Tank dent removal

[Giblet]

I finally got around to trying the dry ice trick on my tank. Just laying it on the dent did nothing. Next day, I was going to try heating the metal with a hair dryer but my dry ice, which I was keeping in the freezer had evaporated. Suppose I should have kept in the cooler I brought it home in. The I found a website (http://www.metacafe.com/watch/501379/remove_car_dent_with_airduster/) that told how to use one of those cans of compressed that have CO2 in them and pre-heating the dent with a hair dryer. It worked great in their video but did nada on my tank. Maybe the metal is too thick. I'm going to get more dry ice and try it when I get back home tomorrow with the hair dryer and maybe the torch (yes, all gas/vapor is gone) if that doesn't work. Wanting to get the tank repainted before I put it all back together. Here is one of the dents.

There is one on each side, both caused by the fairing hitting the tank when the bike was knocked over/dropped.

[chef1366]

Dent King

I attest to this.

[Giblet]

Saw Ding King last night. Gonna give it a try.

Thanks

[Nessism]

I tried the CO2 trick and it didn't work on my tank - large smooth dent. Used a Harbor Freight equivelent to the Dent King and it worked well on one dent but not so well on another. The smoother dent came out almost 100% but the other dent was deeper and extended up into the area where there is pin stripes. The glue on puller took off some clear coat in one area and took off the pin stripes in another. I really didn't expect the paint to hold up to this abuse but was hoping it would. At any rate, the glue stick method does work pretty well but it's not perfect. It will work very well if your hope is to get the tank smooth enough for a thin bondo layer. Just don't expect it to pull dents and leave the tank perfect unless the dent is shallow and doesn't have any paint graphics in the area.

[Giblet]

Good enough for a thin layer of bondo is all I was shooting for. There is a crease at the top of each dent that I am probably stuck with. I'm repainting any way.