Projects 1915 Stutz Bearcat new gas tank

Sam made a new copper gas tank for a 1915 Stutz Bearcat. Here is a few photos and a link of the video on how it was made from start to finish. Should the tank be unpainted and polished or painted?

https://www.instagram.com/p/CrOJj3DgyIQ/?hl=en

 

Nice job. I think it would be hard to keep polished in area's you can't easily reach, so, paint.
What are the knock off wheels, Houck, or Dayton?

 

That's too pretty to paint!

 

Let it age as is.

 

I would polish it.

 

Polish and clear coat?

 

Certainly, not paint.
Polished.
But not machine polished.
Hand polished.
Not to a high degree.

 

Periodic polishing of the tank can be one of those mindless enjoyable maintenance tasks. Like brushing a horse. Not critical, but reason enough for getting a little more involved.

 

polished! why would you have a period perfect car and have a unfinished tank on it.

 

Paint it. Copper is just construction material.

(Nice job by they way )

 

Pretty as it is, My vote goes to paint

 

have any use for this? pretty sure it's Stutz.

 

Hi, I sent a message to the owner if he would be interested in this part and I will get back to you

 

I agree, I would leave it polished for a little while then paint the ends black and nickel the middle but will see

 

Lot of talent to build a tank like that. I would of rolled that seam down out of sight.
I`d paint it.
Neat car.

 

Vince- who's shop and where is it?
Reminds me of when I was at Robinson's in Schwenksville, PA (great memories)

 

No way I would paint that... Copper is too pretty polished.

Here's an old outboard I restored. Painted before, copper after.

 

Nice job! Nice to see inside a "Restoration Shop" once in a while. Paint the tank, why is the car yellow, Red is a Stutz color. Bob

 

If for whatever reason the seam may leak one day, better to have it at the top.

 

Stutz painted the tanks body color.

 

To each their own.

 

Hopefully (fingers crossed)

 

Hi, it's our shop in Elk Grove Village IL. I'll have to check that place out online, are they still in business?

 

Bob's retired now, and I think his son Rob is in charge. Bob (and his brother Dick's) father was a founder of the AACA, so restoration is in their blood

 

Yeah hopefully we are

 

Thanks! Believe it or not the seam was where it is now originally otherwise yes we would have done the same

 

Yeah it would most definitely be done by hand and not too perfect like you mentioned

 

Wow! That looks awesome! Great work on that motor

 

Thanks Bob!

 

Bob,
In secret it wants be a Mercer, just like ALL Stutzes do