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Thread: Fixing a gas tank.

  1. #1
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    Sep 2011
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    Fixing a gas tank.

    My gas tank was covered in gas tank putty, so I decided to find out why, so I got rid of it and realized all of that or a pin hole size leak. But I also want to remove the big ol dents. The only thing I have to that is a slide . So I think Imma dill it out, pull the dents and paint it. My question is, is there something I can use to plug the holes that's sand able? Cause Imma paint it, or is there another way to remove dents?
    1981 Honda 185s
    1984 Honda 200x
    1984 Honda 185s

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    Nov 2010
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    Davison, Michigan
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    i havent tried it on a tank but i have heard of people putting water in 2 stroke pipes stuffing them in the freezer and letting the expanding water push them out but i dont know if that would work on a tank. another method i have heard is filling it with water, sealing it, then heating the dent with a torch. the heat will soften the metal and the pressure increase from the water heating pops it out. but dont know if the tank would be to thick to try that. just make sure that you fill it all the way with water to push all fumes out.
    1984 Tecate
    1983 ATC200
    1989 CR500
    1992 Nighthawk 750
    People say the same thing about every toy i have. "your going to kill yourself"

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    Mar 2010
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    I've heard of tanks balooning if left in the sun with the vent closed so maybe it would work.

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