Topic: Paintless dent repair.....

[katmol]

Anyone ever tried one of the paintless dent repair guys that work on cars to take a small dent out of a bike gas tank?

[GammaFlat]

Post a picture.  The location, size, depth, etc. are important in determining whether it can be done.  There's a guy here on the forum that does it - I'll ping him and tell him to have a look at your pictures. 

John

[05c50]

I talked to the "Dent Wizard" guy that we use at work and he said that he tried a tank once, but the metal was too thick and because the way the tanks are made, there was no place to pry against. He never tried again.

..............Paul

[jeepster]

This might work:

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/501379/remove_car_dent_with_airduster/

[leogriss]

This might work:

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/501379/remove_car_dent_with_airduster/

I'd like to know if this works on gas tank !

[greasy j]

there's a tool called the ding king. it is a hot glue gun w/ super strong glue and a screw clamp dealie that pops dents out very well. I have used it on gas tanks before. sometimes it takes 10-15 applications and you have to move it around a bit to get it just right. they sell it at Kragen/Schucks.

if you are careful and have a good finish on your tank you can do it w/out ruining the paint.

[faux fiddy]

I heard of somebody doing something with dry ice and dents but never googled it.

[grumburg]

Had three small dents removed from the top of a CB500T tank by Dent Wizard with very good results. Since they were within 3-4 inches of cap, were accessible. Tank had to be empty and washed out with water. Charged $30 and took 15-20 minutes. I think it depends on the guy and how hungry he is.

[camelman]

I used a hot glue gun, a threaded t-cap, a long bolt, and a large diameter washer.  I put the washer onto the bolt, threaded the bolt into the t-cap (looks like a very small top hat with a flat washer on one end with threads through the middle), applied hot glue to the tank, and stuck the t-cap up to it.  Once it was cool (roughly 60 seconds), I pulled on the bolt (with the washer), and the dent came out.

If the dent is large, then start towards the outside first, and move in circles towards the center.  You do not want to start at the center or you will warp the metal and it will never be flat.

I bought everything I needed at Ace hardware for $15 or so including the hot glue gun and glue.

Camelman

[greasy j]

I used a hot glue gun, a threaded t-cap, a long bolt, and a large diameter washer.  I put the washer onto the bolt, threaded the bolt into the t-cap (looks like a very small top hat with a flat washer on one end with threads through the middle), applied hot glue to the tank, and stuck the t-cap up to it.  Once it was cool (roughly 60 seconds), I pulled on the bolt (with the washer), and the dent came out.

If the dent is large, then start towards the outside first, and move in circles towards the center.  You do not want to start at the center or you will warp the metal and it will never be flat.

I bought everything I needed at Ace hardware for $15 or so including the hot glue gun and glue.

Camelman

thats the same principle as the ding king, but it comes with tubes of black hot glue that are different from normal glue sticks, stronger. and it has a special solvent for removing the residue w/out taking off paint.

[grwmotocycles]

Hey do not waste your time on glue sticks etc. unless you have a very slight shallow dent!  I have been with dent wizard since 1997 and just recently was layed off.  I have done many bike tanks and fenders and we are not really tooled for this.  It is a make shift operation when U do bikes and it is location and depth of the dent that matters.  30.00 that was cash in his pocket. Probably  Jose!! that !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Send me a pic and I will tell you if it is repairable.

       Geno

[greasy j]

ok, I'm painting my girlfriends ninja 250. had to fix a bunch of fairing cracks, tabs, etc.

there was a dent in the gas tank. at the top near the fuel filler. I could reach it from inside, but these tanks have a baffle on them?!

so I used the ding king. I am telling you if you do it right, this thing kicks ass. surface must be super clean. I actually heated the tank up a lil bit with a butane torch. the dent was on a curving corner line at the top, and looked like 2 dents right next to each other. it popped it out the second time. it wasn't clean enough the 1st so it didn't stick.

I'm telling you it works!

btw-
I tried the hot and cold thing 1st. didn't work, but maybe it helped?

the current/old paint job is matte. this prob helped also.