Petrol tank restoration

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The tank had numerous layers of paint: Original Polychromatic blue, primer, light blue, primer, zinc paint, shell blue and finally the Ford metallic blue I had applied in 1979	The tank had numerous layers of paint: Original Polychromatic blue, primer, light blue, primer, zinc paint, shell blue and finally the Ford metallic blue I had applied in 1979	_MG_0046 (2).JPG Home made slide hammer welded to center of dent
Dent has been pulled out	Leaks around rear mounts Compressed air showed leaks in welds around both rear mounting plates. These were covered with soldered which cured the leaks	Leaks behind badge mounting plate Having filled the tank with a rust removal solution for a couple of days pinholes were revealed behind badge mounting plate
Leaks behind badge mounting plate Plate was prised back and holes soldered	Leaks behind badge mounting plate Plate was bent back and later secured with expoxy resin	Filling and preperation Old paint removed and all dents and imperfections filled and sanded
Filling and preparation Old paint removed and all dents and imperfections filled and sanded	Primer coats When all the red guide coat has been flatted off the surface is ready for the top coat	Guide coat One coat of etch primer followed by three of light grey filler primer, the first tinted blue so that I knew when to stop when I was flatting back. Then a light guide coat of red primer sanded back untill all the red had gone
Final coat Four coats of Polychromatic blue, a light rub down with scotchbrite pad then three coats of clear laquer	Final coat Four coats of Polychromatic blue, a light rub down with scotchbrite pad then three coats of clear laquer	Final coat Four coats of Polychromatic blue, a light rub down with scotchbrite pad then three coats of clear laquer
Final coat Four coats of Polychromatic blue, a light rub down with scotchbrite pad then three coats of clear laquer	Final coat Four coats of Polychromatic blue, a light rub down with scotchbrite pad then three coats of clear laquer

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