Can the fuel sending unit be left inside the tank when sending it to get painted? Any downside to doing this? I don't wanna melt or mess something up.

Booth would be heated, probly 100 to 120 degrees.

Painter said I can do either/ or, but wanted to see what is best.

Going to have my tank painted the Harley hard candy metal flake red.

 

I pulled mine, just because I didn't want it messed up. Takes a few minutes vs. a few hundred dollars should it get jacked up. Mine should be back from the paint shop next week.

 

I think it would be better to take it out and give the painter just the tank. Only takes a couple mins to pull it out and put it back after paint

 

It just takes a few to pull it out.

 

Pull it and the fuel pump (assuming yours is injected)

 

pull it... just better that way it is way to $$$$ to risk paint getting past the masking and into (on) the pump

 

All the tank guts come out really easy - just pull em