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Paintless Dent Removal
Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 5:44 pm
by Carl
Does anyone know if is possible to have minor dents on a tank removed using this type of process?
Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 6:58 pm
by dan1995
i know a guy who does that dent removal...yes it works on gas tanks
Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 6:58 pm
by EMS
There is a dealership in my area that had the system where an adapter is glued to the bottom of the dent and then pulled with a slidehammer. I had two tanks done there and then bought a similar system myself from Eastwood. Used it many times since and it works really well. On older tanks, it may lift the clearcoat though, and if the dent has creases in the metal it will not get the dent out completely.
Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 7:08 pm
by alimey4u2
Lots of companies Stateside that do dent removal, (dentwizard etc.) really depends on the size of the dent whether you are sucessful or not without aftermath work done.
Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 7:16 pm
by Chris
I've used a glue based (not suction) dent puller on small dents and it works. I've used it on motorcycle gas tanks as well. These tools work best on open, flat areas. If there is a body line or crease nearby, I could see that being a problem. I have a tank now that I would like to use this tool on but the dents are too close to body lines. I'll need to use more conventional dent pullers.
Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 7:38 pm
by Carl
I have a very small shallow (almost invisible) crease on a ZRX tank. Bothers me to look at it. A frend of mine had a dent pulled out on a Ford Explorer's driver door. Said it took approx 30 minutes to accomplish. Said you would never know there was previous damage.
Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 7:41 pm
by Chris
Carl wrote:I have a very small shallow (almost invisible) crease on a ZRX tank. Bothers me to look at it. A frend of mine had a dent pulled out on a Ford Explorer's driver door. Said it took approx 30 minutes to accomplish. Said you would never know there was previous damage.
That is possible with these tools. Works better on shallow dents that are evenly shaped (such as a hail stone dent). A creased dent (such as a parking lot type dent) is not so easy to completely remove. Its definitely worth a try because it is unlikely to make things worse on newer paint.