 gas tank colors |
|
|
|
Porsche, and the Porsche crest are registered trademarks of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG.
This site is not affiliated with Porsche in any way. Its only purpose is to provide an online forum for car enthusiasts. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
|
|
Model Specific Information
914/4: 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 914/6: 70 71 72
  |
| dmenche914 |
 Dec 9 2006, 02:16 PM
Post
#1
|
|
Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 1,212 Joined: 27-February 03 From: California Member No.: 366  |
Want to know a close match to the correct gas tank color. looking at a large collection at High Performance House, there appears to be two colors, a black, and a dark slate grey. Only about ten percent of the tanks were grey (two out of twenty)
My exerience is I have seen the dark grey tanks in early cars. Photos of trunk in the front trunk nail post show both colors. Anyone know of a close match in a spray can? thanks |
   |
 
|
| Pat Garvey |
Dec 9 2006, 06:27 PM
Post
#2
|
|
Do I or don't I...........? Group: Members Posts: 5,899 Joined: 24-March 06 From: SE PA, near Philly Member No.: 5,765 Region Association: North East States |
QUOTE(dmenche914 @ Dec 9 2006, 05:16 PM)  Want to know a close match to the correct gas tank color. looking at a large collection at High Performance House, there appears to be two colors, a black, and a dark slate grey. Only about ten percent of the tanks were grey (two out of twenty) My exerience is I have seen the dark grey tanks in early cars. Photos of trunk in the front trunk nail post show both colors. Anyone know of a close match in a spray can? thanks My recollection is that the tanks were all "dark grey" through '74. What year are you trying to reproduce & why does it need painting? Pretty rare to need a respray on these, unless the tank's been exposed. |
|
|
|
| dmenche914 |
Dec 9 2006, 11:12 PM
Post
#3
|
|
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,212 Joined: 27-February 03 From: California Member No.: 366 |
Tank was re-sprayed by prior owner flat black, don't know why, but thats what i want to correct, tank is out for gas hose replacement, so now is the time.
Does anyone offer a close match in a spray can? |
|
|
|
| Pat Garvey |
Dec 10 2006, 07:55 PM
Post
#4
|
|
Do I or don't I...........? Group: Members Posts: 5,899 Joined: 24-March 06 From: SE PA, near Philly Member No.: 5,765 Region Association: North East States |
QUOTE(dmenche914 @ Dec 10 2006, 02:12 AM) Tank was re-sprayed by prior owner flat black, don't know why, but thats what i want to correct, tank is out for gas hose replacement, so now is the time. Does anyone offer a close match in a spray can? What year? Is the entire tank sprayed flat black? If you're going to repaint the entire tank (assuming it's incorrect) you'll need to strip & redo it, or you're wasting your time. Needs to be properly prep'd & sprayed. Rattle can won't last & is a waste of time. Won't adhere properly & will eventually start flaking off (even the good ones like Krylon & RostOleum). Is it a near-concours 914? If not, accept it the way it is & spend your money elsewhere on the car. My 1/50th of buck! |
|
|
|
|
1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:
|
Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: 29th April 2024 - 11:24 PM |
Invision Power Board
v9.1.4 © 2024 IPS, Inc.