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[749er]

Anyone know anyone who can do this? Preferable in the South East

cheers

Derek

[madmav]

not the done thing mate
Petrol and flame

u need some poxy resin

[crust]

what is it you want done?

I've silver soldered tanks before to repair small holes/splits using a blow torch.

As for the petrol + flame worries, its easily overcome.

Wash the tank out, simple really.

Crust

[Edited on 17-5-2006 by crust]

[phil_h]

I've weld-repaired a steel tank before and I can no way be described as a good welder (!) - its no prob if you wash it out with detergent properly.
Its always a good idea to avoid epoxy, except on fibreglass tanks as modern petrols soften almost everything, and epoxies are a b'stard to do a 'quick' job with anyway !

Anyway - my mate Derek in Capel (just south of Dorking) is an engineer (and ex-racer) who can do smart repairs
Headline Engineering 01306 712565

[TopiToo]

Hello 749er

You can try these guys, not sure if they can help out, but worth a call.

BLR Engineering - Trevor Barnes
Alpha Road
Surbiton
Surrey
KT5 8RP
tel: 0208 399 6617

good luck


regards

TopiToo

[749er]

thanks for your help, will try them out

[749er]

Originally posted by madmav
not the done thing mate
Petrol and flame

u need some poxy resin

Hey Keith
am afraid "not the done thing" is exactly my style, hence the current tank sitaution