removing deents from tank which way to do?????

[vartiak15]

to get dnets out of a tank which is the safer route, filling tank with water or filling tank with air?

[Mobular]

Use a Uni-Spot tool to attach studs to which you'd use a dent puller to pull the dents out. Alternatively, just fill the dents with some bondo, and shape. Using water/ice won't work, and compressed air will just blow the tank apart. Do it right the first time.

[ClayW]

I have always used high quality body filler. Works great and hold up very well with a good paint job over it. Not spray paint. Automotive paint.

ClayW

[Macs]

alright i was an ex body man and a motorcycle body man. the stud gun is very effective but costly if you are not going to use it often ,but you have to remeber were to place your studs because the hemlines of the tank make the metal very strong. the heating/cooling method will not work also because of this. the thermal expansion will not have the strenght to move the metal of the tank unless the dents are in an area that is weaker then the rest example of that would be if it was on the middle of the right side not around any hemlines or creases. compressed air in dangerous and will cause far more problems then it fixxes. depending on were the dent is. if you can get a 1x1 block or something behing it and reshape the metal with a body hammer would be yourt best bet if it is possible then use body filler. if you use the screw type slide hammer it will not hold gas. the filler would absorb it. if you use body filler do not let any gas touch it. first off you will not get paint to stick and in a couple of days it will lift.

[smokinp]

have always used high quality body filler. Works great and hold up very well with a good paint job over it. Not spray paint. Automotive paint same here,I just got done doing my 200X tank about a week ago and I sanded it down to the bare metal and then used some body filler and then sanded all the rougth spots down and then painted it with car paint,looks great.caddy white too :p

[kryppy]

alright i was an ex body man and a motorcycle body man. the stud gun is very effective but costly if you are not going to use it often ,but you have to remeber were to place your studs because the hemlines of the tank make the metal very strong. the heating/cooling method will not work also because of this. the thermal expansion will not have the strenght to move the metal of the tank unless the dents are in an area that is weaker then the rest example of that would be if it was on the middle of the right side not around any hemlines or creases. compressed air in dangerous and will cause far more problems then it fixxes. depending on were the dent is. if you can get a 1x1 block or something behing it and reshape the metal with a body hammer would be yourt best bet if it is possible then use body filler. if you use the screw type slide hammer it will not hold gas. the filler would absorb it. if you use body filler do not let any gas touch it. first off you will not get paint to stick and in a couple of days it will lift.



You can drill holes and use a slid hammer, I did it years ago before the unispot machine. Not recommended as you need to weld the holes back up
before pressure testing it. I also used some JB weld type epoxy as a replacement for bondo.

[x.system]

I used to do body work and paint for a living but theres a guy around here called the dent doctor, he travels around the surounding towns going to dealerships removing door dings on the used cars with his little tools. We got ahold of him one time to sort of challenge him with a massive dent in a pickup box side. All I can say is this guy is good, when he was finished, after about 30 minutes of poking and proding, that box side was perfect, didn't even need to be repainted, being a painter I was impressed. You may want to see if you have anyone like this in your area.

[AirManCam]

I know the dentpullers really do work, i used them on my 350x gas tank. I would go down to wally world or somwehre and buy a dent puller, they do work.