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bubbles in the paint of my tank !

Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 7:52 pm
by rich1988
hiya, I have two bubbles that have appeared over a couple of months on the side of my tank, they actually seem to be growing as well :evil: Im not sure why they are there (can only assume its either rust or heat related) but what I want to know is does anyone know what they are or how i can get rid of/at least stop them growing,
Cheers!

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the scratching is there because I binned it about a week after I got it :(
and the hole in the bottom one was put there by myself to try and 'relieve' the pressure although it didnt work

Re: bubbles in the paint of my tank !

Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 11:04 pm
by G-MAN
Looks like a new paint job on that in the end, but my guess would be it could be that it wasn't treated properly wen it was painted or you have a rusted/pin hole on the inside and could make its way out like that. You will only know if you start sanding it

Re: bubbles in the paint of my tank !

Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 11:10 pm
by rich1988
thought as much to be honest, I dont really want to sand it down as I know I wont be able to get a good finish without repainting the whole tank. The tanks dented anyway so Its new tank jobby so I will probably just leave it and keep an eye on the inside of the tank to check its not going to split!

I am sure its an NC29 tank anyway, its a different shape to the NC30 one and is identical to the NC29 I looked at before I bought the VFR

Re: bubbles in the paint of my tank !

Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 11:39 pm
by G-MAN
Well I might be wrong but it looks like the tanks been sprayed by the previous owner so it could just be the case that he was a lazy git :spank: you should be able to get a NC30 tank on ebay and wen you do it always a good idea to give the tank a good rinse cause you don't want to filth up the carbs

Re: bubbles in the paint of my tank !

Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 8:54 am
by rich1988
It has been resprayed at some point yea, reasonable finish but not good enough obviously :P

Re: bubbles in the paint of my tank !

Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 11:56 pm
by rcv4
I get smaller bubbles in my castrol paint job,they only appear when its cold,i think its moisture under the paint.