Is "bed liner" better fuel tank protection???

chrismorse · chrismorse's Garage

My 74 sat for 6 years, pumped it out and pulled it for cleaning. While wire wheeling the rust off the flanges, I encountered some ugly rust, while removing it, I found some perforation - new tank time.

So I now have Pelicans galvanized TRG new tank and I want to protect it, particularly, the bottom, where the schutz and paint had scraped through, causing surface rust.

Does anyone have an opinion regarding "Schultz/paint" versus bed liner?

I got a rough quote of about $150-175, but I need to have it "sealed with a good coat of auto paint", to prevent lifting of the liner.

I'm all ears,
Thanks guys,
Chris

juanbenae · juanbenae's Garage

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Sebscst · 03-29-2019, 06:46 PM

Couldn’t have timed this better. I just bought some today to try on my fuel tank which I just stripped to bare metal. I can care less about it being correct but it should be better.

Dpmulvan · 03-30-2019, 05:04 AM

I've used upol raptor bedliner on my golf car great stuff, tintable, 2k, durable stuff.

chrismorse · chrismorse's Garage

My primary concern is protecting the bottom of the tank from impacts and scrapes. I know the bed liners are specifically formulated to protect the bed from the rough handling that trucks receive.
Obviously nothing is going to endure being constantly dragged over asphalt.
I briefly considered magnesium skid plates, but their proximity to fuel might be problematic :-)

The sample bed liner looked to be roughly 1/4 inch thick and really tough.
"Correct" appearance is way, way back of protection.
chris

Sboxin · Sboxin's Garage

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dpmulvan

I've used upol raptor bedliner on my golf car great stuff, tintable, 2k, durable stuff.

We have used this on our race car rocker panels ( aero parts for racing) and so far seems very durable . . . This is the product I was going to recommend - easy DIY spray if you buy the gun to apply . . . kit is about $100 with more than enough to do your whole tank.
Regards,