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Welder needed to seal puncture in gas tank

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    Welder needed to seal puncture in gas tank

    Anybody skilled enough to do this type of work or can refer me to someone?




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    Re: Welder needed to seal puncture in gas tank

    Martell welding in lowell or tewksbury, it's right on the line

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    Rename your thread to 'brave welder'

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    Re: Welder needed to seal puncture in gas tank

    I know someone on the North Shore. PM me for a contact info.

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    Re: Welder needed to seal puncture in gas tank

    How bad is it ?
    Where are you at ?
    Track bike or show piece ?

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    Re: Welder needed to seal puncture in gas tank

    Quote Originally Posted by virtualbong View Post
    Anybody skilled enough to do this type of work or can refer me to someone?
    i can absolutely do this for ya buddy. give me a call if interested.

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    Re: Welder needed to seal puncture in gas tank

    don't blow the shop up Richie!!

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    Re: Welder needed to seal puncture in gas tank

    Quote Originally Posted by FirstDuc-1098 View Post
    don't blow the shop up Richie!!
    i weld tanks whenever i pull dents out with a dent pull system so i aint scared

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    Re: Welder needed to seal puncture in gas tank

    Quote Originally Posted by landricscustoms View Post
    i can absolutely do this for ya buddy. give me a call if interested.
    Just uploaded pics of the area that I punctured. As you can see from the 2nd and 3rd pics...the puncture is behind the bracket so not sure how you would get to it. I still can't believe how idiotic of a move this was. My eagerness to get in the next track session rushed my thinking. Lesson learned.

    If you can handle something like this, can you PM me an estimate cost?

    btw. some people say to JB Weld it...thoughts?

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    Re: Welder needed to seal puncture in gas tank

    Dont bother with jb weld. Ill take off the bracket. Do the repair and reweld it back on $130 not including if you want repainted afterwards. It would come back to you in primer at the weld location

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    Re: Welder needed to seal puncture in gas tank

    Quote Originally Posted by virtualbong View Post
    Just uploaded pics of the area that I punctured. As you can see from the 2nd and 3rd pics...the puncture is behind the bracket so not sure how you would get to it. I still can't believe how idiotic of a move this was. My eagerness to get in the next track session rushed my thinking. Lesson learned.

    If you can handle something like this, can you PM me an estimate cost?

    btw. some people say to JB Weld it...thoughts?
    much like jb weld the pics suck.

    epoxy designed for the material the tank is made of and is gas proof would work just as good as welding or brazing.

    welding tanks is easy if you know what your dooing although your paint wouldn't be happy.

    if it's a steel tanks welding the tank with out sealing the inside after will more than likely cause the inside of the tank to rust.

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    Re: Welder needed to seal puncture in gas tank

    Can you do aluminum tanks too Mr Landrics? (Say, starting with just aluminum sheet and ending with a tank? )

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    Re: Welder needed to seal puncture in gas tank

    Quote Originally Posted by sandman View Post
    much like jb weld the pics suck.

    epoxy designed for the material the tank is made of and is gas proof would work just as good as welding or brazing.

    welding tanks is easy if you know what your dooing although your paint wouldn't be happy.

    if it's a steel tanks welding the tank with out sealing the inside after will more than likely cause the inside of the tank to rust.
    Unless the tank is left empty or fueled below the weld for a long period of time rust will not be an issue what so ever

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    Re: Welder needed to seal puncture in gas tank

    Quote Originally Posted by Kurlon View Post
    Can you do aluminum tanks too Mr Landrics? (Say, starting with just aluminum sheet and ending with a tank? )
    Not quite yet... But i would love to give it a shot... Ive got aplanishing hammer sitting at my shop just dying to give it a shot.....

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    Re: Welder needed to seal puncture in gas tank

    For the low priceof $3.87 for some jb-weld , and 24 hrs total cure time , I would give it a try. I've had a jb weld job hold over 7yrs on the bottom side of my truck tank. Then it went to the crusher, its probable still holding.

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    Re: Welder needed to seal puncture in gas tank

    Quote Originally Posted by BluGixxer View Post
    For the low priceof $3.87 for some jb-weld , and 24 hrs total cure time , I would give it a try. I've had a jb weld job hold over 7yrs on the bottom side of my truck tank. Then it went to the crusher, its probable still holding.
    sure.... it Might work.. but one question comes to my mind. Is it worth the risk???? on a bike.... right above the exhaust... on a track bike....

    not to me.

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    Re: Welder needed to seal puncture in gas tank

    Quote Originally Posted by landricscustoms View Post
    Dont bother with jb weld. Ill take off the bracket. Do the repair and reweld it back on $130 not including if you want repainted afterwards. It would come back to you in primer at the weld location
    Hey i'll contact you this week. Thanks!

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    Re: Welder needed to seal puncture in gas tank

    Jb weld makes a kit for gas tanks. Its jb weld and a piece of fibreglass woven-matt, and I'm sure if it wasn't safe, they wouldn't put there name on it.
    And my cat ran next to my tank.
    Its just a sugestion for an easy fix. Sometimes keeping it simple is the best answer. K.I.S.S.

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    Re: Welder needed to seal puncture in gas tank

    Quote Originally Posted by BluGixxer View Post
    Jb weld makes a kit for gas tanks. Its jb weld and a piece of fibreglass woven-matt, and I'm sure if it wasn't safe, they wouldn't put there name on it.
    And my cat ran next to my tank.
    Its just a sugestion for an easy fix. Sometimes keeping it simple is the best answer. K.I.S.S.
    on a car... i couldnt agree more. on a bike.... eh.. not so much.

    and who you callin stupid... (k.i.s.s.) lol

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    Re: Welder needed to seal puncture in gas tank

    Quote Originally Posted by virtualbong View Post
    Hey i'll contact you this week. Thanks!
    you gots it buddy.

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    Re: Welder needed to seal puncture in gas tank

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    Would not brazing be better for that?

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    Re: Welder needed to seal puncture in gas tank

    Check this out. they will also fix the dent at the same time....

    http://hawkgtforum.com/forum/showthr...t=welding+tank


    YES these are the same size tank....




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    Re: Welder needed to seal puncture in gas tank

    Back in the day we would rinse and rinse

    Then stick a torch right in the filler hole just in case.

    Maybe brazing or silver solder is too old school but you could fix something like that with a propane torch yourself.

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