Restoring Dirt Bike Gas Tank

Haven t tried this on a gas tank but i strongly suspect wet sanding it with 800 1000 2000 grit sandpaper then buffing or polishing with plastx would work if anything can get out the discoloration this should.

Restoring dirt bike gas tank. Not suprisingly decals on the plastic fuel tanks did not last long. If it is going to have gas in it drain it after every ride. If you have a white tank that is yellow on the surface you can sand it off and do what i did however if the tank in yellow from gas it will be all the way through the plastic and impossible to fix without having to use paint but paint sucks and does not work well. The ultimate dirt bike transformation time lapse duration.

The secrets to restoring dirt bike parts duration. It is a thin plastic shell that covers most of the tank. Problem with many old plastic tanks is once you get that 30 year old tank looking nice the oils in the petroleum make up of the plastic have been long gone leaving you with a tank that is very prone to cracking. Cameron niemela 410 119 views.

If the tank will never have gas in it just paint it. Labor intensive but probably worth it. I have woken up more than once with gas all over the garage floor from an old plastic tank that has split. How to fix a cracked plastic gas tank video.

I even tried filling an ice chest with bleach and submerging the tank for a month with zero results. It was a green tank so it was just scratched up and dull. During restoration of my 1982 suzuki rm250 i learned some important lessons about restoring and preserving plastic fuel tanks. Most manufactures realized that it was issue and moved the decals to radiator shrouds at least on the water cooled bikes.