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Clubroom => Tech Talk => Topic started by: mic on February 04, 2016, 08:08:21 pm

Title: tank dents
Post by: mic on February 04, 2016, 08:08:21 pm: hey,

cr125 m1 tank got a few small dents, should i sand blast to bare metal, bog, prep & paint or just sand bog prep & paint?
Title: Re: tank dents
Post by: pokey on February 04, 2016, 08:40:28 pm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB0eRYHtpYo

iCHIBAN mOTO has all the answers
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Post by: LWC82PE on February 04, 2016, 09:06:20 pm: If that's an alloy tank? don't sand blast it, it will come back distorted and more dented. Just use chemical paint stripper and or bead blast which is less aggressive/less heat.
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Post by: jerry on February 04, 2016, 09:27:02 pm: Geoff Morris did a great job of pulling the dents out of my alloy Maico tank. J
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Post by: smed on February 04, 2016, 09:30:07 pm: Steel tank on the 125 M1 ;)
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Post by: Paulos on February 04, 2016, 09:38:12 pm: fill and paint, less tears when you drop it.
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Post by: Rossvickicampbell on February 04, 2016, 10:21:56 pm: how good a job do you want? Rider - just bog and paint - any better - send it to Geoff for a top job in fixing.
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Post by: bigk on February 05, 2016, 01:36:23 pm: The general rule is back to bare metal before filler. Reason being if you fill over existing paint & it (the paint) falls off, so does your filler.
K
Title: Re: tank dents
Post by: mic on February 05, 2016, 03:19:14 pm: Quote from: bigk on February 05, 2016, 01:36:23 pm
The general rule is back to bare metal before filler. Reason being if you fill over existing paint & it (the paint) falls off, so does your filler.
K

thats what i thought, thx