Questions on sanding, compounding, and waxing a plastic tank.

[ClayW]

Ok guys,

I have the Clark gas tank on my 350X. It was a bit faded and yellowed, and stained with old gas. So i took some 250 grit paper and started sanding it down. I have gotten all of the stains off and some of the yellowed look that this white tank had. It looks much better. My question is this. Should I continue to sand the tank down until all of the yellowed part is gone? Do you think its yellowed all the way thru the plastic or just on the outer portion or surface of the tank. I dont wont to sand my eyeballs out for nothing. I know that if I can get all the yellowed part off, I can polish this thing up like a new penney. But again I dont wont to do it for nothing. Has anyone done a white tank before? Any tips or insight would be appreciated. I saw a post of where one guy did his red 250R tank and it came out nice. Will I have the same result with some effort.

ClayW

[86250RZ]

It's most likely stained through and through, the yellow is from the gas fumes coming from the inside out.

[ClayW]

I kinda figure as much. I went ahead and bought a metal OEM tank off Ebay earlier for $50. I will just strip it, fix the dents and repaint it white with some PPG basecoat & clear. It will look like new when im done. I hate plastic tanks.

Thanks man.

ClayW

[Fox250R]

Start with low grade sandpaper like 300 to 500 then work all the way up to 3000 then buff the heck out of it....IT Will look awesome Just gota put a little effort into it