After getting some good advice from boinkg i decided to get the tank to a decent stage. Wanted to get it primed up to prevent the rust attacking it again.
First problem was this decent dent on the side.
I tried heating it and using a spray can to pop it out, but did not work..Couldnt access it from the inside of the tank So i decided to fill it. Found some good filler "metalfix" its a putty but it has actual metal in it. It looks strange and is a very strange viscosity but it seemed to work well.
This was my first time fixing anything like this so I over applied. Lesson learnt...This leads to lots and lots of un-needed sanding. But I got all the excess off.
Started with 100 grit to cut to the size i needed, then hit it with some 160 and final with 400 dry and then 400 wet.
I sanded the entire tank with 100 grit to get anything that would prevent the primer to sticking to it, then hit it with 400 dry then 400 wet. There are still visible scratches in them but you cant feel them by hand, just see them in light.
I'm sure a few coats of primer and sanding in between wll colour this.
THe patch job is not 100% but its the best I could do with my skill level. You can 'just' feel it when you run your hand over it, but its so minute that I dont think i'll even notice it.
I hope so anyway.
I sprayed the entire tank in and out with WD40 to keep it from rusting, as I cant prime it for another 2 days....busy life.
Cheeers.
First problem was this decent dent on the side.
I tried heating it and using a spray can to pop it out, but did not work..Couldnt access it from the inside of the tank So i decided to fill it. Found some good filler "metalfix" its a putty but it has actual metal in it. It looks strange and is a very strange viscosity but it seemed to work well.
This was my first time fixing anything like this so I over applied. Lesson learnt...This leads to lots and lots of un-needed sanding. But I got all the excess off.
Started with 100 grit to cut to the size i needed, then hit it with some 160 and final with 400 dry and then 400 wet.
I sanded the entire tank with 100 grit to get anything that would prevent the primer to sticking to it, then hit it with 400 dry then 400 wet. There are still visible scratches in them but you cant feel them by hand, just see them in light.
I'm sure a few coats of primer and sanding in between wll colour this.
THe patch job is not 100% but its the best I could do with my skill level. You can 'just' feel it when you run your hand over it, but its so minute that I dont think i'll even notice it.
I hope so anyway.
I sprayed the entire tank in and out with WD40 to keep it from rusting, as I cant prime it for another 2 days....busy life.
Cheeers.