pour dawn dish washing soap inside and fill with some water splash around and it will keep your tank from turning into a flame thrower

 

Go to like autozone or discount or something....I had an old 1960 ford that had a gas tank leak. They have some water weld or something like JB weld, but its specifically for gas. You can even use that **** with the tank full and leaking out the crack. At least it worked for me.

 

also keep in mind once you braze or weld a tank, it melts the coating off the inside so it will rust over time..

Just from hosing my tank out after having it acid bathed and welded, i noticed it had surface rust already inside

 

use quick steel not jb weld i used jb and it only lasted about 2 months i put quick steel on let it dry over night then bondoed let theat sit then sanded and painted hasnt leaked in the 6 months its been there make sure to grind it down to bare metal though

 

+1. gas will eat through the JB weld. Mig will be fine....

 

I've seen quick steel leak on my friends gas tank after a few months



and I even bought "gas tank seal all" for mine once, it leaked even FASTER then jb weld! It said right on it "for repairing gas tanks" and had a picture of a lawn mower..

It failed in about a month lol and became gummy then i could just peel it right off.. (and when I put ANY glue on, I cleaned it GOOD wih degreaser, sanded it, then acetone then I put the glue on)

Don't be stupid, just do it right the first time and be done iwth it. Especially if your gonna put the effort into bondo and paint!

 

haha tru i guess im just one of the lucky ones that has had there quick steel job hold up in the longer run (hope i didnt just Jynx it lol)

 

Just get ur bud to weld it up. Or pay a few bucks and get a local welder to patch it up.

I paid 40 bucks for some welder guy to fill a massive hole in my tank and he did it no problem!.

Dont use the JB weld cuz it sounds like it will be nothing but problems down the road...No sense doing a quick fix on the bike you are going all out on to make it look good.

 

stuff cotton ***** in the hole, then take tape... this is the important part! Not duct tape but black electric tape over them... will work real good for you.

 

If your boy can tig then you are straight. IF he can weld for real. If not a gastank epoxy will work from autozone or advance. We have used that stuff to fix bowls on Carbs several times no leaks even with all the vibration from the motor.

Flux works awesome on Tanks