paulmac Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 Can anyone help with a source for 199b Tank Decals? I'm looking for vinyl rather than water slide transfers - I've tried the water slide transfers and I can't get them to stick to a poly tank. Thanks in advance Paul M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big john Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 I'm sure Dave Renham at BultacoUK does the vinyl ones for the 199B, I'm almost certain I bought a set off him! Big John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne_weedon Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 (edited) Can anyone help with a source for 199b Tank Decals? I'm looking for vinyl rather than water slide transfers - I've tried the water slide transfers and I can't get them to stick to a poly tank. Thanks in advance Paul M I doubt vinyl will either (For long anyway). Originally the Poly tanks were screen printed with the graphics. Not what you wanted to hear I'm sure. Ivan Cirre in Spain has some 199B tank decals but not sure what type they are. Wayne.... Edited January 27, 2009 by wayne_weedon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulmac Posted January 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 (edited) Hi Big John - thanks for that, I'll give him a call - I need a few more bits anyway. Hi Wayne - I know what you mean - I bought the tank from Dave R when I was back in the UK a couple of years back but it had the wrong screen print decals on- fortunatly they don't stay on too long either - it's either the 45* heat or the Ausie fuel... so i figure vinyl might hang in a bit longer. Many thanks for your help Chaps. Regards Paul M Edited January 28, 2009 by paulmac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedronicman Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 You can certainly put vinyl decals on a poly plastic tank BUT they will NOT stay on with any decal applied to any plastic tank , the petrol vapour breathes through the decal and melts the glue and bubbles up the decal The only way the decal will stay on is if you never put petrol in the tank! WHY do you think the original tanks are screen printed!! Fine if you are just lookung at it , but trying to succsessfully put on decals.........forget it. The ony people who do this on their bikes succsessfully - is the japs- but they are better at making things than anybody. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big john Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 The UK spec 199B Sherpa used an alloy tank of a different shape to the earlier alloy 199A UK spec bike, so decals of either type were not a problem, other than usual wear caused by use. Big John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulmac Posted January 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 Agreed Big John - I still have the original 'slab tank' that came with the bike, my poly tank is not one of the OEM tanks of the period, it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swooshdave Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 I thought I'd read that coating the tank, using something like the Caswell epoxy might prevent the seepage and protect the decals? Just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edholland Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Dave i will try to seal the tank of my Fantic 125 with expoyprimer a friend of mine has a paintshop and he thinks it should work. It looks like crap anyway so if it doesent work it will still look better, will post the results here good or bad Cheers, Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Fantic tanks paint ok, no idea whether they are a different material from the Bultaco tanks. A mate of mine has a Fantic tank that has been painted for years and it hasn't lifted. Doesn't appear to be lined with anything. At the twinshock team trial last year Bill Pye's team were on Fantics and they all had painted tanks. They weren't lined as I asked him, just painted with 2-pack with flexible plastic primer. I've used Caswells on a fibreglass tank - is it made to work with the polyprop... tanks, can it stick to that? I had a Sherpa tank painted almost 2 years ago, not lined with anything, decals applied and then lacquered. I've never been able to use it as the captive nuts pulled so I couldn't seal the tap. It's had petrol in it but not for long but it must have fumes in it still. So far no problem. One day I'll get round to just putting a bit of fuel in it and leave it to see if it does lift the paint over time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel dabster Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Fantic tanks paint ok, no idea whether they are a different material from the Bultaco tanks. A mate of mine has a Fantic tank that has been painted for years and it hasn't lifted. Doesn't appear to be lined with anything. At the twinshock team trial last year Bill Pye's team were on Fantics and they all had painted tanks. They weren't lined as I asked him, just painted with 2-pack with flexible plastic primer.I've used Caswells on a fibreglass tank - is it made to work with the polyprop... tanks, can it stick to that? I had a Sherpa tank painted almost 2 years ago, not lined with anything, decals applied and then lacquered. I've never been able to use it as the captive nuts pulled so I couldn't seal the tap. It's had petrol in it but not for long but it must have fumes in it still. So far no problem. One day I'll get round to just putting a bit of fuel in it and leave it to see if it does lift the paint over time. Simple fix for that fault. drill out captive holes template a bit of ally say 6 mm thick to match the tap top drill and tap 2 holes wire through tank filler to tap top and fit a m6 to one side then petcock to other then second bolt tighten up job done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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