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18 Sep 2014 08:11 #647943 by dkoz
I'm a emblem kind of guy. this tank I have ,the emblems mounts have been bonded in really nice very smooth. From what little I've read after the paint is removed you can remove the bondo with a heat gun small plumbers torch scraping tools was wondering if anybody has done this before.

Furthermore i was wondering if when they fill this in. Do they remove part of the original mount I'm not sure how that procedure goes I'd hate to start digging on this thing just to find out I'd have to fill it back in.
Thanks

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18 Sep 2014 09:07 #647951 by PLUMMEN
Replied by PLUMMEN on topic removing bondo from fuel tank emblems
Good paint stripper and a wire wheel on a drill should get it out of there.Make sure to rough the whole tank up with sand paper after stripping so the primer will stick. ;)

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18 Sep 2014 10:39 #647961 by bluezbike
Replied by bluezbike on topic removing bondo from fuel tank emblems
A modelmaker trick with bondo is that MEK (or any styrene/plastic weld from the local model shop) helps to soften/dissolve it so you can then scrape it off. Also I believe it is too much work to remove the original emblem holder so you may be lucky and it's still there, Do you know if the PO bashed in the emblem area?.... look inside tank)

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18 Sep 2014 20:33 #648027 by dkoz
Replied by dkoz on topic removing bondo from fuel tank emblems
Will look .thanks guys

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19 Sep 2014 04:14 #648032 by toolmaker
Replied by toolmaker on topic removing bondo from fuel tank emblems
I have heard that soda blasting will work on bondo and won't hurt the metal.

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22 Sep 2014 07:07 #648340 by PaintWorkz
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Plummers torch works good to burn the bondo off, it softens it so it scrapes off easy. 90% of the filled in tanks I have stripped still had the emblem plates intact.

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