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gas tank dent repair, what to do? picture inside.
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[QUOTE="VA Mud Dauber, post: 1338745, member: 103807"] It's hard to tell from the picture but it looks like it involves the whole side of the tank. If that is the case, you should take it to a body shop and have them make the repair. If you have a dent that has a distinct crease in it, the metal has been stretched and will need to be shrinked. This is done with a couple different methods. Body spoon and a shrinking hammer or heat the area with a torch and apply a cold wet rag. This will tighten the metal and make it unlikely that it would sink back in. You can do this yourself if you drain the tank and use air to blow out any remaining fumes and then heat but you must make sure that it is free of fumes or you will likely get hurt from the explosion. This process is done as you work the metal with the body spoon and shrinking hammer. Tap a little, heat a little and cool with the wet rag repeat until you are satisfied with the repair the apply an all metal body filler. It is a little more labor intensive but will hold up much better than plastic filler. Apply as thinly as possible and it will save you a lot of sanding. If you are not familiar with doing body work, get an old body panel with easy access to the back of the repair area and practice, practice, practice. I hope this helps. Oh yeah, if you decide to try to remove the dent with a suction puller, as you apply steady pulling pressure tap any high spots with a shrinking hammer. You will still need to shrink the metal like I described above. Good luck and let us see a picture of your results. [/QUOTE]
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