roadahead
New Member
Hey all,
I really need help
I took a pretty good spill on my 78 cb750F last week. Luckily the worst damage was a pretty good dent in the tank. I've read so many warnings against various tactics to fix gas tank dents that my head is spinning. So I figured I would post pictures of the actual dent in question and see what guidance I can receive from this amazing team of people.
I figure the dent is too big to just bondo over. Even if it wasn't I'm finding so many people suggesting the bondo would either shrink or show through a paint job.
I have no intention of learning to weld on a gas tank and I really don't want to drill a hole in it either in order to try to pull it out.
The dent can't be reached from the filler whole with a straight bar, but possibly with a curved specialized tool.
So in conclusion I feel like I have to either take it to a speciality shop and have them used a specialized tool (and experience) to work the dent most of the way out from the inside. IF I do that, then I'm not confident about how to finish it off. Will bondo work? I've never used any other material like the resin or kitty hair stuff I've read about.
I do intend to sand all the paint off, down to bare metal and repaint flat black. I even thought briefly about just saying F-it and leaving the dent and calling it cafe-character? But I'm sure I'd regret it later.
Any advice is much appreciate as always.
I really need help
I took a pretty good spill on my 78 cb750F last week. Luckily the worst damage was a pretty good dent in the tank. I've read so many warnings against various tactics to fix gas tank dents that my head is spinning. So I figured I would post pictures of the actual dent in question and see what guidance I can receive from this amazing team of people.
I figure the dent is too big to just bondo over. Even if it wasn't I'm finding so many people suggesting the bondo would either shrink or show through a paint job.
I have no intention of learning to weld on a gas tank and I really don't want to drill a hole in it either in order to try to pull it out.
The dent can't be reached from the filler whole with a straight bar, but possibly with a curved specialized tool.
So in conclusion I feel like I have to either take it to a speciality shop and have them used a specialized tool (and experience) to work the dent most of the way out from the inside. IF I do that, then I'm not confident about how to finish it off. Will bondo work? I've never used any other material like the resin or kitty hair stuff I've read about.
I do intend to sand all the paint off, down to bare metal and repaint flat black. I even thought briefly about just saying F-it and leaving the dent and calling it cafe-character? But I'm sure I'd regret it later.
Any advice is much appreciate as always.