Rhino Line, Line X, a propane tank?

[adventureduo]

I have a question. If you Rhino Line, Line-X or whatever... a propane tank will they still fill it? Reason why i ask is because they propably won't be able to see the date stamp on the tank anymore.

 

[chet]

maybe mask off the area with the date stamp?

 

[tdesanto]

I have a question. If you Rhino Line, Line-X or whatever... a propane tank will they still fill it? Reason why i ask is because they propably won't be able to see the date stamp on the tank anymore.

Check with the filling location. Mine will not. I looked into doing this to cover up scratches and prevent new ones. They clearly stated that no dark paint whatsoever. They didn't say why, but I believe it probably has to do with sunlight and heat.

Also, you're right about them wanting to see the date stamp. They won't fill anything over 10 or 12 years old (can't remember exactly).

Does the Rhino Line or Line-X come in white?

 

[kjp1969]

The guy is supposed to inspect for dents, rust and age (date stamp). I would think that Rhino lining would make that difficult or impossible. Also, good point on the heat with a dark color. Probably best to leave it white.
Kevin

 

[ntsqd]

maybe mask off the area with the date stamp?

My first thot too.

But why do it at all? Rust pits from being peppered by rocks off the rears?

How about instead some of the "helicopter tape"? I've used this stuff on road racers to keep rocks from chipping their expensive fibreglas bodies.

 

[adventureduo]

Well i guess there's a reason why you only see them white.

"Propane expands 1.5% for every 10 degree increase in temperature. That's why tanks are never filled beyond 80%. It's crucial to keep filled tanks so that escape valve is on top so that any "overfilled" volume will be expelled as a vapor, and not in its liquid form. This is why it's dangerous to paint propane tanks a dark color to "match your rig" -- it will heat up to higher temperatures and become "overfilled"."

Sucks, cause i wanted it to match the trailer Oh well.

Maybe i'll just shoot it silver. Instead of the darker color i was planning. My filler won't care as long as he can read it. I just dont want the damn trailer to blowup while going down the road.

 

[slooowr6]

That's the first thought came into my mind, dark=hot, hot=bad for propane. Silver goes well with black! Form follows function.

 

[adrenaline503]

Why not make a sleeve out of a plastic material, I have seen a few types of flexible sheets around town. Wrap the tank, mark it, rivet it together and slide it over. Keeps the chips away, slide it off when its time to fill.

 

[chet]

I have some silver tanks and have no problem getting them filled up here. the tank will not explode it has a vent. I had one vet a few years ago on me and it took a while to stop and I lost a fair amount of propane. It was filled at a backwoods station up here and I swear the kid was like 10 years old. I told him not to over fill it and he went too far.

 

[Haggis]

Does the Rhino Line or Line-X come in white?

Yep, both can be color matched to whatever color you want.