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The pet cock is an old junker . The only thing i can see is either works in poor lighting or just totally clueless. He dosent seem to pc anything on this level. Mostly radiators grates and industrial crap. He is redoing it for free but it will be the last trike part he gets from me.
I am having a friend blast the tank and radiator shop said they ca. Fix the holes. Gona take some time but hopefully second times a charm and i can put the stickers on it lol
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Good luck blasting the PC off. From the looks of the tank there is plenty of powder on it and that stuff doesn't blast off easily. If you friend doesn't have a big industrial blaster and compressor he may hate you be the time he's finished. There is a good chance that blasting with the kind of media and pressure needed to remove PC'ing you'll ruin the rest of the tank. That should be chemically striped to keep from blowing out more holes or making the ones you can see bigger.
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I was afraid of that . If its messed up even more ill just start the search for another dent free rust free tank
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MUCH agreed!! Needs to be placed in a vat of PC stripper, at his cost...........Originally Posted by dksix
All our government does is distract us while they steal from us, misspend our tax $ and ruin our country
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Some peoples children...that is just retarded.
1st - You would notice the holes in the tank post blasting and cleaning.
2nd - You repair the holes...correctly.
3rd - You would take the petcock off and tape over the hole prior to PC
I just shake my head at stuff like this.
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making some progress on repairs . welder fixed the holes. then off to stripper and to be recoated. last step have the inside hopefully in 2 weeks i can finally put the stickers on and bolt it to the trike
(just in time for winter to come and tear it all back down to finish the powder..lol)
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Those are nice welds. Sand um smooth and youll be able to get it powder coated right, and a stock decal put on. Also, make sure you get all the rust out of the inside of the tank, then redcoat it. This will prevent anymore rust and preserve the tank for a long time. I just got done restoring a 86 200x tank.
The best way to clear the rust out of the inside is to get the kreem Prep kit (A&B). Do not buy the kreem coating, it sucks! Buy redcoat on ebay, it works awsome!
Ride: 1986 Honda ATC 200x
Following Mods Done:
-Anodized blue block-off plate
-Factory head light and master cylinder guard
-ITP mudlite SP rear tire/Chengshin turf tamer front
-DG reverse megaphone exhaust
-UNI airfilter
-Moose bars/Protaper Grips/MotionPRO twist Throttle
-CEET classic ATC blue seat cover (should of sent it to mosh :-(...)
-Tuned Carb with a 125 main jet
-COMPLETELY restored gas tank
-RED/WHITE PowerMadd Handguards
-1/4" thick aluminum swing arm skid plate!
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Man hopefully this doesn't set you back to far. Redcoat is better aircraft grade tank liner good stuff!
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Thanks for the info i plan to use redcoat. This tank has been a pain in my ass (and wallet lol) but the finished product will be worth it the inside is mint thats why i want to save it and bring it back to life
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If the welds are underneath, I wouldn't touch them. Nice Tig welds, the more metal the better.
I used Red Cote, it was ok but next time I'm trying the Por15 gas tank sealer.....
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With the powder coating being fresh it can be sanded and coated over. I don't like to do that myself but it would be better than risking it in the blaster again. Only do that if you have the same coater doing it over, it might not cross link if the powders aren't the same kind. If he can chemically strip it, try no to let the stripper get inside the tank. PC stripper is very corrosive and will cause the bare metal to flash rust. I agree with the others, those are nice looking welds.
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I think i might just give it a real good sanding and recoat i have a few pounds of the same powder.
Truth is i dont trust anyone with my beloved tank anymore lol even if it takes me 12 hours to sand it right its fine with me
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some progress pictures . welds all done sanded . dropped off at powder coater. also a mock up pik
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Those welds are impressive looking. I was about to say it was amazing how little of the paint was affected, but then I remembered that it is powder coat, so that may be why.
In my welding classes, long ago, I was taught NEVER to weld, braze, or cut a container because of explosion hazard. I went to a radiator shop to ask about brazing a tank and they said nobody in the county could do it, but maybe that is because I live in California.
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Thanks . This guy really did some good work . The tank was sitting for a while and didnt have any fumes . I asked a few people before i gave it to my friend and they all had no issues repairing a gas tank
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