Eastwood makes a spray paint called "tank tone" I think which duplicates the original finish on a "modern" auto gas tank. I used it on my American and it creates a nice original look. I think it contains zinc too. Joe Fulton ----- Original Message ---- From: Armand Eshleman <aje1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "AMC, Rambler, Nash, Jeep and family" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wed, November 24, 2010 4:51:29 AM Subject: [AMC-list] gas tanks I removed the gas tank for the white Javelin, drained the last few gallons of fuel out into a container through a funnel with a screen. very little crud came out. I suppose the last bit of the crud may not want to come out of the tank. But I thought it was surprisingly clean and was very happy with the overall condition of the gas tank. This was just preventative maintenance as I hadn't had the tank out in 30 years, when the fuel sending unit failed back then. I suppose I should get some new mounting bolts, nuts and washers for it. the straps look great. The tank has an undercoating on the bottom side, The sides look great. The top has some slight surface rust that I'll remove. Internally it needs nothing done very clean inside. What would work good for coating the exterior of the tank to further protect it from corrosion externally. Cold Galvanizing? Advice here is most welcome, Thanks, Armand _______________________________________________ AMC-list mailing list AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com _______________________________________________ AMC-list mailing list AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com