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82-924 · Joined: 30 May 2003 Posts: 75 Location: Long Beach, CA

It seems my nasty yellowed and dirty plastic radiator fluid expansion tank might look a whole lot better painted. Anyone ever do this?
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1982 924 n/a

Diesel · Joined: 03 Nov 2002 Posts: 1061 Location: Ellington,CT

DOn't give Joe any ideas.

J1NX3D · Joined: 06 Feb 2003 Posts: 1333 Location: New Zealand

mine was painted black sometime in its checkered past. it looked horrible...

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'86 944

numbbers · Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 11:29 am Post subject:

I believe the tanks are nylon. I don't know of any paint that will stick to nylon for any length of time.
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1980 924 Turbo

macBdog · Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 12:55 pm Post subject:

A few of the GTR pics ive seen have a black expansion tank.
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1979 931 with a 350 chev
1973 911E with EFI

WhoDak · Joined: 22 Mar 2005 Posts: 492 Location: Akron, OH

Aren't you suppoused to be able to see how much fluid is in there...?
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Mike
'82 924 N/A
'91 Toyota Pickup SR5 4x4 Xtra cab

Neil924 · Joined: 18 Mar 2003 Posts: 4225 Location: Canada

alxch1n15 · Joined: 26 Nov 2004 Posts: 261 Location: Madison, Wisconsin

yeah, paint wont stick to nylon, if you power wash your engine bay it will come off. its not worth painting imo
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'81 924 n/a

Joes924Racer · Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 2:18 pm Post subject:

ha noo never done that.
maybe the black being on yours
was an accident
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1979 porsche 924 Na
1980 porsche Turbo 931GT Replica
Have u ever driven a turbo.

endwrench · Joined: 07 Dec 2002 Posts: 1631 Location: Victor, Montana

Got to thinking maybe having it "Rihno Lined" might work. This stuff is pretty tough and would expand with the tank. Just a thought.

Todd