> Graham Motzing Wrote:
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> anything with actual break-through pin holes, the easiest way to fix it
> is brazing it. sealers won't hold once its broke through no matter what
>
> i dunno i avoid all that shit, i do a muriatic acid soak using a
> rubbermaid with like 1" in the bottom to really burn it all out good,
> then i strip the paint in the affected area, then a couple rinses, then
> braze it, coat the inside with half gas half oil mix, sand, bondo, sand,
> primer, paint.
>
> i've saved some pretty gnarly shit. This ninja 250 had like 1/4" rust
> holes that i had to weld roofing nails to close up, someone had tried a
> bad JB weld and bondo job on it and it was all smashed up. When i was
> done you could definitely tell it had been patched, but it didn't leak
> and got the jerb done. More time with the bondo and i could have made
> it nice but it was a $200 commuter/beater bike so who cares.
> >
That's inspiring! The only reason I used the Kreem instead of brazing in the first place is that a friend got a random package with a bunch of motorcycle shit in it (clutch levers, motocross boots, Kreem, etc.) that he didn't order and so he gave it to me.
It's my understanding that the only good way to get gas resistance when repainting a tank is to powdercoat it; is that the case? I've never painted a tank before