im gonna dent my tank....how should i do it....i want it to look good !!!

 

get a dead blow and take is slow. start around the fill cap and work ur way out.

 

I used to just beat mine in! These days I learned a little better. Start slow around the cap straight on and hit it hard but not too hard! (Too hard and you will end up with gas *** later down the line!!!!) I usually use a rubber mallet to start then swith to a lead hammer later once I got the cap beat in! Just go slow, me and a buddy heated ours around the lip where we wanted it to curl on the outside. That seemed to work pretty well, less wrinkle in the metal that way. (Take it off and empty it if your thinking of doing this though!)
Hope that helps, its pretty simple really!

 

+1 dead blow is the only way to go for this. Also, keep checking your gas cap for fitment and that the parts dont come loose. Ive only seen it once but my friends gas cap rattled apart from the tank being hit and we had to fish them all out! Post pics when your done!

 

You heated your tank?? With what? Definitely dont empty it then!! A full tank is less likely to ignite then an empty one! Fumes are bad and will ignite much quicker!

 

Fumes ignite waaaaaay quicker than liquid state} that is true^^ but i dont know how safea full tank is

 

Its a hell of a lot safer than empty! I just wouldnt heat my tank. I guess you could fill it with water, but you run the risk of rust later on...??

 

lol neither are to safe! id say empty and run some water though it!

 

We ran water through them!!!! Pulled the cap and the fuel pump and everything! Didn't have any problems. It ended up just fine!

 

i wouldn't heat it

 

do it the easy way these guys are trying to make it hard for you. don't take the tank off, don't heat it up, don't take the fill cap off. just start around the fill cap denting with a dead blow and work ur way out. 10 min later you are done.

 

Sorry if I made it out to be harder than what it is. He just said that he wanted it to look good. Wasn't trying to start a big ordeal or anything!

 

how do those guys get it to look like it came from the factory dented??? caz theirs be dented but like smooth as heck..do they use a hammer also??

 

Stomp on it with your foot first to get the initial dent started, use a big *** rubber mallet and beat it till it fits your ***. Did this to mine and it turned out perfect, my first dent too

 

when you get the dent the way you want it put a thin layer of bondo, make as even as possible, unless you like to sand...:YEAH

 

If you want it minty as hell, buy a new tank, have the top cut off and someone who is good with metal make you a pan to weld onto it. Ive seen some sweet tanks that have gone through this. However if this is your first tank dent, your probably not at the "super stunter" level and your tank will be dented many more times from going down. So jump on it, get a dead blow and go to it.

 

I used a rubber mallet and mine came out minty fresh... will post pics in a sec haha.

 

The ring around the cap was broken from the tank before but it still seals the dent came out super smooth.

No body filler

 

bad idea on the grip tape...hope u plan on buying new jeans every week

 

+1. I did my first tank last week just by reading thread on stuntlife. Its not to purdy but I didnt have alot of time. I couldve made it look better but I wanted to ride. I would say that after the majority of the tent is there, Use a small rubber mallet to work out the small imperfections.