Monster 900 1997 Had a low side , the kill switch dented the tank No PDR dent removal specialist will touch the bike here due to the fact it is a bike As the bike is a 1997 and a daily commuter , I am not too keen on going down the full re-paint route unless an absolute must Looking at amazon and a few You tube videos later , looks reasonable to try and under go paintless dent removal Anybody with experience of these kits or trying this ; is it worth trying? https://www.amazon.co.uk/PDR-Car-Pu...ateway&sprefix=pdr,aps,111&sr=8-2-spons&psc=1
Those glue stick kits are designed to lift shallow dents that will just 'pop' out. The trouble you have is that the tank is creased and that's not popping out, you'll need to manipulate it back to shape. Don't underestiamte how tough it will be to lift, it's quite thick metal and on a radius, it'll take some force. A PDR specialist probably won't touch it for a few reasons. They can't do it It's full of fuel Will have to lever from underneath. Which means removing the tank. It's almost impossible to get the force you would need through the filler neck. I think whatever way you lift it, it's going to need some paint, with the added complication of the decal right on the dent. It depends on whether you can live with it or not. Maybe you can get it so such a position where it's only slightly visible. I had similar on an MV Agusta spare tank a few years back (below) I went in with levers with the fuel pump removed and lifted the dent, but it was tough as old boots. I still needed to spot repair the basecost and clearcoat the full tank afterwards. I fear there is no easy fix to your problem. Ask them if they can have a go on an empty tank off the bike.
You need someone with a spot weld dent puller kit. It has the pins that are welded onto the tank and a slide hammer to pull the dent out.
The new ones are even better. It spot welds the tip of the slide hammer onto the panel. A twist releases it. No pins required. Still needs paint though.
From his original post, he wanted to shy away from painting it, hence me not mentioning dent pulling pins. It's easily fixable, but not by paintless methods. If it were me, for what it would cost to him to repair it, I'd just put a black Monster tank in my eBay watch list. They aren't exactly hen's teeth. https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_...uel+tank.TRS0&_nkw=monster+fuel+tank&_sacat=0
But may take a while to find an undented steel one with good paint. The plastic tanks have the rounded indent for the seat nose, so would need a new seat too unless you can live with the “Grand Canyon” effect where they don’t line up.
https://www.motorcycledentremoval.co.uk/contact-us Try these, they did an outstanding job for me. I didn't believe they'd succeed in doing the repair with no paint loss, they proved me entirely wrong!
