Painting The Tank Frame

[DJH584]

I have recently bought a secondhand one metre long tank which is framed top and bottom.
The silver paintwork on the frame is rubbish to say the least and I would like to paint it a different colour.
Can any of you folks advise me as to what paint I should use?
 
Thanks
 
David
 

 

[Mikey1]

if its metal, use a good rust paint like tremclad

 

[DJH584]

Thanks for the reply Mikey. I've got a sneaking suspicion that that the frame is some form of polycarbonate/abs/plastic as opposed to metal.
I've not heard of Tremclad. Is that an American product the equivalent of which would be Hammerite here in the UK?

 

[Mikey1]

yes its a popular rust paint in north america....
 
not sure what you would use to paint plastic with though

 

[DJH584]

Thanks for the thought Mikey. Hopefully someone who has done this will come up with an idea for me.

 

[tribalbrit]

there are paints available now for pvc windows... google it.

 

[DJH584]

Thanks tribalbrit. I'll have a look at that.

 

[ukchris]

Try a paint called zinnser , it lets you go over any surface and then you can paint with oil or acrylic in just a couple of hours really good stuff , all paint shops sell it in the uk