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David Lahey wrote:I am starting to work on a couple of TY250A (steel) fuel tanks and was curious to see if I could tell if there was any bog in one of them.
The nice-looking one is original paint and has never been rusty inside - 2389 grams.
The yuk yellow one is dented and looks like some of the dents have been pushed out using a tool inserted through the filler hole. It has a coat of yellow put over the dented areas with the decals masked off by a previous owner. From what I could tell by looking at where I could see under the yuk yellow, the original paint is still underneath. It looks like it has never been rusty inside - 2386 grams.
The unpainted tank has been rusty both inside and outside and been treated with acid and had pinholes soft-soldered all by previous owners - 1810 grams.
From this I'm fairly sure the yuk yellow tank has no bog and the unpainted tank is not very robust.
My plan is to pull a sharp dent out of the yuk yellow tank and redecorate it. Still deciding what look to give it.
Rod wrote:Model 183 Sherpa T 350.
Greg Harding wrote:Hi Everyone,
David, As you can see, I am struggling to keep up. You have me curious about your "A" model tank, which dint removal method are you using and am I too late to see?
Jools wrote:Yes Chippy, but the danger is that that technique can blow out good seams.
EEEEeeek!
The actual problem is that with compressed air you can't control WHERE the compression happens, so it's just as likely to split a seam or push out a good area as fix the dented bit.
Maybe if you heat the dented part to soften the metal there then pumped it up...
I'm a sucker for the sucker.
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