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Fuel tank painting #2

I removed the old paint of the lower half of the fuel tank on last weekend.

At first I tried to remove it with scraper.  But it was not very effective, so I used the paint remover on the way.
It was much more effective, but I had to paste the remover over and over, especially for the area which had thick paint.  So, it took time more than I expected.



Most of the old paint was removed.  But it was necessary to be cleaned more in order to start the painting.


When I opened the lid of the used tank sealer, it looked the sealer was hardened completely.  However, I cut the surface and found that the hardened one was surface only.  Probably the hardened surface shut off the air, so the inside sealer wasn't hardened.  It seemed to be usable one more time.




(My original blog was written on 3rd Sep. 2008)
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