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01-31-2015, 06:51 AM
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King of the Zebra Speedo
Obrien
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My black one pound cylinders have never blown the pressure relief... Nor the dark green ones.
Ooh ooh, I think we've found the next ST vs LT debate.
-Red, stirring the puddin'...
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Somebody ought to clean these windows. There is a tremendous buildup of gook all over them...
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01-31-2015, 08:16 AM
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Rivet Master 
1956 22' Flying Cloud
1953 32' Liner
1955 22' Safari
Valley View
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Fan of polish....or plain
I guess you can do with the tanks as you like. They are yours. You could have sold the aluminum ones and painted some cheaper steel ones. Anyway, that red will knock 'em dead somewhere....
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01-31-2015, 10:34 AM
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Rivet Master
1972 31' Sovereign
1975 31' Excella 500
Currently Looking...
Benton
, Arkansas
Join Date: Mar 2013
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Is it Evil to Paint Aluminum Tanks ?
If you look carefully toward the top right in the second picture I posted to this thread you will see my red steel tanks....
I might have polished the aluminum tanks if they were not already painted grey when I got them with my 75.
I don't know, but I think the shape of the Aluminum tanks is just more cool looking than the steel tanks.
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/g...psnz7oovts.jpg
1/2 Ton 4WD Truck, 72 Sovereign Hensley Arrow
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01-31-2015, 05:31 PM
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Vintage Kin
Fort Worth
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Join Date: Nov 2006
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And that they last about forever. Plenty of repatriated alum tanks still around in the 1970s with the swastika.
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01-31-2015, 07:10 PM
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Rivet Master 
2012 27' Flying Cloud
W
, New England
Join Date: Oct 2012
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My brother in law is in the propane biz and he posted this on Facebook today :-) 
I don't expect to see this at any rallies but you never know ...
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02-02-2015, 05:21 PM
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Rivet Master
1999 30' Excella 1000
small town
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Join Date: Sep 2010
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Quote:
Originally Posted by streaminwild
Your right Protag I googled it. Cylinder from now on, unless they look at me weird.  |
I went to Home depot to look at their propane cylinders, and there it was propane ''tanks'' on the sign. No wonder everyone calls them tanks instead of cylinders.
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02-02-2015, 05:53 PM
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Rivet Master
Vintage Kin Owner
Lin
, Ne
Join Date: Dec 2009
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SteveSueMac
My brother in law is in the propane biz and he posted this on Facebook today :-) Attachment 231472
I don't expect to see this at any rallies but you never know ... |
Here is his wife. 
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02-02-2015, 07:14 PM
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Rivet Master
2007 22' International CCD
Corona
, California
Join Date: Jul 2013
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Cute!
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'The Silver HamShack' ('07 International 22FB CCD 75th Anniversary)
Multiple Yaesu Ham Radios inside and many antennae sprouting from roof, ProPride hitch, Prodigy P2 controller.
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02-02-2015, 07:15 PM
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Rivet Master
2012 27' Flying Cloud
W
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Join Date: Oct 2012
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Quote:
Originally Posted by r carl
Here is his wife. |
Love the hat AND martini! :-)
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02-04-2015, 06:53 PM
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Rivet Master
1999 34' Excella
Currently Looking...
Hillsboro
, Texas
Join Date: Feb 2013
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SteveSueMac
Love the hat AND martini! :-)
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So.. is 'she' getting 'tanked' or 'cylindered'? kudos to Protag...
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02-04-2015, 09:13 PM
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Rivet Master
2007 22' International CCD
Corona
, California
Join Date: Jul 2013
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Definitely tanked 😄😄😄😄😄
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'The Silver HamShack' ('07 International 22FB CCD 75th Anniversary)
Multiple Yaesu Ham Radios inside and many antennae sprouting from roof, ProPride hitch, Prodigy P2 controller.
2012 shortbed CrewMax 4x4 Toyota Tacoma TV with more antennae on it.
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04-26-2015, 08:21 AM
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Rivet Master
Currently Looking...
Mantua
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After painting one tank black I was informed it couldn't be filled because it wasn't a heat reflective color. This was at a propane fill station in Florida. Anyone else heard of this? Jim
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04-26-2015, 09:07 AM
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Figment of My Imagination
2012 Interstate Coach
From All Over
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Quote:
Originally Posted by avionstream
After painting one tank black I was informed it couldn't be filled because it wasn't a heat reflective color. This was at a propane fill station in Florida. Anyone else heard of this? Jim
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It's from NFPA 58. Most US states have adopted NFPA 58 as the basis for their own state propane code, but not every state uses the same edition of NFPA 58.
Anyway, all recent editions of NFPA 58 state that tanks/cylinders must be painted a heat-reflective color. NFPA 58 doesn't specifically state which colors are heat-reflective and which aren't, so there's a bit of a judgment call involved. Black definitely isn't heat-reflective. Neither is rust brown. As a rule of thumb I'd say if you find a barbecue grill painted in a particular color, you probably shouldn't use that color on your propane cylinders.
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04-26-2015, 11:48 AM
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Rivet Master
2006 25' Safari
St. Augustine
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Join Date: Oct 2011
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"Is it evil to paint aluminum tanks?"
Yes, the great goddess Metallica will take the "shine" out of YOU! Yes, even minions can go to the dark side!
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04-26-2015, 12:11 PM
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Rivet Master
2014 31' Classic
2015 23' International
2013 25' FB International
Apache Junction
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I think it would be inappropriate to bake the finish on any propane tank/cylinder that is pressurized and still in normal use. I was told to not bake any finish on either my steel or aluminum dive tanks/cylinders.
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04-26-2015, 12:29 PM
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Rivet Master
1969 29' Ambassador
brooksville
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Join Date: Nov 2008
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Quote:
Originally Posted by J. Morgan
I like the way they look on the trailer...
Attachment 223386
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Where did you get the black rock guards?
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04-26-2015, 01:42 PM
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Rivet Master
1972 31' Sovereign
1975 31' Excella 500
Currently Looking...
Benton
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Join Date: Mar 2013
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Is it Evil to Paint Aluminum Tanks ?
They kinda look like rock guards, but it is actually bed liner. I used it to cover many small dents and abrasions...
I had one place tell me they wouldn't fill the red tanks again after they had just finished filling them the second time....
Imo the red paint does not get as hot in the sun as the bare aluminum... But it isn't my opinion that matters.
It is a urethane paint, cured at room temperature.
1/2 Ton 4WD Truck, 72 Sovereign Hensley Arrow
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04-26-2015, 02:18 PM
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Figment of My Imagination
2012 Interstate Coach
From All Over
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Quote:
Originally Posted by J. Morgan
Imo the red paint does not get as hot in the sun as the bare aluminum... But it isn't my opinion that matters.
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Easy to prove.
Fill one of your red-painted cylinders. Fill an otherwise identical unpainted aluminum cylinder. Put a thermometer on each cylinder. Set them side-by-side in the sun and record the temperatures of each cylinder over the course of a bright sunny day, say about once an hour. Make sure neither cylinder is shaded by the other.
Switch the thermometers around and do it again the next day so that each cylinder has been measured by each thermometer.
If your hypothesis is correct and the red cylinder stays cooler than the bare aluminum one, you'll have documented evidence of the fact.
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04-26-2015, 02:44 PM
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Always learning
1972 29' Ambassador
1962 19' Globetrotter
1951 21' Flying Cloud
Central
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Join Date: Oct 2010
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Reputable propane dealers in Texas that follow the Texas Railroad Commission's rules will not fill propane cylinders unless they are white, silver or bare aluminum.
I had a customer that bought one of those red cylinder special Airstreams from ebay. I went to all local propane dealers and none would fill the red cylinders.
Might not be like that everywhere, but I wouldn't want to go through the hassle.
I like shiny aluminum cylinders.
 
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04-27-2015, 03:03 PM
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'78 Sovereign
1978 31' Sovereign
Santa Rosa Beach
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Join Date: Jan 2015
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Typically LP tanks are painted with silver paint. Years ago I went to my local Propane gas company and bought silver colored allumi-lead(not positive) but this should answer the question:
"The answer to this question is yes. Can you paint it any color you want? No. NFPA 58 states that propane containers must be painted a heat reflective color. Most state regulatory agencies have their own rule addressing this particular issue but the national code declares that LP Gas containers must be painted a heat reflective color unless installed in an extremely cold environment." The last thing you want to happen is a tank over heating and venting through the pressure relief. Sumptercoatings.com has a few choices.
http://www.sumtercoatings.com/assets...educedsize.pdf
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