paint in my gas tank

[jluu6r]

i just noticed my painter got some paint inside my gas tank. this cant be good for my bike. im gonna try to put some gas in it and swoosh it around. then dump out the gas.

anyone have a better idea?????

[Baldman]

Originally Posted by jluu6r

anyone have a better idea?????

Take it back to him so he can finish the job properly.

[hybrid]

You can use lacquer thinner if its not that bad. More than likely its over spray and not really fused to the metal very well. If the gas and or the lacquer thinner dont work I wouldnt really worry about it. You have a fuel filter for a reason and it will do its job. Anything that makes it past that should burn or be ejected out of the motor anyways.

The reason for the cap area not being sprayed is that he probably wanted to make sure the tank had even coverage and no seam where gas could get under the new paint. Some tanks are hard to find a place to seam it so gas will get under the paint and cause peeling and once it starts to lift its all over but the crying. I usualy just use a plug for my tanks but you never know what each painter has experienced. Fuel is a nasty thing to protect against.

[Grashopr]

is it paint, or is it sealer? If it's the color of the outside of your bike, without clear on it, that's PAINT. If its a grey, or a black color, it's most likely sealer. Sealer is impervious to gas, or SHOULD be (see the paint thread), paint however gets EATEN by gas, and will allow gas to run under the clear, above the sealer, all the way down the side of the tank.

I would say take it back to the painter and see what he says. Take pics and throw them up if possible.