just wondering if Anybody ever had a dent removed from their tank. i got one. its not that bad as far as dents go. there are no creases in it. i live in chicago area. i have been calling around. not many people will touch it. one person said its to big to do PDR.

 

Have you tried the paintless dent repair places? Not sure how it works but,i think it would be the way to go...let us know how it turns out!

 

Had one removed from 05 Road King, done by one of the paintless fellows, "The Dent Doctor" at the Daytona Beach Flee Market. Charged me $100, took about an hour and did a great job, I knew where to look so I could see a bit of the bite but nobody else would ever notice.

 

i have called a few places here in chicago. one person called back. said that the dent was to big. another person told me that i had to have it pulled. i just may have it pulled then custom paint the whole bike

 

Had a dent on my Ultras tank where I dropped my helmet...

Bought a puller kit from Harbor frieght, (the kind you hot glue the puller to the dent, and back ot off with a wrench Similar to Ding King setup) that pulled out alot of it, but then I emptied the tank, Aired it out for a few days (didn't want fumes...)

heated the dent area with a heat gun, slowly, to avoid burning, once hot applied DryIce wrapped in a microfiber cloth. Took about 8 times doing this, but now the dent is very difficult to see unless the light is just right.

 

Try a heat gun and can of compressed air upside down...worth a shot

 

Thanks Guys! the dry ice/compressed air is worth a shot! i will give that a try. worst case. the whole thing gets a custom paint job with shaved fenders! its a win win situation!

 

A little while ago someone put a video up on here showing a guy removing a dent from a tank, it was amazing to whatch how he did it, if your lucky who ever posted it may put it up again.

 

There you go.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Vzw7...e_gdata_player

 

I've seen a lot of good deals for Softail gas tanks on ebay this winter. I got one in great condition for $82 plus $20 shipping. I saw some others go for even cheaper. It's a buyer's market on ebay during the off season.