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bkm
08-12-2012, 10:30 PM
Besides being pretty banged up (sorry popeye) it turned out pretty nice. Hope you like it.

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yaegerb
08-12-2012, 10:45 PM
Excellent work as usual bryan!
bkm
08-12-2012, 10:52 PM
I also got your hub done. It looks just like new.
yaegerb
08-12-2012, 11:00 PM
no doubt in my mind :)
Popeye
08-12-2012, 11:05 PM
Man it looks great. I knew it was in pretty bad shape, but I just couldn't see spending the money on another one and still having to get you to coat it lol. I've seen the inside of that thing spotless and it don't leak, so a few dents won't bother me. You've outdone yourself though man. It looks perfect. I can justify getting me some tank decals for it now. Thanks man.
bkm
08-12-2012, 11:14 PM
Man it looks great. I knew it was in pretty bad shape, but I just couldn't see spending the money on another one and still having to get you to coat it lol. I've seen the inside of that thing spotless and it don't leak, so a few dents won't bother me. You've outdone yourself though man. It looks perfect. I can justify getting me some tank decals for it now. Thanks man.Thanks man. It will look great on your rider. As far as the inside I wouldn't do anything else to it. Just run a good inline filter and you should be fine. I'll get it boxed up and in the mail in the next day or two.

Thanks again for giving me the chance to coat it.
aldochina
08-13-2012, 01:18 AM
what was done to get the gas fumes out? anything? were you nervous about baking it?? looks great!
bkm
08-13-2012, 01:26 AM
Thanks Rory. It was pretty clean when it got to me popeye had done the vinegar water thing to it before he shipped it.. I let the air hose run in it for about ten minutes before I coated it and it really had no smell to it. I won't lie though it crossed my mind.lol
motoman1012002
08-13-2012, 07:19 PM
There's a product called labmetal its a metal bondo you could have filled the dents in with and then powder coat it I repair all my cases with it its some bad stuff but it cost to but it works
wonderboy
08-13-2012, 09:48 PM
That tank looks beautiful. Was that the HF red powder?
bkm
08-13-2012, 10:02 PM
Columbia coatings super mirror red.
just ben
08-13-2012, 10:12 PM
be carefull not to spill gas on it. PC doesn't get along with gas very well.
bkm
08-13-2012, 10:15 PM
be carefull not to spill gas on it. PC doesn't get along with gas very well.That was what I told him. I never have tested it but I know brake cleaner and carb cleaner eat it so I'm sure gas would also.
torque
08-14-2012, 12:01 AM
ive spilled fuel on my tank powdered with caswells black chrome powder so far it is holding up good
Popeye
08-14-2012, 12:15 AM
be carefull not to spill gas on it. PC doesn't get along with gas very well.

It can't be no worse than paint right? What would be the best option if not powdercoating? I had spray bombed it at first, but the humidity messed my primer up. Kinda figured I'd go all out on the tank because it's kinda like the show piece on a trike IMO. It might not be the first thing you notice, but if it's jacked up it will stand out like a sore thumb. I didn't realize how dented mine was until he PC'd it lol. I'm still amazed at how it came out. BKM does great work, but he's even a better person.
aldochina
08-14-2012, 01:17 AM
i always read that pc holds up well to petroleum, and oil products, no personal expierience though
mart
08-14-2012, 02:17 AM
Yeh i powder coated my 250r tank a good 6 years ago now and with a clean looks darn near as good as the day i got it done.An ive spilt fuel over it many of times.

Good work on that to by the way looks real good.Its funny how ya never really notice dents etc untill they are coated lol.