Scratched the bejesus out of my tank – options?

[PEDEGG]

So, I'm not really sure how this happened as I’ve been wearing the same gear for months and mounting/riding the bike the same way since I got it. Came back from santa pod on Monday and noticed this array of deep scratches when I got off the bike, definitely weren’t there when I washed it on Friday.

Anyway..... is a bit of polish/t-cut going to fix this or I'm I looking at a re-spray? Would a bit of touch up paint help without looking too stupid? Are there protectors to stop scratches on this part of the tank without covering the whole thing with a baglux or similar?

I think I m going to have to at least protect it asap as the bike is kept outside and I don’t want any rust to creep in.

Cheers.

https://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x400/DTAPhotographyUK/scratchedtank.jpg

[Matt578]

It looks like they have gone through the paint so you wont be able to get them out with any polish im afraid

As far as touch up paint goes i think it all depends on how well its applied and how close the colour match is. I think with multiple scratches going in different directions it will be hard to cover with a touch up tbh.
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[PEDEGG]

cheers, i thought as much. very annoying and just looks plain ugly!

[Bendy]

You can get some pretty big tank protectors, I had a carbon fibre one that would probably have covered that far round.

[PEDEGG]

so is the only way to fix this a re-spray? how much do those usually come out too?

should i be protecting against rust in the meantime?

cheers

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yeah you will need some rust revention on that as it goes down into the bare metal.

yeah your looking at a complete respray. although a profesional job will cost in excess of £150/£200 (done cheaply) something worth considering might be vinyl wrap. its a pain in the arse to fit. lots of heating and stretching and so on but its typicaly cheaper and faster than a professional respray.

then once the wraps on you can just apply the tank protectors to the areas that will require it.
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[mitch1]

You might be able to get a smart repair on that from someone like chips away ?

[PEDEGG]

Thanks. i'll give them a bell and a couple of locals a bell and see if they can do anything. if not it might be a bit of a bodge job with touch up then deal with it properly when/if i decide to sell.

i'd rather it not be this way but i dont want to be spending £££sss now for a less than perfect job if im then going to have it done properly at a leter date.

i suppose get some quotes first and see how they pan out.

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another option

it might be a good idea to look into the price of getting it powder coated as well.

this is usually a FAR cheaper option as powder coating companies will often do batches of different customers together which helps lower the costs.

if they give you a price ask if they can do it cheaper by including its oven time with other jobs
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[Noxious89123]

Powder coating a fuel tank? is that even possible?

Just get some touch up paint + t cut. Tocuh it up with the shitty little brush and then smooth it ou with some t-cut. Job jobbed.

It's how I deal with chips on my car and it looks good, just takes time.
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[Sako]

looks like a few little stones or road grit got caught between the tank and your leg, slowly grinding away as you were riding.

[shippy]

get some stickers...

[Alpha-9]

Live with it is the best option, who cares about a few little scratches
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[CaNsA]

No help about how to sort it, but maybe how to prevent it happening again.

Do you use a magnetic tank bag? If so check the magnets for something metal stuck to the underside of the pads.

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