Water tank protection?

[MEGAdetail]

So I just received my water tank today! Very excited to get it all plumbed in and get one step closer...

When I am driving around town I am looking at all these " detailers " or mobile car washes without enclosed trailers and I see there tanks are either

A. Painted - and they don't look good yet alone professional and clean at all!

B. Yellowed - where there tank is starting to look faded and yellowing and not very good also!

So my question is?
Is there anything I can do to protect some what the whitish transparent plastic that the tank is made of???

I would like to keep the tank as nice as possible and in the best condition I can for as long as I can!

[rmagnus]

Thinking outside the box why not cover it. Maybe a material like wetsuit material or canvas.

[MEGAdetail]

That sounds like a great idea... But I want to be able to see how much water is in it.

I'm thinking more like a protective coating like wax on paint

[ryance39]

Spray Clear coat?

[rmagnus]

That sounds like a great idea... But I want to be able to see how much water is in it.

I'm thinking more like a protective coating like wax on paint

Have a velcro window sewn into the side of the canvas. I've had custom archery cases made to specs to protect equip when in a floatplane (they hate hard cases). I would think it would be pretty cost effective. Peel back the window to check water level. Have your logo or contact info sewn on the side for additional advertising.


Spray Clear coat?

I think the clear would crack from the plastic flexing.

[CustomLookz]

You could paint it, but that would require sanding and some flexable rubbery paint

[MEGAdetail]

I wish plasti dip came in clear!

[MEGAdetail]

I refrain my last post... They do make clear plasti dip!

Does anyone think this would be a good protection?

[rmagnus]

I refrain my last post... They do make clear plasti dip!

Does anyone think this would be a good protection?

Not sure plasti dip is durable enough.

[Theostoubos]

I think that clear pasti dip is an excellent idea. A couple of cans and you are done. What's the worst case scenario ? That you have to pull it off ? I think it will do exactl what you are looking for.

[MEGAdetail]

Not sure plasti dip is durable enough.

What's your reason why you think that?

[CCC4me]

I think the clear would crack from the plastic flexing.

Or just use a flex agent and adhesion promoter in the paint like on urethane bumpers.

Why not just opti-lens it? Or the spar-urethane method?

[MEGAdetail]

Or just use a flex agent and adhesion promoter in the paint like on urethane bumpers.

Why not just opti-lens it? Or the spar-urethane method?

Isn't spar-urethane only for wood?

[CCC4me]

Isn't spar-urethane only for wood?
Originally, but this guy's been using it with good results on headlights: http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/show-n-shine/37701-headlight-sealant-spar-urethane-vs-opti-coat-2-0-a.html
Headlights will flex and expand due to movement and temperature changes, though maybe not as much as a water tank.

[Hazcat]

You could bolt metal/aluminum sides around the tank to obscure the view and paint the metal or polish the aluminum.