How to Remove Dents from a Motorcycle Tank | Complete Guide

Learn how to completely remove a dent, small or big, from a motorcycle gas tank using 2 different methods!

If you guys have any questions leave it in the comments below.

Thanks for watching!

[Sainte]

I just had my first wreck after four years of street riding. I have a decent sized dent that tore the paint up. Thanks for the tips, they will be handy here once I heal up.

[McCoyWitham]

Recently crashed my motorcycle and this really helped a lot

[lavielemond]

This is a quality video, mate...as a tradesman panel-beater (undertook an apprenticeship at a Honda - car - dealership down here in Oz in the '90s) & motorbike fanatic who has 'flipped' a few lightly damaged NSR250's, VTR 10000 SP1/SP2's & Fireblade 900/1000s after first kitting them out in HRC '94/Castrol/Repsol racing colourways (depending upon the bike in question), I'll now recommend this video to anyone with too many questions for me to answer when it comes to bike resto' jobs...cheers & best wishes from "Down Under" & have a great Xmas!!

[richardbartlett]

Great video and I did not wreck my bike - luckily! Tank repair for a 1976 Yamaha RD400 drag bike which came with dents - motor ready - thanks for the help!

[bryan]

Nice Work. I'm about to tackle my tank right now

[bigworm]

You needed to tap down the high spots, BIG TIME. That will help the dents come out easier, as well as actually getting them down even and make the body work look right. I do this for a living.

[wonderone]

Cheers boss, my dents are quite significant compared to this. This has helped me out with my progress

[beamerstearoom]

Good video, I do need to ask why you didn't try tapping the edges with a body hammer and then pulling? I have seen a lot of vids in the last week as I am about to do the same thing.
I also was trained as a metalsmith, a dead blow hammer around the edges will help relax the metal edges.

[tomasteel]

Thank you! I watched a few videos and this is the best yet on this subject !! Much appreciated :)

[JulianTheFrijoler]

What's better slide hammer dent repair or the one you used

[bigworm]

Would help with your sanding if u didn’t hard line it, tape farther back and prep around the dent and area with 400-600 so u can blend the primer, easier and better prep ;)

[mythicman]

After primer, how do you use (and where do you buy?) OEM paint color to blend into surrounding area? Special sprayer?

[andrewcardenas]

I have a 7 inch long dent on the right side of my tank. Tried the hot glue kit but it didn’t really do
Much of it, but not sure if I need to take it to someone to fix or if I can do the second method in your video. Any tips or help would be great

[kevinnkadeslowrideraddicti]

Does Bondo stick well to a outside gas tank??...Another Question, will it Crack due to expansion?

[Bokst]

That was some good tips man I was really my bike out of the kitchen area as I keep it there cos people keep trying to steal it you're as that's where I keep my bike at night I lost balance and the tank hit the side of the fly screen door the hard main frame part of the door dammit which put a quite a sharp dent but very sharp I am wondering if I could fill it in with liquid steel as it is impossible to get down into the tank to push from the inside out it is only about 2 inches long buy 1 inch wide yeah if it is small and yes it is very annoying I will try liquid steel being as it is such a small dent it is sandable and paintable and dryers hard as Steel wish me luck I am going to need it but I do not want my bike to have a dent in its tank I love my iron horse more than most things other than my best mate my little Chihuahua lol

[marshab]

My dents on my Harley-Davidson Sportster tank wouldn’t budge with a dent pulling kit. Tried 2 different ones. Can’t get to it with dentless repair tools either. A friend wants to use a slide hammer to pull it out, but this will leave a hole in the tank and I’m not comfortable with Bondo being able to fill the whole properly. Any thoughts?

[miliee]

Thanks for sharing man that was a good video it helped a lot

[JohnEPratt]

Nice work, this may just solve a problem I created but I cannot find the puller you used. Please tell me who makes them and where you got them from.

[LoxBeats]

if i went to a shop how much would they charge me to fix it ( give or take) ?

[bellarides]

How much would it take if i bring it to a motorcycle service center.