Stripping Paint From Motorcycle Gas Tank

The third theory to remove a dent in a motorcycle gas tank is by heating up that spot of the tank using a hair dryer or something similar and immediately spraying it with freeze spray.

Stripping paint from motorcycle gas tank. Strip the tank down to bare metal sand with 400 grit clean with a degreaserdewaxer like prep-all from autozone. NEW SITE IS UP. Softens up the paint and it peels right off.

It is important to keep the heat gun moving over the circumference of the emblem. The acid will kill anything not steel. Went to drain the gas tank to change the fuel filter EFI.

Do not hold the heat gun in any one position for too. The best way to remove a Harley tank emblem or badge is with a heat gun and a couple of non marring plastic body trim removal tools. Httpamznto2dZHLYSAfter wash you nee.

Pulled the canopy to find bubbling and peeled paint some chips sitting in the bottom of the tank. Whether you stripped the paint or plan to paint over the original color the next step is to wet sand. You dont want to sand through the primer you just want to get it smooth.

Looked down into it to see a spot that looked like paint was bubbling up inside. I did my gas tank 95 WR250 by brushing it on. I plan on.

Use a piece of 180-grit sandpaper over the surface repeatedly until it is smooth to the touch. At least to me. My very disorganized video vaguely describing my most successful method for removing factory paint from the fuel tank of a 2003 ninja 250r EX250F.