is bondo OK for this dent?
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Get the stud gun also with a little creativity after you get most of the dent out with the stud gun you can dolly more out going through the filler neck with a homemade dolly finished off with a skim coat of filler
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Yeah I the real project here is getting rid of those awful flames (just got the bike) and the dent might as well go with them.
I did try the pops a dent (glue thing) and that was a waste of $20 and an hour of my time. Heat gun and canned air was a waste of an hour and $18. Can't really reach it well enough through the gas gauge hole, and I am not going to cut the tank open. I think the stud welder is about as far as I am going to take this, since I have never welded anything before
I did try the pops a dent (glue thing) and that was a waste of $20 and an hour of my time. Heat gun and canned air was a waste of an hour and $18. Can't really reach it well enough through the gas gauge hole, and I am not going to cut the tank open. I think the stud welder is about as far as I am going to take this, since I have never welded anything before
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the stud welder isn't really WELDING you just heat bond the stud to bare metal ------------------you have to be careful doing that because of the heat involved.If you get to many in a small area and you aren't careful you can pull holes in heavy metal----------------in my experience if the glue doesn't work then you can also be in trouble with a stud gun.From your post I think you might be trying to get things done in a marginal fashion unless your canned air was left over co2 from your keg party
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never been to a swap meet, but the tanks I have found are all around $400
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Fill the tank full of water and put it in the freezer. The ice will expand and fix that dent easy.
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I've heard theres a really good chance of destroying the tank that way. Have you used that method yourself? I may be willing to try, although my freezer is full so that's a hassle