Is it Evil to Paint Aluminum Tanks ?

[SteveSueMac]

I don't only love the cylinders, I love the trim on the Airstream as well. Absolutely beautiful!

[Panama Red]

When you all wind up in aluminum jail, don't run crying to me...

-Red, ratting you out to the authorities...

[J. Morgan]

Originally Posted by Panama Red

Of course it's evil to paint aluminum tanks. It's also illegal in 37 states... The bare aluminum police will write you a ticket for the first offense. Last year alone, over 187 Airstream owners were jailed and fined heavily for painting their aluminum tanks. President Obama weighed in on the issue, saying, "I have a phone and a pen, and we will make this federal law! The desecration of the sacred aluminum must be stopped!" I never realized just how great of a president he is...

-Red, going just a bit over the top... A bit.

And even beside all that, the paint I applied illegally over the tanks has been declared illegal expostfacto by executive order 152846. I am required by law to remove the paint from the tanks without breaking the surface of the paint film, or face a 25 year sentence.

Of course I may keep the paint and avoid prison if I make a substantial donation to the DNC.


1/2 Ton 4WD Truck, 72 Sovereign Hensley Arrow

[Panama Red]

You'll probably need an asbestos abatement team if you don't have the MSDS of the paint to prove it doesn't contain asbestos... See what you've done here?

-Red, hazmat awareness coordinator...

[Protagonist]

Originally Posted by Panama Red

You'll probably need an asbestos abatement team if you don't have the MSDS of the paint to prove it doesn't contain asbestos... See what you've done here?

-Red, hazmat awareness coordinator...

Having dealt with asbestos and lead abatement in my career, I'm beginning to regret that AirForums doesn't have a "cringing" emoticon for reacting to humor like this. Had you said "lead" rather than "asbestos" it would have sounded exactly like a real EPA ruling!

[cwf]

Originally Posted by Protagonist

Having dealt with asbestos and lead abatement in my career, I'm beginning to regret that AirForums doesn't have a "cringing" emoticon for reacting to humor like this. Had you said "lead" rather than "asbestos" it would have sounded exactly like a real EPA ruling!

Hey... I haven't read any 'epa ruling' that made sense.. even the page numbers were odd..

[cwf]

Well... well, well.. you will know WHICH are yours at the LP station!!!

Did you also paint under the base of the CYLINDER?

I hope the paint isn't flammable (or is that inflammable)...

How will you deal with keeping them shiny when road grimed? Inquiring minds...

[xrvr]

Paint good, shiny better but mire work. You choose. I think front frame, rear bumper, cylinders, wheels all painted the same look good on older trailers, not so on new ones. Peace, jim

[Panama Red]

Originally Posted by Protagonist

Having dealt with asbestos and lead abatement in my career, I'm beginning to regret that AirForums doesn't have a "cringing" emoticon for reacting to humor like this. Had you said "lead" rather than "asbestos" it would have sounded exactly like a real EPA ruling!

Wish I'd have thought of lead... Makes a lot more sense, duh. I've had the honor of being the asbestos point man for our office in the past, which required asbestos schooling, which basically says, if it's not glass, metal, or wood, it has asbestos in it unless tested and proven otherwise. Lead was a much better choice for this gag though...

-Red, glad to be done with asbestos...

[mimiandrews]

Stealing aluminum tanks is evil.

Letting them leak and burn your trailer down is stupid.

The rest is up to you--you own them.

BTW, I think they look good.

[J. Morgan]

Originally Posted by cwf

Well... well, well.. you will know WHICH are yours at the LP station!!!



Did you also paint under the base of the CYLINDER?



I hope the paint isn't flammable (or is that inflammable)...



How will you deal with keeping them shiny when road grimed? Inquiring minds...

Fully painted top and bottom.

Flammable when wet, mostly inert when dry.

The particular paint is pretty durable, and it is also relatively inexpensive for when the road takes its inevitable toll.


1/2 Ton 4WD Truck, 72 Sovereign Hensley Arrow

[J. Morgan]

It is my understanding that newer paint uses titanium in place of lead.

Meaning, the gray paint I took off of those cylinders (they were already painted when I got them) was maybe a hazard, but I wont have to worry about the red paint till they deem titanium a hazard.

However, I am desperately concerned about the CO2 emissions of my furnace, water heater, and my pets and family.

Waiting for the coming cease and desist order, it is for the good of everyone don't you know.


1/2 Ton 4WD Truck, 72 Sovereign Hensley Arrow

[r carl]

Originally Posted by J. Morgan

It is my understanding that newer paint uses titanium in place of lead.

Meaning, the gray paint I took off of those cylinders (they were already painted when I got them) was maybe a hazard, but I wont have to worry about the red paint till they deem titanium a hazard.



1/2 Ton 4WD Truck, 72 Sovereign Hensley Arrow

You don't plan on eating the paint someday do you?

[J. Morgan]

I will have to admit that on occasion when paint lays down really pretty it does look good enough to eat...


1/2 Ton 4WD Truck, 72 Sovereign Hensley Arrow

[Panama Red]

Those are some tasty looking tanks...errr, I mean cylinders.

-Red, trying to get it right...

[J. Morgan]

I am here to let you know,,, they are DELICIOUS, cherry flavored, yum!!


1/2 Ton 4WD Truck, 72 Sovereign Hensley Arrow

[xrvr]

Gonna paint my tanks, or cylinders, black because I like blackened food. Jim

[Panama Red]

Shiny black ta.... cylinders would look sharp!

-Red, self auto correcting...

[Protagonist]

Originally Posted by zigzagguzzi

Gonna paint my tanks, or cylinders, black because I like blackened food. Jim

Originally Posted by Panama Red

Shiny black ta.... cylinders would look sharp!

-Red, self auto correcting...

If they're exposed to the sun, don't. Black will absorb heat more than lighter colors, which is why bare metal or white painted cylinders are by far the most common cylinder colors. In high summer, you can expect your pressure relief valve of a black-painted cylinder to get more of a workout on a full cylinder as the heat absorbed by the black-painted metal is in turn absorbed by the liquid propane inside, which will vaporize as it's heated, thus raising the vapor pressure. Painting a propane cylinder black or any dark color is mainly a way to waste propane.

If the cylinders are under a cover, it won't matter as much, because the cover will block the sunlight and prevent some of the heat transfer.

[xrvr]

Thanks, finally an answer to a question I asked earlier in the thread. Jim