I'm not sure what size or shape the metal strip is, but If you have a grinder or even a dremel you can grind the welds off and then have someone weld it back on later (some people may not even charge you for spot welds like that.) I have done some 1940s era jeep work. Grinding off small welds is not hard. Work slowly and be careful not to puncture the tank, but if you manage to, its not the end of the world. The hole can easily be welded closed. If you want to do it all yourself cheaply then you may be interested in brazing. I just finished making a luggage rack for my 650 by brazing steel rod (all done in my apartment :) Its very strong. Brazing is also cheap to get into, all you need is a small oxy torch. To me its kind of like soldering, only on a larger, hotter scale. At first I thought it made pretty weak, pathetic joints but with practice I have taught myself to do it right and It has opened many metalworking possibilities. If you go this route, learn on some scrap metal not your tank! (I would be happy to give you some tips)
Having it soda blasted would be the ridiculously easy, but pricey way to do it. The whole tank could be clean smooth metal in 10 minutes. Almost takes the fun out of it! On Jun 7, 9:46 pm, shadowfarside <[email protected]> wrote: > I have obviously been misunderstood by some. This tank has a metal > emblem that attaches with three screws into a metal strip that is > welded to the gas tank. There is rust on that metal strip and there > isn't enough room to fit my smallest screwdriver under it. How the > heck can I remove the rust underneath it? OEM doesn't even list this > metal strip as a part if i rip it off and who knows what kind of > damage I could do taking it of or welding another back on (I don't > know how to weld). I am thinking about trying a wire wheel and I have > yet to try sandpaper because I can't fit my finger under it. I guess I > could try cutting sandpaer into strips to get the underside of the > metal strip, but I have no idea how to sand the groove of the gas tank > that is under the welded metal strip. > > On Jun 6, 4:31 pm, Javier Garcia <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Have you tried applying heat with a hair dryer? that works well for some > > stickers. > > Javier. > > > On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 12:26 AM, shadowfarside > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > So I received a tank from a guy parting of his 1982 cb450sc and it is > > > pretty rusty. I hve a good idea how to attack it with a prep and > > > sealing of the gas tank and sanding, priming, and painting the tank, > > > but how the heck do I remove the nighthawk symbol mounts? They are > > > rusted and welded to the tank. How do I get them off? How do I put new > > > ones on? > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> > > > . > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > > Have -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
