Tank covers (armor) question

[Pacifist_Farmer]

Does one need to remove gauges and such from the neck of the bottle when you are trying to put tank armor on your tank?

I'm thinking either the smart parts, or WDP version

[shartley]

[danger_crane]

If a tank cover required you to remove your gauges, avoid it like the plague.

My local field owner told me a story about how someone switched around the gauges, fill nipple and burst disk on his tank because he wanted them another way. Long story short, the owner didn't see this, filled the tank, which then shot the gauges off, and the tank spun on the floor violently for a couple minutes, while the owner had to dive for cover.

You don't want to mess with 3000-4500 psi unless you have experience. That said, I've never seen a cover that didn't just slide over the back

[PzYcO]

what about those WDP covers ??

[PzYcO]

lok soks...

http://store6.yimg.com/I/actionvillage_1786_230097009

[shartley]

[SN0BL1ND]

I have Tank Armor and absolutely LOVE IT!

To answer your question: No you don't need to remove your gages. It's a 2 piece design that slips over your tank. If you've seen the pictures, the butt end and the main covering are in one piece, and the other end is the same material as the butt end. there is a hole large enough for the end of the tank to easily go thru. The larger piece is a Mother****** to get on; use water to lube it a little and it'll help ALOT.

I also reccomend getting the clear; I have smoke and it's hard to read the hydro date thru.

[sneakyhacker420]

im gonna pick up some yellow armor soon... and no, you shouldn't have to take off any of your gauges, the top peice should stretch easy enough

[-=Squid=-]

A teammate has the lok soks, and no, he didnt have to remove his guages. They stretch enough to go over. Takes a bit of work, though.

[lbonettosd]

I've got a green and smoke Kalibur Tank armor on my tanks. I must say they are like the best tank cover ever! They are a tad bit tricky to get on (or remove for that matter) but well worth the hassle. The top part of the cover is flexible enough to bend around the gauges and fill nipple easily. But like Snowblind said use water for lube, it'll make getting it on a ton easier.

[ghideon]

I wouldn't get a tank cover that

A) covers the hyrdo date
B) is a pain to remove

People are starting to check hydro dates, which is a good thing.

[-=Squid=-]

Originally posted by ghideon
I wouldn't get a tank cover that

A) covers the hyrdo date
B) is a pain to remove

People are starting to check hydro dates, which is a good thing.

But most of the new "armor" type covers are see through, and the lok soks dont cover the hydro date.

[SN0BL1ND]

I said it was hard to see thru, not impossible... with a flashlight...

It IS a pain to get on and off... but in a game, it's worth every penny...

[GA Devil]

Armor is pretty easy to install. The tank just needs to be degassed COMPLETLY and unscrew the reg. Then just slip it on and screw in the reg with a few drops of loctite. All done.

[Pacifist_Farmer]

Thanks every body, I'm still not sure whether I'm going to go with the tank armor or just a neoprene cover

Problem is I dont want a tank cover that has stupid stuff all over it, i.e. Dye

and I want it as plain and black as possible, they seem to be few and far between