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

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,
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Chris

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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.
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I've used upol raptor bedliner on my golf car great stuff, tintable, 2k, durable stuff.
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How tough is the flex seal??

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.
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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.
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