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25th January 2011, 11:32 PM
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Hole in my tank
I have a small hole in my petrol tank about a mil anyway a hole is a hole and it's pissing out... yeah you got it...petrol!!!
Anyway i've thought about using petseal but i've heard petseal dosn't react well because of the ethanol in petrol. Anyone got any advice on the best product to use or what they have used thats worked. To view pics on this biker's forum - your post count must be 2 or greater. ok....... waiting for the title change..... To view pics on this biker's forum - your post count must be 2 or greater. To view pics on this biker's forum - your post count must be 2 or greater. To view pics on this biker's forum - your post count must be 2 or greater. 
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#2
25th January 2011, 11:33 PM
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Re: Hole in my tank
egg yoke
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#3
25th January 2011, 11:38 PM
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Re: Hole in my tank
had same problem recently and i used repair metal for good unibond, job done lad
got it in a diy place woodies etc To view pics on this biker's forum - your post count must be 2 or greater. To view pics on this biker's forum - your post count must be 2 or greater.
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#4
25th January 2011, 11:43 PM
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Re: Hole in my tank
alrite lad look up rustaway.ie,tank repair,savage stuff,used it myself,100%.cheap too,small bottle wud do ya
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26th January 2011, 12:08 AM
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Re: Hole in my tank
that stuff i was on about seals all the tank inside prevents from futher pinholes,chemical metal is an external job,not the thing
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26th January 2011, 12:12 AM
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Re: Hole in my tank
get JB WELD
one of if not the best of the chemical metals, im sure ya can get it here To view pics on this biker's forum - your post count must be 2 or greater.
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26th January 2011, 12:16 AM
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Re: Hole in my tank
jbweld is good stuff, i did the tank on blackrhythms old slabbie with it,
the only problem is if you've one hole theres probably more on the way, seal the tank from the inside(see the por15 sticky at the top of the page)
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#10
26th January 2011, 11:16 AM
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Re: Hole in my tank
Originally Posted by jim'll fix it
Thanks for all the info guy's i think the por15 is the best option as you say if i have 1 hole there is more on the way.
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#11
26th January 2011, 11:29 AM
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Re: Hole in my tank
i'll get slated for this
but buy a new tank i,ve been thru the welding the chemical metal bonds the petseal, the eggyokes the black putty, the second hand tanks off ebay, everything and in the end for piece of mind and time spent researching, phone calls, etc just buy a new one
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#12
26th January 2011, 12:05 PM
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Re: Hole in my tank
an area of mine started that way pin hole after pinhole - so eventually bit the bullet and cleaned an area 4 x required and and used a product called petrol seal from local factors. Can be worked after but i didn't bother as tank bag covering - not a problem since. This will get you going tiil you find another reasonably priced tank.
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#13
26th January 2011, 12:38 PM
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Re: Hole in my tank
Go to your nearest motor factors and ask for Rectorseal EP200 putty. Follow the instructions for mixing and make sure the surface is sanded down and clean around the hole and fill it. I've used it and it works great.
If there is one pin hole, another isn't far behind. You should also Petseal the tank, but that is a pain and is dear. Probably best bet is to eventually shop around for a new tank. On the subject, anyone know if Petseal is actually fibreglass resin?
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#14
26th January 2011, 08:24 PM
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Re: Hole in my tank
Dugliz, what bike is the tank off? a mate of mine has a couple of cbr tanks, a 750 hurricane and i think a 1000f(early type)
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26th January 2011, 08:42 PM
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Re: Hole in my tank
Had this problem on my bros. I dropped the bike one day and the tank started leaking at the seam.
The way I fixed it was by emptying the tank and then applying quicksteel from local motorfactors. Left it to cure for the day and never had problems with it since. Didn't do a pretty job on it but it did the trick. To view pics on this biker's forum - your post count must be 2 or greater.
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#16
27th January 2011, 04:50 PM
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Re: Hole in my tank
Originally Posted by jim'll fix it
its of the cbr1000f same as the cbr 750 hurricane.
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#17
27th January 2011, 07:39 PM
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Re: Hole in my tank
Originally Posted by Dugliz
His phones off, ill give ya a shout when i get a hold of him,
he's based in athlone but he'd be in dublin a fair bit,
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