petrol tank repair

[gerc]

tried to find a previous post on how to fix a petrol tank without welding/ braizing but couldnt find a thread... i was wondering if the metal puttys on the market that state that they can be used on petrol tanks are a good job?

I dont want to buy a secondahnd tank if possible as the gpz 600 i have is 22 years old, and i cant imagine replacement tanks being in better nick than what i have already ! plus any i have seen for sale are not the same colour. I priced a respray and they are quoting Euro 200-300.00.
thats the value of the bike .
I was going to clean the rust off the tank, use a metal putty for tanks, and respray the bottom half in red as per original.

also while i am on does any of you guys know the paint colour codes for the red and dark grey combination for the gpz 600?

many thanks,
Ger C

[Chad_Clearwater]

JB Weld, an epoxy, can be used.

J-B Weld Company - Uses for J-B Weld Products

[gerc]

Thanks for that Chad, if only i could get that in ireland though ... I will email them to see if they can post one over.
Cheers.

[dup's Connie 14]

I have used JB weld for many things and it has worked great. The biggest thing that I have used it for is for plugging two holes in a car rad. They were the holes for the trans cooler as I put an external cooler on. they where the size of a dime and I used dimes to plug the holes first. I just traded the car in after putting 70 000 kms on it and the JB weld never moved or leaked. If you can get your hands on this stuff it would be your best bet.
The nice thing with it is you can put it on, let it dry then sand it smooth, prime it and paint right over top it. As the fuel tank isn't pressurized you shouldn't have any problems with it leaking. I would recommend that you take the tank off and remove all the gas, letting it dry out for a few days.

dup

[Fordtrucktough]

I used liquid steel on a pin hole in my tank. It didn't last but about a month before the paint had a bubble in it. I'm going to take it to a shop to try to get it brazed.