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Chemical stripping
royhall:
Dream Machine bead blast all their tanks which is way more aggressive than chemical strip. It was Dream Machine that advised me to get the tank acid stripped as they said the beads would tear my already damaged tank to bits. If I can get it stripped Dream Machine are going to remove the bad section and weld in a plate. I will give SPL a call later today and see what's on offer. One day I will awake from this Suzuki nightmare. ;)
AshimotoK0:
Really feel for your'e pain Roy.... I just blasted a CD175 sloper tank at work with Vixosheen 0/44 grade beads.. it's action is so mild that it takes quite a while to remove any residual paint. Probably not what you want to hear but if the structure of the your tank is so weak it will probably come back to bite you again whatever method you use, unless you reinforce the weak metal in some way. Are you talking about the inside of the tank or the outside? I would think any abrasive cleaning inside might lead to trouble with media getting trapped and then coming out with the petrol. I am no expert though.. I guess Menno is you best man on this. The inside of my 500/4 tank he cleaned out was simply amazing. Incidentally, I bead blasted that tank on the outside with 0/44 Vixosheen beads before I sent it and he said it looked really nice and gave me a bit of discount.
royhall:
I was trying to avoid saying this as I don't want to damage reputations here. The Suzuki tank has already been back to a certain place abroad three times. This last time when I filled the newly repainted tank it leaked petrol all over the bikes red hot exhaust and my right leg. Where the tank was repaired, according to Dream Machine, it should have been cut out and a plate welded in. But that's the beauty of hindsight anyone can make a mistake and our friend has been really decent about it. This Suzuki build has been trouble all the way, this time the bastard tried to burn me to death. ;D
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AshimotoK0:
Was your tank chemically stripped inside when it was painted originally Roy?
I agree that if it was my tank I would either have new metal stitched in or find a better tank (I appreciate the latter is difficult in the case of the Suzuki).
I am pretty sure Andrew Parnaby the guy I use in the UK could metal repair and paint the tank. His prices are on par with Menno but his lead times can be much, much longer.
royhall:
--- Quote from: AshimotoK0 on May 17, 2019, 08:08:33 AM ---Was your tank chemically stripped inside when it was painted originally Roy?
I agree that if it was my tank I would either have new metal stitched in or find a better tank (I appreciate the latter is difficult in the case of the Suzuki).
I am pretty sure Andrew Parnaby the guy I use in the UK could metal repair and paint the tank. His prices are on par with Menno but his lead times can be much, much longer.
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Yes it was acid stripped inside and out. Dream Machine are happy to do the job but I need to get it stripped first. The holes were repaired with solder not welded then a liner fitted. First time it was filled at a petrol station the swirling of the petrol from the nozzle completely destroyed the liner and the solder hadn't done its job. Destroyed paintwork yet again. And could have been set on fire as the petrol was running over the red hot exhaust. Shame the bugger didn't burn I could have collected the insurance payout. ;D
This is the company close to me that does the oven thing. http://www.paint-strip.co.uk/ Any ideas if this would be okay?
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