A ding!

[pepebmw]

I have a ding on my Rockster. Looks fairly easy to un-ding but how do u guys do it? I don't buy that "you have to order a new gas tank and it'll cost ya 900 bucks" crap.

Anyway, the description of the ding: Small, about size in 2" in diameter, depth should be about 3 or 4mm deep, not deep at all. There are no hard edge.


Methods tried: Ding King - crap, Dry Ice Method - doesn't work but it was cold outside, need to get a gas tank really warm, I could get a blow dryer, the kind you find at hardware store, really hot blowing machine to heat up that spot on the gas tank still I want to know another method. Magnet - didn't work, I guess I got weak magnets, maybe would need a powerful one but cannot find that. That's all I tried, any ideas?

Location of ding: on left side, near the area where my left leg's thigh part rest, not on edge but above. Close to the and above the last bronze sticker on left side of Rockster's gas tank.

[duke]

Not that I know how to help - but how did it happen?

Can you please post any pictures of "before" and "after" (once there is after)?

Cheers

[pepebmw]

I have a link but it's with after. Don't have a before. Here it is:

http://homepage.mac.com/pepestudio/BMWR ... index.html

You'll see a ding on the third photo.

[boxermania]

pepebmw

I do have a brand new tank, in your color, that I aquired for a paint mod and never used. Will be selling it soon, for far less than BMW prices.

I need to qualify "soon" because the car that I'm currently working on in the garage, it's blocking the door to the attic.

Just a thought......

[pepebmw]

Well, man, that's a dandy idea. I wonder how much you'll sell and can you take picture of it up close? Let me know.

[reidmct]

Not a DIY job, but you might look into Paintless Dent Repair services in your area. Here's an article that explains it:

http://autos.msn.com/advice/article.asp ... id=4018966