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Old June 25th, 2005, 10:14 AM
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Re: 1969 Shelby gas tank

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<DIV>The plating on the tank was on the sheet metal before the tank was stamped out and assembled together. Since it is not likely you are going to have the tank replated then your obvious choice is to replace your tank with a new one. It is that or repaint it in black. Who is judging the car? If it is not some kind of concours judging what does it matter. You could even go the custom route. Have the bottom of the tank painted the same color as the exterior of the car and then have a custom air brush mural painted on. Then set out a&nbsp;mirror on the ground for people to see the tank.</DIV>
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<DIV>Plating is plating and paint is paint. Sure there are paints that "look like" or "simulate" plating&nbsp;but they still look like something that is painted on.&nbsp;The cost of a replacement gas&nbsp;tank is not really all that expensive.</DIV>
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<DIV>Jim Seisser&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR><BR><BR>-----Original Message----- <BR>From: Ronald Robertson <RONALD.ROBERTSON@SYMPATICO.CA><BR>Sent: Jun 25, 2005 8:37 AM <BR>To: Shelby Mustang <SHELBYMUSTANG@CARMEMORIES.COM><BR>Subject: 1969 Shelby gas tank <BR><BR></DIV><ZZZHTML><ZZZHEAD><ZZZMETA content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"><ZZZMETA content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2668" name="GENERATOR">
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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=4>Unfortunately the gas tank for our 1969 is looking rather shabby. Someone had obviously painted it black in the past and although paint remover has worked, it leaves a rather "unloved" appearance. Any suggestions on how to restore, or replicate that Ni-Terne finish that will not draw judges's ire?</FONT></DIV>
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Old June 25th, 2005, 11:22 AM
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Re: 1969 Shelby gas tank

Thanks Jim. Just getting a little chintzy and trying to avoid buying a new tank. Sigh.
Ron
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Subject: Re: 1969 Shelby gas tank


The plating on the tank was on the sheet metal before the tank was stamped out and assembled together. Since it is not likely you are going to have the tank replated then your obvious choice is to replace your tank with a new one. It is that or repaint it in black. Who is judging the car? If it is not some kind of concours judging what does it matter. You could even go the custom route. Have the bottom of the tank painted the same color as the exterior of the car and then have a custom air brush mural painted on. Then set out a mirror on the ground for people to see the tank.

Plating is plating and paint is paint. Sure there are paints that "look like" or "simulate" plating but they still look like something that is painted on. The cost of a replacement gas tank is not really all that expensive.

Jim Seisser


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Subject: 1969 Shelby gas tank


Unfortunately the gas tank for our 1969 is looking rather shabby. Someone had obviously painted it black in the past and although paint remover has worked, it leaves a rather "unloved" appearance. Any suggestions on how to restore, or replicate that Ni-Terne finish that will not draw judges's ire?
Ron

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