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Old Jan 27, 2011 | 07:51 PM
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bought a tank for my wifes Heritage and it has a very little surface rust in it but it is also peeling , like a gray paint , is this the sealer or some thing else that has been put in it to try to seal it or cover up and stop the rust , another thing is if I clean it out do I need to reseal it , read on here someplace that the tanks on the new bikes are not sealed any more because of the methanol in the gas peels the liner , need help do not know if i am going to repaint the tank or not
 
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Old Jan 28, 2011 | 03:13 PM
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you can take it to a radiator shop and have them reseal it or you can do it your self.

casewell makes A nice 2part sealer for tanks.
 
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bought a tank for my wifes Heritage and it has a very little surface rust in it but it is also peeling , like a gray paint , is this the sealer or some thing else that has been put in it to try to seal it or cover up and stop the rust , another thing is if I clean it out do I need to reseal it , read on here someplace that the tanks on the new bikes are not sealed any more because of the methanol in the gas peels the liner , need help do not know if i am going to repaint the tank or not
ttok the parts up tp the dealer today to get a price on the paint job we want and talked to the service manager about the peeling and was told no problem they just clean them out with acitone and don't reseal them . said for the last 4-5 years they don't come sealed new because of the peeling problems
 
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