Here is the trashed tank I started with. I had minimal rust inside, and no leaks!!!!! Which is nearly impossible to find on a 86-87 200x tank. I found this tank on ebay one night and it was listed as a 83-85. But looking at the picture, I knew it was not so I hit buy it now for 50 bucks. I emailed the guy about it making sure I got the item in the picture and he replied with a YES! He also said there was no rust inside the tank, and the was a little so he gave me a 20 dollar refund which covered the kreme kit tank prep a and b! So I got the tank for 30 bucks!
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Finished tank. I used the Kreme coat prep and a and b. But not the kreme. I coated the inside of the tank with RED Coat. I feel it works and holds up better than Kreme coat. The tank Prep by kreme coat works really well with getting and little bit of rust out that was inside.
I then stripped the outside of the tank with paint stripper and sanded it smooth. I than used a smallto reshape some of the body lines on the top. Than came some bondo and HOURS of sanding. I even used an orbital sander, and it still took me 12 hours. A few small thin coats of bondo, glazing putty for small spots and some more sanding.
I bought a factory decal kit off of eBay, and had the autobody shop paint the tank first, than apply the decal, than clear over it. Here is the pics of the finished tank.
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Here is the finished trike with full decal kit. The stock fenders are crack free, but have a small stain on the left side.
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I am thinking about getting the frame and some other parts powder coated. There is a few small parts I want yet, but nothing to major.
Give me some feedback fellow trikeaholics!
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