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Ok lads I posted this up ages ago in my goldie thread but never got around to fixing it. My Lyta tank got clobbered by a falling beach chair in the garage which put a sizable crease in the top of it Does anyone have any ideas how to get the dent out? I would like to know if those paintless repair guys work on aluminum? I don't want to cut the bottom out of the tank just to get this dent out. All ideas and suggestions appreciated.
Generally there are two approaches, using "spoons" or cut a hole in the bottom to gain access. It is not necessary or desirable to cut the bottom out completely, though I have received tanks split that way and it is seriously sub optimal.
Good body work guys are getting harder to find but there are a few around.
I'm not a bodywork expert, but judging from the crease that's at the bottom of the dent I'd say they'd have to cut the bottom out to get decent access.
Tried the blood pressure cuff trick? Don't know if it would work but might be something to try. I saw a guy use small bags that you pumped up to get one out..I think they were used in the natural gas industry for something. I think I actually still have an old one he gave me.
is your gas cap screwed on?? I don't see any welds for it....maybe its screwed to a large bung, if so remove the cap and have a larger hole for access to push that out then you will need small dollies that can go in for you to smooth with a small and light faced hammer.
The other option due to the crease is to cut access hole from bottom, the problem is the crease in the dent
Try a steel ball welded to a suitably bent rod to hit it from inside/below and use a dolly on top to hit it against. You may be able to "roll" the steel ball upwards against the crease to push it back out without sudden impacts.
Try a steel ball welded to a suitably bent rod to hit it from inside/below and use a dolly on top to hit it against. You may be able to "roll" the steel ball upwards against the crease to push it back out without sudden impacts.
I would try heating and quenching the area first, makes the alloy more malleable, also it may help to shrink what stretching have already happened from the impact. Then it should be possible to rub the ding back out carefully.
Hot melt glue gun and stick something on the outside pull at it with vise grips. (Plastic bottle cap upside down???) remove glue with rubbing alcohol. Try several goes
Ended up sending my tank to a company called Dent Dynamics in Santa Rosa Ca. Friend of mine used them with excellent results so I'm hoping for the same
Ok guys got my tank back and it looks great! Put it back on and now one of the taps and the carb is leaking like a sieve Probably float is stuck and the cork seal in the tap dried out. These old bikes I tell you sometimes they are a pain in the booty Oh and they didn't have to cut the tank, it was all done through the filler hole.
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Does anyone have any ideas how to get the dent out? I would like to know if those paintless repair guys work on aluminum? I don't want to cut the bottom out of the tank just to get this dent out. All ideas and suggestions appreciated.
