308 Fuel Tank Coating

Joe
I do not know the material. I took a tank out to have it cleaned and (re-) sealed. The radiator shop charged $150 - 200 for the job. If you call a decent rad shop, I'm sure they can advise you.
HTH
Philip

 

I went through the same thing a few years back for my GT4 and nobody knew what this stuff is...

So, I just went ahead and used a paintable sealant, slapped it on the tanks and textured it with whatever I could use (fingers, popsicle sticks, etc) to resemble the surrounding, original areas of the tank. Topped it off with a high-temp, highly reflective silver paint. Good enough for me:
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I also used a Wurth paintable textured undercoating followed by silver HT paint with good results (can't recall if this was the exact one, but if not it was very similar):

http://www.carcareonline.com/detail.asp?product_id=11337

You really can't "match" the existing texture -- best IMO to build up any missing areas and then give the whole tank a complete coat of whatever product you're using so that the texture is more uniform.

 

Man, Thanks! I was just working on the rockers behind my wheels, and was head scratching over what the stuff was!

25 years of gravel has taken it's toll!

 

It's good to hear that people are succeeding with undercoating type products, but I'd be giving a little more leeway to the environment. Those fuel tanks aren't exactly in a cool area, so I'd be thinking of something with some temp capability. I might try hitting the Grainger or McMaster-Carr catalogs online to find something. Just a thought from someone that hasn't actually done this or seen any evidence that other coatings aren't sufficient... Take from it what you paid for it!

 

Instead of undercoating (aka body schutz), try rocker panel chip guarh (aka rocker schutz). It fully cures to a textured, tough chip resistant coating that's pretty heat, solvent,etc. resistant.

 

I ordered silver backed fiberglass heat shielding (Summit racing) and covered the tanks with that--need to apply a nice thick layer of hi-temp silicone glue under it to keep the wrap in place.