Testing a trick to see if it can pop out a dent on a tank

[4mil90350]

on a tank like that your better off just to put a rag over the tank cap and spray compressed air into the tank and it will pop right out.

[Theultimategooch]

Dont get me wrong, but I have a ducati monster down in the garage, and the fuel tank is so thick that I dont think even professionals could remove a dent out of it? Its not like car panel metal :P

[dirtysanchezproducti]

it wont work if the dent has a crease in it like this one did.

[Freakawn]

@dirtysanchezproducti Not true. I hit my pontiac acadian, 1984, rear bumper and a torch and aerosol worked great. Remember, the more heat the more of a chance. And yes, like the above poster said, it's better to spray around the dent and not right in. this keeps the middle, most dented part, more flexible while the cool part contracts and pulls it back into place. Should work on all dents if your creative enough with how you get your energy sources. /know it all off. (I'm 19:P)

[bharatsahni200]

what is this spray?

[TheArbu]

@bharatsahni200 Regular compressed air. When holding upside down it sprays out very cold gas.

[Freakawn]

@bharatsahni200 Any compressed air. Make sure it hold it upside down. For an alternative use, spray it inside a pad lock and then take a hammer and screw driver and give at her. Result? Universal pad lock opener. Not sure about a door handle though...hm brb. *5 mins later* 49.99 for a lock?!

[07MURDEREDOUTSIERRA]

GET A PDR (Paintless Dent Repair) GUY TO GET THAT SUCKER OUT!

[SteelCity1981]

that gas tank metal is too thick this method only works well on thin sheet metal.

[crazyavery4444]

God forbid you dropped that Ducati in the first place.

[billman2112]

It may be a thicker sheet metal gauge for gas tanks...

[5c07788]

I think you did it right because you see the ice centre towards the dent, but you are trying to do it on a nasty dent on the side of the fuel tank where I would guess the metal is a lot thicker than your average metal panel.

[skirkland1980]

you are supposed to heat, then chill, then push the dent from behind...out of view of the camera

[pkrska]

The dent might be too small.

Also you held the coolant on too long.

[203066111]

I would've drilled a 1" hole right in the middle of the dent then put a hook in it attached to a chain then the other side of the chain I would run it under my neighbors car then attach it to the back of my dually and then put my dually in drive and throw a brick on the gas pedal and jump out. That's James Bond Style ;)

[forested665]

heating around and what not the theory will work either way... but for a dent that deep on metal that thick you need a more radical temperature difference. you could use a heat gun (may hurt paint) or a lighter and foil to get the heat up and then buy you a pound of dry ice for about a dollar. its normally -40 degrees so dont handle it with bare skin

[hernandadmx]

I cracked my paint doing this... DOnt do it

[mediamonkey93]

Every other vid i've watched they apply much more coolent spray (whichever it is). I think the point of applying around the area rather than only on the dent is a good one. Kinda makes sense

Now to try it on my car

[Kingali4367]

youre supposed to use a lighter

im sorry a lighter with foil

[Kingali4367]

youre supposed to use a lighter

[ADSMFREDDY]

Ducateeeeee!!!!! 0_o

[donzaxspeed]

after watching it i read "Sadly it didn`t work" i laugh my ass off

[MrHasibafghan]

its a tank thats why it didnt work

[MrPeterharold]

the metal on a motorcycle fuel tank is a much heavier guage than what a cars panels are made of. it probally will not work this way. try using an actual heat gun and get the dent a lot warmer but this may damage the paint. or just use bondo and repaint the tank

[NoseyNNana]

I also noticed you were a few seconds short of 10 seconds. Considering using this technique on my POS stainless steel refrigerator. Never had a fridge take on dents and this $1500 POS has two!

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[chilby00]

I would think that:

heating metal EXPANDS it

cooling metal SHRINKS it

therefore the method should be to HEAT the area AROUND the dent....

then COOL the DENT

in this way the stretched metal in the middle of the dent pulls taught and plinks the metal back to it's original shape

but I havent tried it so maybe i'm wrong eh

[surrfer990]

put a dent on the other side and `Jola` you have a custom made tank

[dreidesq]

Isn't science brilliant.

[JUNIORMICH]

FAIL!!

[saltanat1299]

this method giving damage to colour?

[doublesob]

you needed more heat I think

[schmuckface909]

I'm curious, would not the gas tank on the motor cycle be a thicker gauge of metal as opposed to the body of a car?

[562Krylon]

why don't you try setting the gas tank on fire so it can heat the metal faster

[sudan55]

@562Krylon wtf?

hahahahahahaha

u r going to kill him

peace bro

[nickwulf]

use a heat gun, the metal is pretty thick on bike tanks

[kaitlinmichelleshow]

Fill it with water and throw it in the freezer overnight. Expansion will push out the dent.

[techdavey1000]

A C shaped steel bar with a rounded end is the old method. It is put in through the filler hole and is used to hammer out the dent from the inside.

[Yourmatha]

This is also not going to work on thick aluminum. Aluminum has very little elasticity. When was the last time you saw a spring made from aluminum? Even if it was thin, there was no way it was gonna work on this application.

[aegisforex]

The tank is too thick and the dent is too small relative to its depth. That's why it didn't work.

[Trukillaog]

ummm yea the gas tank is pretty thick, compared to the fender they had in the other video, i doubt it'd work on some thing that thick

[skwurlking82]

probably didn't work due to the tank being too thick

[HorizonsUnlimited]

I hope you drained the gas tank, otherwise it would be difficult to heat up the metal with the gas acting as a heat sink.

[eugie73]

Ohh!! So sad it didn't work dude.

[havintunsofun]

That gas tank is thicker metal then a door panel..........

[12345134768769680800]

i know this is an easy way to rapair you dents ...so it seems....:)) try using logic:))) what happens if you drink a glass of hot water and imediately drink a glass of icy cold water?:))) your enamel on your teeth cracks some happens to the paint it wil crack an peel off ... and this method works perfectly if you live in antarctica because the heat from the sun will pop de dent back in:)))))

[ryanazarko]

can this damage the paint?

[furcino]

I think people don't seem to understand how this all works... You try to warm up the are in and especially around the dent with the hair-drier and then contract just the very inside of the dent by spraying it (just the inside, not the whole thing).

[flyrudebwoi810013]

haha..when the stuff dried it looked like a mini hurricane=)

[ZoneIII]

This is an obvious point but I'm sure your gas tank was empty, right? If not, the gas would absorb the heat and cold and it would be like trying to sweat fit a copper pipe joint with water in the line. I'm sure you know that but I thought I would mention it for the benefit of anyone who may want to try this technique.

[pt9627]

you have to heat it a little longer and hold the compressed air longer until you hear it pop

[Fragglezed]

I suggest filling the tank and then using an open flame to heat it up. Remember to leave the cap off.

[gshdrums]

i rekon it would but you need to heat it longer, and you need to spray more air

[gravetrip]

You did it a bit wrong. You supposed to chill area AROUND the dent, not the dent itself. The point is when the metal is hot it is extended equally over the hot area, but when you cooling it then metal shrinks a bit. So if you chilling all area it shrinks equally and nothing happens. But if you chilling area around the dent then this area shrinks faster then the dent and so dent will be pulled radially. That's how it works. Try again.

[SuperSoaker202]

hey can you or do you think you can post a vid of how it supposed to be done since i can see it looks like you know your business.. im not being rude or anything i jus really wanna see it done for real.. or atleast right.. plz