Rusty Motorcycle Fuel Tank Restoration
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ส.ค. 2018
- This tank was done for a friend. The colour choice was his and I really like it. I show you every single process along the way.
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Tools & equpitment used:
Quartz Lacquer - goo.gl/8PTVKM
Base Coat Paint - goo.gl/mWhufG
Rust Remover - goo.gl/13gopW
Moldex Full Face Mask - goo.gl/NNYGrv
FGL 5 Spray gun - goo.gl/Acg5rd
A.N.I. R150-T Mini Spray gun - goo.gl/cHTJS2
Colad Washable Overalls - goo.gl/3Css9E
Colad Mixing Cups - goo.gl/8DYmE8
Colad TurboMix Sticks - goo.gl/cYZfks
Colad Synthetic Paint Strainers - goo.gl/H79ZgL
Steel wire bits - geni.us/keyaD
Rotary Tool - geni.us/HGed
Concentrate Degreaser - geni.us/yUn9
Mannesmann Socket Set - geni.us/HCDZ
Firstly I inspected the tank to get an idea of what needed to be done. I then blasted the tank removing most of the surface rust. I also used paint stripper to remove the paint. Next, I treated the surface with rust remover. This will remove any hidden rust remaining and also prevent rust from returning. I then welded the holes up and checked for leaks by filling the tank with water. Once I was sure it wouldn't leak, I treated the inside of the tank with Rostio
and sealed it with Rostio emulsion. Then, I filled the dents and prepared the surface for the etch primer. Once etched, I then dropped the tank and had to refill the new dents. I then primed the tank and sanded back with 400g and 1000g wet or dry. Once ready for paint, I mixed up the base coat and applied three coats. When it had dried fully I applied a Royal Enfield stencil and painted over it with deep black. I then had to wait for this to dry before applying the final coats of lacquer. A new cap was purchased and added and the restoration was complete.
I didn't show the sanding back and polishing stage of this project as this is something my friend will be doing. His choice.
- Disclaimer: I am no professional. Especially when it comes to electrics. It is certainly an area I am looking to improve in. I am completely self-taught and would appreciate any feedback, advice or constructive criticism.
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I appreciate your honesty that you left that tank dropping footage in and admitted you got extra dents , you could have easily edited that bit out and made it look like nothing happened you are a genuine guy !
it just a reminder to people that even pro make mistake
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@@muhdamirulasri1370 he is not a pro thoe. He is just a virign geek
hey guys! please check tank restoration on my channel please, I need your opinion
Therapeutic to watch ... I enjoy the no music .. no talking crap . Video does the talking , great work . Felt the pain when the tank dropped lol . Keep up the resto work bro 👍🏻👍🏻
Great comment !
Now this is a quality, no nonsense channel. No annoying, unnecessary talking. Just restoration hahaha. Flawless.
Cheers Drew!
I'm a fan of British iron. I have a 1972 Norton 750. Great job on that tank. It's nice to see things like this come back to life.
Bet your friend loved it. My heart sank when the wire broke, all I was thinking was 'at least it's just the primer, at least it's just the primer'
Wich facemask/suit were you using?
This is way better, a craftman in a small village in south france, Magnifique 👌 th-cam.com/video/xYitLrVEhnY/w-d-xo.html
@@patalo299 i died
I own a Royal Enfield and its also in yellow color and this restoration bought me into tears of joy I don't know why.
Those impromptu moments make Restore It very entertaining, shows you how much effort went into this project. Much appreciated.
This channel and Hand Tool Rescue have become my goto things to watch on TH-cam.
I could literally watch you refinish stuff all day long. I love your work and your attention to detail is on point. Thank you so much for posting (especially the problems that drop in).
Since you can't chrome yet, you should keep the old cap as a souvenir. Love the finished product and the videos!
I love that you showed the accident, that is integrity .. Kudos
Ok.
Now I have you in my laptop + mobile + tablet.
And, today I read all your words, down below your video.
Wtf! You're not professional?
You kidding me?! I wish I had 25% of your natural talent, motivation and accuracy in any detail, as you have.
Memorized, that's how I am, right now.
2018 - The year silent videos made a comeback
RandomlySet i prefer this kind of videos instead of some crappy ,,diy music" that u hear in every single video on youtube
Tibi Maerean I was actually referring to lack of narration. Talking through what he is doing etc.... A lot of people seem to be afraid to speak on camera. Usually because they think they sound terrible, but that's due to science and everyone hates hearing themselves because it sounds different to what you hear in your own head as you actually speak.
I am tired of the no narration videos. Maybe, if they don't like their voices, they should buy voice masking software that would make them sound like Darth Vader, or something. I detest music most of all though.
@@sylithgrey8168 #sciene lol....
When you speak, what you hear in your head is different to what others hear (as in how you sound).... That's because in your head, your words haven't come "out" and reverbed around the room etc.... Let me find a link
@@sylithgrey8168 here you go.... www.bbc.com/future/story/20130913-why-we-hate-hearing-our-own-voice
Amazing, beautiful result. Having the blasting cabinet makes derusting/cleaning so much faster and easier. Thanks for listing links to your tools - I need a new rotary tool.
I love how you included the sound in some of the sped up parts. Was satisfying to watch and hear you sand it back especially
That sarcastic "GREAT" understood well through text was hilarious. haha Loved the video.
Great vid! I would pay to see your face when the tank fall from the hanger... Shit happens and the fact that you have showed it us, makes you even bigger!!!
Great work! When the tank fell that even made me swear, good thing it was on the primer stage and not the final clear coat. Looks fantastic now though! Cheers
My dad likes to work on old cars and he got a blast thing (or whatever they are called) and these thing are really satisfying to do on old rusty things.
The original tank had the most awesome patina I have ever seen on a fuel tank. (Nice work btw)
That drop added a lot of tension!
I am 80 years old,and I fondly remember the 1950s , Triumphs, Bsa, Norton,Velocete ,and of course Royal Enfield, it was a great time for British motorcycle manufacturers,unfortunately they let the grass grow under their feet,and the Japanese copied all their designs and then just made them better and cheaper and let's not forget starter motors,sorry about the history lesson,but Royal Enfield are now made in India now,you did a first rate renovation on a very sad looking petrol tank,and definitely gets 5 ☆ ☆☆☆☆
These bikes are still very popular in India.
Enfield is the oldest motorcycle brand in the world and has produced the most bikes ever. Even more than the Japanees
@ Mr. Colin U r going to Hit 💯 👍
Colin Askey boa
Sir I am from and I own one planning for another. These bikes are really Royal
I really appreciate your posts. I also appreciate you including the small flubs like the drop. It takes courage to show the hiccups as well as the wins!
Just found this channel today. I love the fact that you show part numbers for everything you can. Good learning tool.
And with that, you have just earned yourself another subscriber. Beautiful work.
Great video man 👍🏽
Excellent method and superb result. Motorcycle tanks are the first to be scrutinized.
You should do a whole series on restoring a car but edited just like these. Keep it up
All your subscribers from India are probably loving this restoration!
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Looks amazing
So much of hard work and dedication required for this...and patience is the main thing...
I'm glad I am not the only one who has had something drop when spray painting.
Looks brand new!!🤤😍
amazing work !
The color is very nice. By the way a needle glued or scotch taped to the end of a pencil works great for removing stencils! Used it all the time when I was helping my dad as a kid!
Once again, a great job. I do have a tip for masking the entire tank for when you painted the stencils... put the tank in a plastic bag and cut an opening in each side and tape that off instead of taping the entire tank.
My mouth dropped like that tank also when it got loose.
Same happened to me while painting a bass guitar... :/
MirceaD28 I’m not gunna lie: I cried a little.
Man! That have happened to me alot of times. I work with furniture as a painter. And I can tell you that it's not fun when it happens. Alot of cussing occur when that happen! xD
Mine was a motorcycle frame and it hit my toe. The damage was negligible but it hurts like hell.
Beautiful job.
yaar kesa hai
I could watch these vids all day.
Highly inspiring! I love the fact that you restore a wide variety of items.
Love watching your restorations, and this one is no exception.
That color is awesome, it looks like a big Gouda cheese :D
Incredible work. I cringed when the tank fell. One suggestion. Have you ever used plastic razor blades? Imo, they're a safer alternative to steel when peeling off the stencils on that pristine paint. No chance of scratching it. Cheers.
Brian Burke go to a hobby store in their vyinal stencil section and get a rubber tipped stencil pen. It’s like 7 bucks and is made for just that. One end is for peeling the lip and a ball on the other end for sticking to it and peeling it free.
I love the sped up hand sanding. It's so satisfying. I wish I could do that in real life.
I was just thinking you could restore a late 80s
Dirt bike as a video series it would be easy as dirtbikes of the time are quite simple. Love you videos, can't wait till the next one!
Woooo! Finally early to a video! Screw those ASMR videos, this is much better! Keep up the good work, now I just need to find some rusty thing in my garage to restore
Man that is a lot of work Great job dude :-D
Sometimes simple videos without the excessive talking and beating around the bush is perfect. This guys attention to detail is amazing
I was building my Hariey Sportster chopper years ago when I bumped my freshly painted rear fender. It sounded very close to sound your tank made. No dents but had to strip it and start over. Almost cried.
You can’t Chrome, yet.
Yet is the key word.
Stay away from chroming, its very dangerous and in a lot of places is illegal to do without a licence because of the chemicals used.
Mark Wallis: The safer way he could do it is the powder coating method that uses a chrome powder coat. I don't know how shiny it is compared to actual chrome though.
There's a company out here in California that sells a machine that allows you to spray actual chrome
@@78ttop I've seen that advertised. You need to have glass-smooth surfaces. Which will be impossible for me to accomplish so I'm stuck
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Im trying to sleep. but you keep great videos comming❤️
Get your sleep, you gotta deal with that kid and his Satsuma nearly every day.
That clang at 5:07 was heard by restoration enthusiasts around the world. I felt your pain. Awesome resto & looking forward to your next video. Good job.
Beautiful work! Your friend should be very happy with the tank.
Love your work man! Really impressed by how thorough you are, and your attention to detail. I am wondering whether you are learning to become a paint sprayer/panel beater? Or are you just doing it for fun?
I have a comment to make, but I don't want it to be seen as something negative. Please see it as something constructive, to remember in the future, when you're working on other tanks;
You should always pressure test fuel tanks after you have welded them. I test mine to between 5-10 psi, depending on the model of fuel tank. The sturdier the tank, the higher you can go. Some pin-holes will only show up at higher pressures, so you definitely want to go as high as you dare without warping the tank.
My experience is that MIG definitely leaves pin holes. I would recommend TIG or Brazing with silicone-bronze, as that flows nicely into all tiny holes.
Lastly, if you cannot TIG or Braze, use a tank sealer, that would go on the inside of the tank. That will take care of any pinholes that may be left. You can also use JB Weld (slow curing) to plug holes. I have successfully used that on two motorcycle fuel tanks and on an engine oil sump. Neither of which failed after years of use!
Good luck and keep the projects coming :)
Restore It lol, I feel for you about the brazing rods palaver. I had exactly the same problem when I started out. I went through a number of different brazing torch designs before I had one that worked. Propane only/Map gas torches do not get hot enough, or you have to heat up the tank for so long that it starts warping. Been there, done that. You really need to have oxygen and a fuel gas to get the flame hot enough. And don't be tempted to go for the small hobby bottles, unless you're doing a small job. Also tried those and they run out really quickly. I ended up with a propane/oxygen combo, which is the cheapest way to get a good, hot flame. And it's cheaper (and a little less dangerous) than using acetylene.
Im your fan Men!!!
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@@jh5325 C'mon, he's spanish, and in Spain/Argentine or any other countries that have spanish as their own language use "men" like if it was dude, bro or any other words.
I'm assuming he's spanish by the channels he is subbed to.
Nicely restored. Did anybody else think that they Stencil looked pretty cool as is with the reverse yellow lettering?
Fantastic job! How anyone can thumbs down great work and a video like this is beyond me.
Good Job!
Where are you from?
Is it weird that I really liked the look of it with the stencil on better than the black letters ? 🙃
Wow we need you here in Greece , mate ! Keep up .
This guy is so meticulous. I love his work- it’s like art.
When welding fuel containers or pressure vessels that may have combustible residue, it is always a good idea to fill it with water to force vapors and hydrocarbons out. This way you have some more insurance that, while welding, you aren't flashing hydrocarbons on the inside metal surface to vapor which can be ignited and explode during welding.
FliesLikeABrick I wish I could understand what the hell you just said
When welding fuel tanks, you either fill them with non-combustible gasses (argon) or water, that way they dont light up when welding.
First you wash them with water, then air them out for a few days, then light a match, fix it to a long stick, and then try to set the tank on fire
I like how you used very light sandblasting, people usually overdo it
i really enjoy these auto parts restorations. Thank you!
Love the shed/paint booth great idea.
Really beautiful work. I'm curious as to why you didn't fill the brand plate holes, since you painted on the logo. Is the owner planning on adding something there? Whatever the case, that's a great paint job.
I feel like they didn't realize those holes are for a logo plate, and if this is a restoration that's also the wrong logo for an old Enfield
Who are the 115 idiots that disliked this video? Thanks for amazing content!
This is so satisfying to watch, I've added it on my daily playlist.
Very pretty! Excellent work! Keep em coming!
Post a 12-minute vid... three minutes later it has one thumb down. How does that even happen?
Somebody needs to be banned for that crap. Unless they came from the future!
Great vid. That yellow will certainly be visible at a long distance! :)
Not even 1min and he puts it into the sandblaster... ANDTHENNEVER SHOWSZHEBLASTING exclamationmarksx5
If you don't see how that mathematically and ideologically works out, you need to be banned from your father
Rofl couldn't stop laughing when tank drops on the ground, that look and comment 5 dents extra, I thought that s... onley happends to me.
Your videos are the only thing keeping me sane
Great man....my sweet memories coming back once again... Proud owner 1998 till 2004 .
Little bit of eggshell, orange peel texture going on perhaps below the top clear coat. Really bugs me because of the vibrant yellow. It still looks great in many ways just couldn't resist pointing that out
Agreed. He really should wet sand / cut the topcoat back for a truly magnificent finish.
His friend is doing the finish work.
@@crs290 🤷♂️ It's not finished but the video is out so oh well
Definitely should've sanded the base color and topcoat.
5:03 lol
Yes, I know how hard it is to redo the work ... And it's sad. But I laughed like an idiot))
When you were peeling off the tape i thought you had a small dot of black paint on that beautiful yellow, but i was happy to notice it was just a small dot of crap on my screen :) nice work!
Beautiful restoration work!!!!!
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BOING! Boing! boing! Happens to all of us :P Well done otherwise :P
Outstanding work as always! Great restoration!
Super clean work 👍
Every piece is restored
Just finished watching all your videos. These are great! I can't wait to see more!
Just great, absolute stunning and amazing. Big thanks!
Fantastic! Another work of art!
Amazing job as always, can't wait for the new blasting cabint!
Loved the format - a true winning presentation!
Both chroming and electrolysis plating are really difficult. I don't blame you for replacing the cap instead. Amazing results!
I saw someone plating the other day. Looked like a couple of plastic buckets. Looked like a homemade set up. Not sure. I'm no expert on plating. Hopefully he can rig his own soon.
If you decide to go down the plating rabbit hole, do yourself a favor and go with a turnkey system. The chemical formulas that actually work are proprietary and secret... doing it yourself would be like trying to make your own paint or motor oil or cabernet. The results are guaranteed to suck a lot more often than not.
Nice work.. and the best part is when it fell, and your reaction
Beautiful work!!!🎆
nice job, i'll be waiting to see that new cabinet
Love your stuff man, not only is your work super clean, but so is your editing.
Whaaaaaaaaaaaa ..... soooo much effort ..... Wonderful .... I wish there were experts like that around me ...
Nice one!! Hard work is always rewarding!
Man that turned out gorgeous.
My compliments, beautiful job!
Appreciate your love for Perfection , you made the tank worth much more !
Regards from Royal Enfield Brotherhood.
Amazing. And your doing a good job by showing the
matrials you have used . Good bless u brother ..😑
Congratulations on your great work! Very careful and very capricious.
Immaculate job as always...well done sir!
Amazing job!!!! Professional work!!!!
Definetely nice work!!! Thumbs up!!!