paint bubbles
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If the paint is blistering (lifting) just around the fuel filler, You can hide some or all of it.
If the bubbling is close enough to the filler hole you can cut it away, sand that new edge smooth and seal it with something like clear nail polish (which would probably be enamel). After that, you could get one of those trim rings (or a complete new fuel cap/ring setup) to hide the disaster, but I'm not sure how wide the lip is on those - or how much it would hide.
But if you don't get the bad (fuel soaked) paint and primer off, it will continue to do damage.
If the bubbling is close enough to the filler hole you can cut it away, sand that new edge smooth and seal it with something like clear nail polish (which would probably be enamel). After that, you could get one of those trim rings (or a complete new fuel cap/ring setup) to hide the disaster, but I'm not sure how wide the lip is on those - or how much it would hide.
But if you don't get the bad (fuel soaked) paint and primer off, it will continue to do damage.
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3rd Gear
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Thanks I have an ideal, I have some rhino truck bed paint so I might sand it down and put a circle around the caps with some kind of design. Gas want hurt that rhino paint so I wouldnt have to worry about gas spill. chinist
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That's your best bet. Run-overs and the occaisional "left in the pump" crap that comes out will kill your paint over time. Along with the rhino liner, another good idea is to keep a rag or something on you so you can cover the spout until you get it right over the opening, so that anything that might come out before or after you fill up doesn't end up ruining your clear. I started doing this and it's actually prevented MANY spills at the pump.
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I sanded the old paint and painted with rhino paint. Gas doesnt even phase that paint. I made it look like bug eyes and call the bike my grasshopper, but this winter I am going to have the tank and fenders powdercoated, my friend can do it free where he works. I cant decide what color it has to be black,silver or gray.
