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Rippin
| | Posted on Monday, May 16, 2005 - 08:29 pm: | 
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Just thought I'd let anyone know I have an '01 M2 Volc. Grey starting to bubble!! Small bubbles in various locations. Have not contacted any dealer yet but I thought I was in the clear also. Bike has always been garaged.
Ryan |
Lgpch
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 18, 2005 - 11:17 am: |
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My thoughts are that if I want a tank that won't bubble, I am going to have to have one made out of steel or aluminum. |
Jeffb
| | Posted on Friday, January 06, 2006 - 10:17 am: |
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Is there any new info on this subject? I have a race bike with a narrow S1 tank on it that the paint has started falling off of. It is like I put paint stripper on it. It does have high octane race fuel in it. I am looking to repaint it this winter. Is there anything I can do?
Thanks
Jeff |
Timconnly
| | Posted on Monday, August 14, 2006 - 04:19 pm: |
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has anybody tried epoxy paint or found aftermarket steel tanks anywhere |
Blake
| | Posted on Monday, August 14, 2006 - 05:31 pm: |
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I've heard second hand that the prep is all important. Following sanding, the surface must be cleaned and flushed thoroughly with alcohol until a white glove rub test reveals ZERO, absolutely nothing, nadda! The tank should then be allowed to dry thoroughly prior to priming. |
Lake_bueller
| | Posted on Monday, August 14, 2006 - 05:55 pm: |
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Tim...the guy that painted my S1W tank used a primer that is similar to a bed liner material. It's only been a few years but the tank looks better than new. |
Hambcastle
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 07, 2006 - 12:19 pm: |
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My stock '98 S3T fuel tank is starting to show tiny bubbles in the paint in various parts also. There was an old article in Battle2win about repainting the tuber bodywork. I'll have to see what they used for the "sealer" before they painted. |
Al_lighton
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 08, 2006 - 10:03 am: |
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Send an email to me at sales-at-americansportbike-dot-com (formatted to thwart the spambots) reqesting the paint info, and I'll forward to you the stuff Buell provided to me on paint types and processes.
Al |
Gpurdue
| | Posted on Monday, November 20, 2006 - 03:32 pm: |
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Thanks Al, I will be asking for it. Thanks for your stuff in the past - my M2 is going strong. One Iron Butt so far (1,202 miles in 19 hours) on it (others on Springers.) Not bad for an old guy, past 60. |
Jimidan
| | Posted on Friday, April 06, 2007 - 08:18 pm: |
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The simple fix is to do away with the decal (doohh!). Go to a sign/lettering shop and have them make the BUELL up in the same size and font as the factory one (I can't remember what mine was, but they will have no trouble recognizing it), and tell them you want to use it as a stencil. Apply the stencil and spray paint the letters on in the color you want, and then clear coat the whole thing. Works like a charm...why didn't Buell think of that?
It was like the many other things (like cheapo paper gaskets, Showa shock, etc.) where the MoCo tried to save a few pennies and it costs them many dollars in lost sales. They are just now starting to out live that bad rep...
jimidan |
Rocketman
| | Posted on Saturday, April 07, 2007 - 06:20 am: |
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Blake is right. Preparation is paramount.
Stencils are great, lol, coz that's how mine were done. Beware though. The larger 'Buell' font is very hard to position on a manta ray style tank.
Search the archives. There's info of use in there.
Rocket |
Rocketman
| | Posted on Saturday, April 07, 2007 - 06:21 am: |
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Stencil result.
Rocket |
