Dents in aluminum tank

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  • May 16, 2015 at 3:59 pm #16105
    chris-p
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      Yeah I have ruined a tank with only 11 psi.

      40 psi would completely destroy most, unless you spent a considerable amount of time making a perfect jig!

      May 16, 2015 at 4:00 pm #16106
      dave-bernard
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        I have heard that filling with water and freezing will work never tried it.

        May 17, 2015 at 12:31 pm #16208
        The Boat House
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          May 17, 2015 at 4:17 pm #16224
          Goman
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            I miss remembered the article stating 45 lbs. when I tried it. It got the dent out plus a pin hole and some ballooning to boot.[url=http://s1273.photobucket.com/user/gomartin1/media/028_zpsxnhycp6b.jpg.html][/url]

            May 17, 2015 at 11:33 pm #16255
            3davet
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              Like Richard said you can cut out a hole on the unseen side of the tank and bang it out from the back if possible. What I did with an HA-10 tank was to scribe a line from the tank onto a piece of 1×2 then cut and sand it to approximate the tank radius. Put the tank on the table and GENTLY tap at the dent, rocking the tank around as needed, and take a peek at your progress every couple taps. The last thing you want is for your "inny" dent to become an "outty" Worked great for me other than the $25 to weld the rear piece back on the tank.

              May 18, 2015 at 1:29 am #16272
              brook-n
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                Over the years I have seen several tanks at meets that folks have turned into beach balls using excessive air pressure attempting to remove dents. ( some repair manuals even suggest using air pressure ) Even though it is more labor intensive, I personally rather cut a window in the tank remove the dents & weld it back up. The good thing is
                You will end up with several options to consider here on this board.

                Good luck
                Respectfully
                Brook N.

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