Repairing a dent in the tank?

[PSk]

When I bought my GS500 the only blemish was/is a small dent in the tank. It has only just broken the paint unfortunately and was apparently caused by the previous owner dropping a TV on the bike ...

Anyway is there tricks to repairing this sort of thing or is it going to be ugly involving removing paint, and pulling out, etc. I'd like to pull it out and not have to repaint and accept the current crack in the paint (which you can't really see) and just keep the tank polished so it won't start rusting, etc.

Or is there a tank repair master in Sydney?
Pete

[duckracer]

It all depends on how bad the dent is. A little trick I used on Cars with hail damage is to heat the dent and surrounding area with a propane torch, or just let it sit in the sun for a few hours ,then apply some dry ice. The metal shrinks and the dent will pop out. If it has not creased the tank you can also try a "paintless dent" shop. They can do some amazing things with those dent levers.

[PSk]

Originally Posted by duckracer

It all depends on how bad the dent is. A little trick I used on Cars with hail damage is to heat the dent and surrounding area with a propane torch, or just let it sit in the sun for a few hours ,then apply some dry ice. The metal shrinks and the dent will pop out. If it has not creased the tank you can also try a "paintless dent" shop. They can do some amazing things with those dent levers.

Unfortunately it is near the rear of the tank and thus I don't think it will just pop out ... but I will try the paintless dent shop suggestion. I can always ask ... .

Pete