Dent
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No information provided on bike..efi or fuel injected?
If fuel injected then a paintless dent repair individual would have greater access behind dent thru the access panel.
Unfortunately there might be a little damage to tank liner but that should not be a problem unless you leave the tank empty for long periods of time.
There is some paint damage too to outside of tank...where you planning to paint ?
If fuel injected then a paintless dent repair individual would have greater access behind dent thru the access panel.
Unfortunately there might be a little damage to tank liner but that should not be a problem unless you leave the tank empty for long periods of time.
There is some paint damage too to outside of tank...where you planning to paint ?
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From: VIRGINIA
No information provided on bike..efi or fuel injected?
If fuel injected then a paintless dent repair individual would have greater access behind dent thru the access panel.
Unfortunately there might be a little damage to tank liner but that should not be a problem unless you leave the tank empty for long periods of time.
There is some paint damage too to outside of tank...where you planning to paint ?
If fuel injected then a paintless dent repair individual would have greater access behind dent thru the access panel.
Unfortunately there might be a little damage to tank liner but that should not be a problem unless you leave the tank empty for long periods of time.
There is some paint damage too to outside of tank...where you planning to paint ?
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Were I you, and the OE paint and graphics are important, before I started ANY repair, I'd research and get the paint codes/decals available. As far as the paint and pin striping, that's probably gonna be a little easier nut to crack than the decal. That decal may end up being a real booger to find.
In that case, you might want to live with the dent...I personally wouldn't, but I wouldn't necessarily be married to the original paint and graphics either. But that's me...might not be you!
Good luck on this, and please follow up down the line...
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From: North Ga.
I see you are the east Coast. This side of the Rockies, there is a place called Dent Dynamics. They are out of Santa Rosa CA and advertize in the AMCA magazines. He has perfected a process that damn near makes the dent disappear completely. Perserves your paint and all. You might check him out or see if you can find something similar on your side of the hill.
My Sportster gas tank dent was (still is) about 2-inch diameter, probably 1/4-inch deep, and the paint isn't cracked. I was quoted about $600 for the repair, and shipping from Georgia to California would have been about $200 (insured). Unfortunately, DD also wanted me to prepay the return shipping - this was confusing when they first instructed, but I figured out that was what they were inferring.
I also tried a local paint-less removal service, from someone that had the Dent Dynamics specialized tool kit. This guy called me the next evening, and said he didn't want to pursue - it was too tough for his working knowledge of a motorcycle gas tank (HD especially, with their heavier sheet metal?). He didn't charge me anything, but when I got the tank back, he had smeared the pinstriping trying to pull it with a glue type puller, and had bent up the filler neck trying to lever the removal tools to work the dent.
There aren't too many shops that can successfully work the paint-less removal techniques on motorcycle parts. Fenders might be a bit less troublesome than gas tanks.
I still have the dent - not too worried about it anymore.
Hope this helps,
John
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Yeah as mentioned the paintless dent repair guys should be able to fix that easily.
I carried my wife's truck to a body shop for a dent in the tailgate. The guy told me he could fix it and repaint it but would not touch it until a dent repair service looked at it first. He had a guy coming to his shop that week. i met the guy and he fixed it quickly for $150.00 and you cannot tell it was ever damaged.
If the paint is not broken and they can get behind it they can fix it. There is always a risk but 90% of the time it works.
The body shop guy did me a big favor.
I carried my wife's truck to a body shop for a dent in the tailgate. The guy told me he could fix it and repaint it but would not touch it until a dent repair service looked at it first. He had a guy coming to his shop that week. i met the guy and he fixed it quickly for $150.00 and you cannot tell it was ever damaged.
If the paint is not broken and they can get behind it they can fix it. There is always a risk but 90% of the time it works.
The body shop guy did me a big favor.
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Not funny. People are stupid. No offense OP.
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From: Catalina AZ
You could also try the power full suction cup method, but I am not sure that will work.
The guys that pull dents for car dealers can do some impressive work.
I had one that was worse than that and I ended up having to pop it out from the inside and then repainting.
The guys that pull dents for car dealers can do some impressive work.
I had one that was worse than that and I ended up having to pop it out from the inside and then repainting.