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#1 skedaddle

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Posted 09 September 2019 - 06:53 pm

I've had a dent on me tank for a while since a bit of a mishap. Any tips on getting rid of the fecker? I've tried one of the dent suction things and did no good. Is the tank single Walled? Can I push this out from the inside with a bit of a bent pipe or something?

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Posted 09 September 2019 - 07:00 pm

Bagster is your friend here!!
Mine caught the shed door frame. Had a tank cover ever since...
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Posted 09 September 2019 - 07:26 pm

You could try an air bag, summit like a blood pressure cuff (big one ) or fuel bag, shove it in the tank and connect summit to pump it up.....if ya can push it out a bit with some sort of pipe, be a bit arsey though, you'll prolly still need to fill it a bit..single walled.


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Posted 09 September 2019 - 07:40 pm

Bagster is your friend here!!
Mine caught the shed door frame. Had a tank cover ever since...


Balls, was hoping that wouldn't be an answer. Sound though.

You could try an air bag, summit like a blood pressure cuff (big one ) or fuel bag, shove it in the tank and connect summit to pump it up.....if ya can push it out a bit with some sort of pipe, be a bit arsey though, you'll prolly still need to fill it a bit..single walled.


Yeah I saw some lad on YouTube cut a tyre in half close both ends and connect it to a compressor and stick it in the tank. Worked out perfect. Bit too much work for me. Might have a go at pushing it out with something. Single Walled is a plus.

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Posted 10 September 2019 - 12:48 pm

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"Remove tank dent"

Never had to do it but several ideas there.

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Posted 12 September 2019 - 12:59 pm

I've used this kind of thing with some success - yours looks like it should come out

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Posted 15 September 2019 - 08:05 pm

That's what I'm looking at. Seen a few on youtube, think the dent should come out with the right bit of persuasion.

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Posted 15 September 2019 - 10:22 pm

That's what I'm looking at. Seen a few on youtube, think the dent should come out with the right bit of persuasion.

 

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