Paint Won't Dry??, Painted over Renu'd Gas Tank Options

[vesnyder]

I am restoring my car and thought I would clean up the tank and give it a fresh coat of paint. I used some standard Rustoleum on a gas tank that has been treated with Renu several years ago. The paint still has not dried and it has been almost a week? I suspect I've used the wrong paint, but what do I do now - strip it and repaint? - wait 'til it dries (may be Spring)? - get a new tank?

[dmenche914]

Gas tank, furnace, Yikes!!!! be careful. Rustoleum if applied too thick will take forever to dry, also it is very improtant for the spray paint to follow the directions like 'recoat within one hour or after 72 hours" If you recoat inbetween these times (see lable) you will end up with a slow drying mess.


Rustoleum like many spray paints requires several light coats as per teh time constraints on the can. dont heed the warnings, and you will likely have problems. The underlaying paint might have someting to do with your problem. Give it more time, or strip it off and start again. sorry.