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| | ====== REF: Body Parts ====== |
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| | ====== Fuel Tank Cleaning, Restoration ====== |
| | ====== Removing Internal Rust ====== |
| | Cleaning out the loose rust scale in the fuel tank can be done with loose metal material placed inside the tank and then shaken up. \\ |
| | This tumbler was rigged up for the shaking part. ((sifty of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-era-specific-and-model-specific/ironhead-sportster-motorcycle-talk-1957-1985/146604-first-harley-1975-xl1000-caf%C3%A9-project/page7?t=1592463&page=7)) \\ |
| | You can find some interesting variants on you tube. \\ |
| | Some have been made from tumble dryers, wheelchairs, electric drills and windshield wiper motors. \\ |
| | This one is made out of scrap parts, an old washing machine drum on a steel axle and a large V belt. \\ |
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| | The tank is wrapped in old towels, taped to the central steel rod and covered in cardboard to save scratches. \\ |
| | It tumbles away OK once you get the speed right. \\ |
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| | Inside the tank is a mixture of brass nuts, some fish tank gravel and a jar of sandblasting garnet. \\ |
| | Let her roll for around 30 minutes and you can see the rusty debris that came out in the 2nd pic below. \\ |
| | And the inside of the tank is now free of flakey rust particles. \\ |
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| | | Homemade tumbler. ((photos by sifty of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-era-specific-and-model-specific/ironhead-sportster-motorcycle-talk-1957-1985/146604-first-harley-1975-xl1000-caf%C3%A9-project/page7?t=1592463&page=7)) ||| |
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| | ====== Pulling a Dent Out ====== |
| | Here is one way to pull and repair a dented gas tank. \\ |
| | Grind the paint off. Make a standoff and glue it to the dented area with high strength adhesive (Hysol used below). \\ |
| | Let it dry overnight or as the directions permit. Then use a slide hammer to pull the dent out. \\ |
| | Carefully remove the adhesive and standoff. \\ |
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| | {{:techtalk:ref:body:repairing_gas_tank_dent_1_by_uncledaddy.jpg?direct&300|}} ((photo by Uncledaddy of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-styles/sportster-motorcycle-project/26409-are-you-insane/page9?t=43715&page=9)) {{:techtalk:ref:body:repairing_gas_tank_dent_2_by_uncledaddy.jpg?direct&300|}} ((photo by Uncledaddy of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-styles/sportster-motorcycle-project/26409-are-you-insane/page9?t=43715&page=9)) {{:techtalk:ref:body:repairing_gas_tank_dent_3_by_uncledaddy.jpg?direct&300|}} ((photo by Uncledaddy of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-styles/sportster-motorcycle-project/26409-are-you-insane/page9?t=43715&page=9)) \\ |
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| | It will probably still require a small amount of body-filler to fill in the remaining imperfections. \\ |
| | You can see the body-filler and primer layers in the first pic below. The entire tank has been wet-sanded with 600 grit. \\ |
| | The second pic below, there are a few base coats applied. \\ |
| | The filler material may require a primer to hide it during base coat. Then apply the finish coat and clear coat. \\ |
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| | {{:techtalk:ref:body:repairing_gas_tank_dent_4_by_uncledaddy.jpg?direct&300|}} ((photo by Uncledaddy of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-styles/sportster-motorcycle-project/26409-are-you-insane/page9?t=43715&page=9)) {{:techtalk:ref:body:repairing_gas_tank_dent_5_by_uncledaddy.jpg?direct&300|}} ((photo by Uncledaddy of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-styles/sportster-motorcycle-project/26409-are-you-insane/page9?t=43715&page=9)) {{:techtalk:ref:body:repairing_gas_tank_dent_6_by_uncledaddy.jpg?direct&250|}} ((photo by Uncledaddy of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-styles/sportster-motorcycle-project/26409-are-you-insane/page9?t=43715&page=9)) \\ |
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