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<blockquote data-quote="Oldhaven" data-source="post: 57410" data-attributes="member: 2879"><p>David is correct that I am chuffed about the tank repair. I am reserving complete judgement for when I get it back through the shipping ordeal. It arrives tomorrow, but from the picture the repair guy sent he did a terrific job. This was a mysterious dent and no one seems to know how it happened, but it wasn't there when I sent it off for tank lining. I was pretty sick about it when I opened up the box when itr was returned last month, since this was a nice Imron paint job that had survived about 30 years of storage unscathed. I found this fellow in California who says he pretty much invented motorcycle paintless dent repair (MPDR) in the 90's. I sent him this picture and he said he could do it for $185. Worth a try, right? Well the bad part was the shipping cost from Maine to California and back, but anyone closer would have found it a bargain considering the cost and effort of a new paint job, even one done yourself. So here is the result:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]3278[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]3279[/ATTACH] </p><p></p><p></p><p>I hope it looks as good tomorrow. BTW, has anyone ever noticed all the tank selfies on the forum and elsewhere? I don't think the photo shooters are aware that they are forever preserved in the fun mirror of the tank paint job. Just make sure you have your pants on when photographing your Vincent. I seem to remember an old joke about taking your trousers off to start your bike to prevent catching the cuff on the gear indicator, which makes it hard to get away when the whole thing goes over..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oldhaven, post: 57410, member: 2879"] David is correct that I am chuffed about the tank repair. I am reserving complete judgement for when I get it back through the shipping ordeal. It arrives tomorrow, but from the picture the repair guy sent he did a terrific job. This was a mysterious dent and no one seems to know how it happened, but it wasn't there when I sent it off for tank lining. I was pretty sick about it when I opened up the box when itr was returned last month, since this was a nice Imron paint job that had survived about 30 years of storage unscathed. I found this fellow in California who says he pretty much invented motorcycle paintless dent repair (MPDR) in the 90's. I sent him this picture and he said he could do it for $185. Worth a try, right? Well the bad part was the shipping cost from Maine to California and back, but anyone closer would have found it a bargain considering the cost and effort of a new paint job, even one done yourself. So here is the result: [ATTACH=full]3278[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]3279[/ATTACH] I hope it looks as good tomorrow. BTW, has anyone ever noticed all the tank selfies on the forum and elsewhere? I don't think the photo shooters are aware that they are forever preserved in the fun mirror of the tank paint job. Just make sure you have your pants on when photographing your Vincent. I seem to remember an old joke about taking your trousers off to start your bike to prevent catching the cuff on the gear indicator, which makes it hard to get away when the whole thing goes over.. [/QUOTE]
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