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07-03-2020, 02:52 PM
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Exterior Painting Question
Should I have the shop paint over the fuel tank screws or not?
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07-03-2020, 03:04 PM
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Paint over the fuel tank screws.
Last edited by Coaltowngarage : 07-03-2020 at 03:15 PM.
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07-03-2020, 03:08 PM
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Don?t paint over the screws.
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07-03-2020, 03:16 PM
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Paint
Two part paint jobs ( base and clear) are more challenging to repair should you have to remove tank after painted. I just removed inspection cover and fuel sender in the confines of root fairing on a 6A . Just a choice, not a right or wrong in my opinion.
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07-03-2020, 03:39 PM
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If you never have to remove the tank it makes no difference BUT if you have to and the screws are painted over it will eat your shorts and a great paint job is now history.
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07-03-2020, 04:00 PM
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mmmmh, whatever ya do, don?t leave em blank. Unfinished looks, spoils any paintjob....
Only acceptable on polished skins 
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07-03-2020, 04:37 PM
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Not necessarily....
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Originally Posted by Larco
If you never have to remove the tank it makes no difference BUT if you have to and the screws are painted over you will eat your shorts and a great paint job is now history
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I painted mine. I had to remove the tanks to De-Slosh. Used a paint cutter from Bob Avery. Worked beautifully. Put the stainless/torx head screws back in and it looked great.
Still looks great today.
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07-03-2020, 05:13 PM
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Paint screws seperate, looks far better than chipped paint around screw heads!
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07-03-2020, 07:03 PM
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Thanks for the replies, looks like this could turn into a "primer war", unintended.
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07-03-2020, 07:12 PM
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I have a nice base coat clear coat and installed SS screws over a blue tank. Step back 15 feet and the screws disappear. Up close they just look ?tactical?. If I ever have to remove the tank the paint job should not suffer.
It is your plane. Not once has anyone commented on the screws.
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