1975 Honda Z50 Pit Bike Gas Tank - Stripped, Tumbled, Lined and Primer

1975 Honda Z50 pit bike gas tank. This is a gas tank we purchased with the intentions of demonstrating what we can do. Follow along as we detail each step that goes into restoring this gas tank. Everything from stripping the tank, removing the rust inside and out, repairing the holes, installing permanent epoxy liner, pressure testing and paint. If we can restore this gas tank and make it serviceable again. We can help you with your gas tank needs too.

Here are the pictures before and after stripping the outside. You can see the gas tank was in horrible condition. Weathered paint, scratches, dents, severe rust, lots of holes and pitting. We used a combination of dry and wet blasting to strip the outside of the gas tank. Dry blasting in the wrong hands can cause more damage to the gas tank. When used properly. Its a great way to knock loose any "bad metal". "Bad metal" being any loose metal so we can see what type of actual solid metal there is to work with. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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