Pulling gas tank dents
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Bad news, then. My leg got pretty screwed up from the bike landing on it. https://imgur.com/a/Nfcm6
I'll have the bike fixed before my leg is healed. Looks like it doesn't need much besides fixing the tail.
I'll have the bike fixed before my leg is healed. Looks like it doesn't need much besides fixing the tail.
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I don’t know how good it would work but my dad seems to think of you plug all the holes in the tank except on of the vent tubes and then hit it with compressed air it should blow the dent out. In theory seems like it would work but idk. If you try it let me know how it works I got a small dent in the top from me slapping it one day when I was aggravated!! Dumb me cause that pissed me off more!!!!
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Motorcycle tanks are actually pretty thick sheet metal. If anything, they are harder to beat out then a car fender or quarter and certainly plenty thick for welding onto
I'm dubious to the compressed air thing. When metal dents it not only stretches the metal, but work hardens it too. The wall-thickness of a motorcycle tank will be at least as thick as the compressor tank, so unless you're exceeding safe pressures, I don't see it doing much of anything
I've welded on tanks before and I consider that way safer than anything involving compressed air under high pressure in an improvised vessel. If you're paranoid you can leave it open to atmosphere for a few days and purge with compressed air then chase with fogging oil. I did that and tested it with a barbeque lighter and the flame didn't even flicker. Totally non-flammable
Fires aren't the hazard, explosions are. Just make sure that fire has a place to go and you won't get an explosion, so keep the filler cap off just in case
It is possible to use a pick to try and work the metal free from the backside, but it's a tall order, even for a professional. I took a tank to a Paintless Dent Repairer and even though their skills are way beyond mine, they weren't able to work any miracles.
Better to stud it or use some welded tabs to get a slidehammer on it, get it close, then do your filling
I'm dubious to the compressed air thing. When metal dents it not only stretches the metal, but work hardens it too. The wall-thickness of a motorcycle tank will be at least as thick as the compressor tank, so unless you're exceeding safe pressures, I don't see it doing much of anything
I've welded on tanks before and I consider that way safer than anything involving compressed air under high pressure in an improvised vessel. If you're paranoid you can leave it open to atmosphere for a few days and purge with compressed air then chase with fogging oil. I did that and tested it with a barbeque lighter and the flame didn't even flicker. Totally non-flammable
Fires aren't the hazard, explosions are. Just make sure that fire has a place to go and you won't get an explosion, so keep the filler cap off just in case
It is possible to use a pick to try and work the metal free from the backside, but it's a tall order, even for a professional. I took a tank to a Paintless Dent Repairer and even though their skills are way beyond mine, they weren't able to work any miracles.
Better to stud it or use some welded tabs to get a slidehammer on it, get it close, then do your filling
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