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How do you repair tank dent?

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#1 · (Edited)
So I crashed recently and now the right side of my tank is dented. I want to repaint it to prevent corrosion and thought that I might as well fill up the dent.

Any suggestions on what to use?

I was thinking of using Bondo filler.

Bondo Professional Gold Body Filler quart 233



Here's the tank dent

 

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#2 ·
Question is, do you trust yourself to fill it in really well to where you'll barely be able to tell it's there? I also doubt you'll be able to get the same finish when you paint over it as you'll get on the tank, and personally that would drive me crazy lol

If they're side dents like commonly seen on zx6r and r6 tanks, I just hid mine with R&G tank sliders :D...can barely tell that it was dented.
 
#3 ·
I just need it to be "good enough". The tank dent doesnt bother me nearly as much as the frame scratches.

I'm buying those ricambi fairing so it'll cover the tank anyway. I would just like to prevent corrosion
 
#6 ·
Buy a cheap dent puller. Ding king etc.

They use a glue gun (the glue removes easily) and then you stick the plunger in the kit to the dent, fit the cross member, turn the screw and pop out the dent.

Even if it doesn't pop all the way out you wont need as much filler and it will look alot better.

Make sure to sit the tank out in the sun to get it warm makes the metal easier to pull.
 
#21 ·
So I gave the Harbor Freight Crossbar Dent Repair Kit a try. It "works" but takes a very long time. You have to apply the glue and allow to dry, which takes about 10 minutes per try. Too slow of a process. I'm considering using some weak epoxy instead of the glue gun to have more grip and reduce the pull time. The glue gun is only to avoid removing point which is not a concern for my anymore.
 
#25 ·
Looks good buddy! Keep at it!!
 
#27 ·
Haha nice! That is perfection. ?
I was gonna mention looking for a good used one in the $350-400 range, but those deals don't seem to come around when you need them to. I don't even want to know what you paid for that one lol [emoji33]

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