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Ever since I got my FXR2 the dent in the left side of the tank has gnawed at my OCD. Most never notice it but my eyes go right to it. I know a body shop could fix it right up, but they would paint and while they might get pretty close to the factory Arresting red it would always be a repainted tank.
So I took a shot at a paintless dent removal guy who has a special jig to hold and rotate tanks in the best position. Since my motor top end is up at Hillside getting some special love, I figured now is the time. Boxed it up and gave it to Mr. Brown with a $1000 declared value. Arrived this morning and to my surprise I got these photos back an hour ago.
Before
After
Ill not be able to make an actual judgment until I get it back, but it looks encouraging. Obviously I have some work to do with the paint chips, but Ill live with some slightly off colored dots as opposed to that ugly dent.
Ive gotten pretty close using gold flake base with Harley Crimson Red Sunglow candy topcoat. Close enough IMO.
Ill get some better photos when I gets home later this week.
If it looks as good in person Ill be a happy camper. $250 well spent
Just a quick update, Joe from Florida Dent called me tonight. He tracked my tank and wanted to make sure it arrived safely and I was happy. That’s pretty cool. Hopefully I’ll not need his services again but if so, no questions.
I can only find one local PDR guy that never answers his phone, so I might be shipping a tank to Florida if you have praise for the work.
Nothing really. It arrived. I unboxed it and set it down. Waiting on my parts from Hillside then I’ll put it back together. The body shop who painted my fairing has ghosted me since I asked for some of the paint to touch up. Don’t really feel like asking a third time so I’ll use my fallback, A HD Candy Red Sunglow touch up kit I order from colorite.com. Closest color I’ve seen, three little dots on the low side will never be noticed.
Oh, sorry, you were asking my opinion. Well he did a great job considering. My tank had a pretty bad crease which are next to impossible to get 100%, so I’d say he got it to 90%. There is still an ever so slight hint of the crease, but nothing most would notice unless looking for it, or pointed out. Given the choice of that or body shop repair and repaint, I’ll take this all day. I’ll get some photos soon.
I printed a UPS return label which I sent along with the tank. The job itself was $250. I don’t remember what the shipping was, but it was a lot, since I insured it for an “Elvis’ Place” replacement tank value plus custom paint job value.
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Finally fixed my dented tank
