-2018, 01:15 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by chriswhit123 View Post
    Has anyone ever tried this on a plastic tank or should I just buy a new tank for my 250sx?
    https://www.tapplastics.com/product/fiberglass/gel_coat
    It would be preferable to use an epoxy resin vs. a polyester resin on PPO/TPO/etc style plastics.......and if memory serves......you need to spray a releasing agent on top of the gel coat for it to be shiny.

    I'm with schlepp.......perhaps purchase a new tank

    Why the thoughts on a gel coat?
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  4. 05-01-2018, 03:10 PM #4
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    Click image for larger version.  Name: tank.jpg  Views: 38  Size: 74.2 KB  ID: 252021 doesn't match and looks awful. Was painted black.
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  5. 05-01-2018, 04:46 PM #5
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    You could probably sand and buff that to look decent you know. I don't know how nice you're looking to make your bike but if that doesn't leak I'd just clean it up and run it.
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  6. 05-02-2018, 02:05 PM #6
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    An upholstery shop might be able to make a tank cover out of vinyl?
    Last time I looked, Ceet only had 250R and 350X tank covers available.


    I had one on my 350X when I first bought it (not sure if it was Ceet or Answer) but over the years it finally started coming loose at some of the seams. I cut the threads along the seams so I could keep a pattern and cut and sew one out of new vinyl. Of course, mom & dad having an upholstery shop made things a little more accessible for me.
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