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MrDavo:
My tank has always had a bubble in the paint, about the size of a 2p. Because the paint is original afik I have left it alone. Today i noticed to my horror that, whether because of the recent hot weather, or me poking around at it, a large pea size bubble has appeared in the middle of it.

This is too big to ignore. The good news is that I always wanted a Candy Gold Honda, my mate had a new gold CB250 that I tried to keep up with. I know that there is  a  tank painter on here, and advice about fresh decals, however it can all wait until Winter.

In the meantime, can I pop the bubble with a sharp blade and reseal with my clearcoat touch Up? Or would you leave well alone?

hairygit:
I would leave it well alone. If you burst the bubble, the paint may have hardened again, and then it could crack and break of leaving an exposed area, which would look awful. Also, if the paint is still soft, you will have surplus paint skin which will not lie flat, and again look awful. :-[

royhall:
I recently had one of those on my Suzuki GS1000. The painter I use popped it with a sharp needle and did nothing else, the following day it had gone. He said if you try to flatten it out it will crease and look a mess, it's hard to even see the needle hole now.

hairygit:

--- Quote from: royhall on June 04, 2017, 04:13:54 PM ---I recently had one of those on my Suzuki GS1000. The painter I use popped it with a sharp needle and did nothing else, the following day it had gone. He said if you try to flatten it out it will crease and look a mess, it's hard to even see the needle hole now.

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  Quite possibly that could work, but get a professional paint person to do it, that way if it goes tits up, it's their fault!

Green1:
My 750 developed a bubble under the tank I made the mistake of popping it.
Its gone back now but it has creased good job its out of sight.

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