Hi...does anyone know of a decent place in South Wales that weld up the seam of a metal fuel tank.....
Joined Dec 2008
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Usually at the top of the apple tree.
k try one of those tank internal epoxy thingys that seal the inside of the tank.
I used one aboot ten years ago to seal the inside of a rusty tank and it's still good today.
If yer deffo want it welded then am sure a local fabrication shop would oblige.
I used one aboot ten years ago to seal the inside of a rusty tank and it's still good today.
If yer deffo want it welded then am sure a local fabrication shop would oblige.
Joined Dec 2008
6K Posts | 84+
Usually at the top of the apple tree.
No need fir that OT, just get it off the whitever, empty and vent fir a few days, clamp shut the seem and cover any holes in the tank.
If it's a bike tank and provided there's enough metal left on the seem it's a simple job.
Joined Jul 2008
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I well remember doing this when I was a kid....I left it to soak overnight, emptied it out...and took it to the fella who was going to weld it...
"here"... he said..."here's the torch" (lit) , ...."before I start...I wanna see you stick this inside the tank through the filler"
me... being naive as ****, and with the bravado and stupidity that only a teenager could have, took the torch...and shoved it into the tank....
WHOOOOOOOSH!
a blue flame shot out of the end, the tank span around on the garage floor.....and I nearly shat myself....other than singed eyebrows there was no damage done...
meanwhile...matey (the welder) couldn't do the job for 20 minutes....he was too busy pissing himself laughing....
Purge it with exhaust fumes for a while to avoid the above, though it did make me laugh Tifa :yes
