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Offline thelowmax

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Dented gas tank.
« on: April 17, 2014, 01:48:42 PM »
I see a lot of dented gas tanks for sale, as well as painted tanks that have obviously been Bondoed and painted and was wondering… Is it worth it to get body work (actual dent removal) done on a gas tank? Do body workers do that? I've seen people doing fender repairs that are almost like magic results but I couldn't see them working a tank like that, since you need to have access to both sides. Or would a new tank just be cheaper in the long run? I obviously know very little about body repairs other than of the fill and paint variety.
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Re: Dented gas tank.
« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2014, 04:39:05 PM »
I agree with cal 100%.  I used a HF stud welder to pull a horrific dent out of an old CX500 tank.  Fantastic results and I'm just an amateur.  There's pictures somewhere, maybe over on the CX forum...
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Re: Dented gas tank.
« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2014, 08:01:15 AM »
Depending on the type of dent, this is a pretty cheap way to remove it. As long as there are no significant creases, you can heat the area with a hair dryer. Then, spray it with an inverted can of compressed air:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILVWPzO_swY

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Re: Dented gas tank.
« Reply #4 on: April 18, 2014, 09:52:54 AM »
The bottom video is a waste of time. He pops the main part of the dent out while off camera so you don't see what he did and then when you see him working the finish on it the video is blurred in the focus area so again you can't see what he's doing. Lighting on the middle video makes it useless as well. Plus it must suss a lot of glue if you have to do it 25 times to pull the dent.

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