Originally Posted by RJS
I was searching the net for the best deal on a Spectra Premium tank CR 14 and it came up as AMD is that who took them over?

Then I find another company TRQ that I've never heard of, I like to buy the Spectra because they were always natural galvanized but I see a bunch of tanks that have that grey painted look.

Any advice out there?
Thanks Ron


Not galvanized, meaning not hot dipped in zinc. They are Ni-Terne coated, according to the Spectra Premium website.

During the muscle car era and before, terne was an alloy of 80-90% lead and 10-20% tin. Later the lead was replaced with zinc. Today terne plate is mostly tin, but apparently Spectra uses terne sheet with a nickel addition to the coating. (Wikipedia)

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