hey when u guys pound in your tank and it gets little cracks...do you just bondo them?

 

cracks in the paint or in the metal???

 

if its cracked you need to grind it down and jb weld it but if its just some creases grind it down and use body filler followed by a glazing putty and some good 2k primer..

 

the crack is in the metal of course....so just bondo it....is it bad to just put stickers over the cracks for now?..lol....it creased and theres a lil crack..im gonna try and post some pics of it

 

fu(k bondo i used silicone.

 

gasoline makes the sticky stuff on stickers not so sticky

 

so its no biggy to ride with right...as long as im not lights fattys..

 

just sand it and roughen it up a bit so that the jb weld has something to grab to and then jb weld it with the original jb not the kwik stuff and you will be fine. My old tank on my streetbike was jb welded like that 2 years ago and has never leaked a drop..

 

2^yeah but you get gas-***

 

dont use JB weld it sucks, well when i used it, it did. Anyway, Use QUICK STEEL. Within 15 minutes you can drill, tap, sand, etc etc. The stuff is amazing!! Local Kragen auto store...

 

gas tanks are thin and its hard to get a tig torch not to burn through. if you want it done right, have the cracks brazed.

unless you dont mind a mouth full of gas.

 

You overworked the creas in the dent if it cracked. JB weld that **** with the marine/gas-proof JB Weld then bondo it and make the tank perfect!!

 

get it down to the metal and jb weld it if it's a crack, for a crease just try to hammer it out, use a hammer not a mallet, i've had both problems while re-denting my tank, i hammered out the crease and it resulted in a small crack, the jb weld fixed the crack great

 

Just have someone weld it.. thats what I did... worked fine

 

^^^^nooo dont do that nags thats pretty risky, not suposed to re weld after gas has been added....

USE KWIK STEEL

its the ****!

 

Why the hell not? Emptied the tank completley, washed it out, it sat for about a week.. then welded the spots.. I wouldnt trust anything else.. I wasnt about to put a fresh paint job over some kwik steel

 

clean tankout with water and weld it you dont have to wait aweek if you want to be real cautious fill it with argon that takes all chance of fire away

 

I didnt wait a week outta fear.. It just took me that long to get someone to weld it lol

 

i know a guy with awelder

 

Thank you capt obvious... I think everyone here either knows someone with a welder or has a welder themselves.