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Painting Plastic Oil Tanks

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  • 27-08-2009 10:45pm
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    oldyouth
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    Sorry if this has been covered before but I did a search and couldn't find a thread.
    I have a typical green plastic oil tank and it sticks out like a sore thumb. Is there a type of paint/undercoat that I can use to help it blend in with the rest of the house?
    Thanks in advance


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    Payton
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    I had the same problem, I got a couple of fence panels and boxed off the tank and it loos great. Just leave yourself enough room to enable you to shut off the tank if required.


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    oldyouth
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    Thanks On The Verge. That was to be my Plan B but I wouldn't mind trying the paint first. In my mind though, I see it peeling as the tank might expand and contract during the year


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    ART6
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    Probably not the same thing, but my OH went off and bought a whole lot of plastic flower boxes (white) for our window ledges while I was painting the front windows. She then decided (as they do) that her new boxes didn't match the house paint, so as an easy way out I painted them with the same gloss paint that I had used on the house -- no primer or any such fanciful things, stuck it straight on. Three years later and a good dose of Irish weather the flower boxes remain fine and glossy, with no peeling, while the window frames need painting again. :D


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