Will E-coat hold up to gasoline?

So the chassis is done and the metal work on the body is almost done on the '29 tub.I'm going to have the body and frame chemical stripped and E-coated.I'm wondering about the fuel tank.I definately will have it stripped to make the inside perfectly clean,but I wonder if the E-coat will cause problems.Anyone know?

 

E-Coat should be stable enough for exposure to fuel, but I would as the company who is applying the e-coat, just to be sure.

 

Bona Fides: My company e-coats thousands of pounds of parts every HOUR.
Unless your coating provider has a specific anode setup to do the inside of gas tanks, it wont work.

 

Please be more specificDo you mean it won't coat the inside,or it won't hold up? Thanks.

 

He means, if there is no anode setup for inside the tank, it won't work..................I am guessing this is a plating process?????................As I don't know "E-Coat".

Is it an electrolytically applied coating?

 

E-coat is simply an electrostatic paint process. You may be refering to powder coating, witch is also an electrostatic process. In either case a condition called Faraday cage occurs were becuase of the inside walls of the tank repell the electrostatic charge. The paint or powder wont stick. go to Eastwood for gas tank sealer.

 

if you are concerned about the inside of the tank use a sealer. I use redcoat. It works really well and it's easy to apply at home. I added three gallons of capacity to the bottom of my T tank using a mig welder and some sheet metal i bent up. I applied redcoat in the tank and have had no problems at all. Good luck.

 

Thanks guys. My concern was E-coat being dissolved by the fuel and getting in the filter.I guess a good gas tank sealer put in when I get the tank back will be good insurance.

 

Why do you think the tank even needs a sealer? Even the good tank sealers fail sometimes, then you have to replace the tank, fuel line, fuel pump, rebuild the carb, maybe by the side of the road.