just a personal view of rust
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Originally Posted by TobyE
Thanks Dave, good find on the link (I did do a search but obviously didn't look well enough  ).
Talked to SRS Motorcycles in Hammersmith, they suggested sandpapering and painting over, I got this advice from a car repair shop also. What I think I will do is to - Sandpaper it to get rid of all rust I can
- Spray it with rust inhibitor
- NOT paint it, but fit a leather tank cover - this way I can monitor what's going on with the dent situation from time to time
Good idea?
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Maybe I am just too fussy, but the sandpaper will not get into the depths of the dent no matter how hard you try - the rust is there on a microscopic scale; some version of sand/bead blasting would do a much better job of the preparation; the fuel tank is a small item so it could be taken off and put into a blasting "tank" (not sure what they are called, but I have had a go on one - excellent clean metal afterward).
Yes, a chemical inhibitor can be useful I suppose: I have tried them in the past on car bodywork but not recently.
Paint is very effective anyway in multiple coats to build the thickness, if you want to save on the cost of a cover: if the rust does start to show, it will be the warning to start over again!!
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Dave
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