Body shops use stud welders on big dents and pecking hammers and suction cups on small ones. There are other techniques like heating with a torch and using water to shrink the metal too. If it is that bad I'd take it to a shop and get a quote. If the price is good or cheaper than a stud welder then just have them do it. They can match the paint too. For the future either replace the bars or weld a blob of metal on the frame stops so you don't dent the tank again if you drop it. You also could just make the dents even on both sides and use some filler to make them look factory. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
-----Original Message----- From: Drahgun <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2011 00:45:04 To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!<[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: 83 cb450 tank MAybe its a pretty big ding the p/o got in a bit of a ding the forks were banged into tank and dented the corner in abiut 4-5 inches On Jul 2, 2:56 am, James O'Gorman <[email protected]> wrote: > I'll bet you could make it work with some rubber and an inch or two of water. > Use a regular sink stopper or rubber jar opener pushed inside the tank, then > get a little water to hold the stopper against the inside of the opening. > With the tank upside down, it should work to seal. > > - James O'Gorman > > On Jul 1, 2011, at 11:36 PM, Kurt Nolte <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Neat trick, Pat, but it might not work with all of our tanks, since part of > > the fuel cap's function is to act as a vent. Not sure if there's a one-way > > valve involved in that or not; might still work! > > > -Kurt > > > On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 10:42 PM, Pat Patterson <[email protected]> wrote: > > How bad is the tank? I've had good luck inflating ATV tanks. Pull it off, > > put the cap on, rig a small hose to the outlet, cut off a tire valve from a > > bicycle tube, clamp in other end of hose. Inflate with bicycle pump. Go > > slow! light tapping with a rubber hammer around the edges of the dent will > > help. > > > -- > > 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 > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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. -- 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.
