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Small dent in the tank: Repair it? Replace it? Or just live with it?
- ZappBranigan
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Just wondering if I should make an effort to try and fix it (I've heard about some kind of fix that involves dry ice?), buy a replacement tank (how common and/or expensive can a replacement tank be? The Bike Bandit price is something like $700 which is almost what I paid for the bike so Obviously I'm not going to do that), or just live with it? Currently my inclination is towards the latter, but if I'm going to try and repaint the bike, it would seem to be a waste of time to repaint the tank if it still has the dent in it - might be better off just getting a new tank and painting that one to match.
You can see the dent in this photo (just below my "ghetto" brake fluid reservoir clamp! )
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with the dry ice there is always a chance of the paint cracking and then it will look way ugly
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It could be because it is cold here right now (in the middle of a wonderful NY winter). however i did heat the area before hand with a blow drier (I say that mentioned in one dry ice dent removal walk through).
THe dry ice did however make my beer nince and cold, so it was not a total waste.
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bought it because I was told it would never run again...I like to prove people wrong.
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Never tried it myself -- just what I've been told.
81 KZ750E2(project), 81 KZ750E2(parts donor), 87 BMW K 75C - got it runnin, didn't care for it, holding for family member, 79 CB650(project) Nomad 1700, VStar 950
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- Aric
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I tried to dry ice my tank last night. My tank has a variety of dents from a LARGE crease all the way to very small dings... the dry ice did nothing to any of them. I left a large block of dry ice on one of the very small dents for over a half hour, and got no reaction.
I just wasted 3 hours, 2 pounds of dry ice and countless kilowatts from the hairdryer. Almost no effect. It did take out some very, very small dings but didn't even touch the large, doughnut hole sized ones, and one medium , nickel size. It took my fresh primer right off with the rubbing (see video) so I wouldn't try it on fresh paint at all.
Gonna get some bondo.
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- 1982KZ1100D1
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With my luck it would still have the dents and split the tank at the seams.:blink: :ohmy:I've always wondered what would happen if you filled the tank with water and then froze it. I've never had the nerve to try it. Maybe if someone had a spare tank, they could try it and report back.
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