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I too do not believe gas would have destroyed the paint that much. I think we've all had some gas leak out from time to time. This would make me wonder about proper prep and paint work. So I tried a little experiment. I painted a piece of steel with some rattle can rustoleam primer, then some semi gloss. After drying time (overnight) I sat the painted steel in gas for a few hours. I did see a slight discolor to it, but did not strip the paint.

I am by no means a paint expert. Be interesting to know what happened.