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I know this isn't FZ related...but there are some very smart people on this forum and I'd like to tap into the knowledge base here.
I'm finishing a DRZ400 Street Tracker project. I had the bike ride-able for a few months but I had an extensive punch list to address. I'm literately bolting the final pieces onto the bike (just in time for it to sit in my garage for 3 months of winter) during the Christmas break.
The major fabrication for the Street Tracker was adapting a fuel tank from a mid-70's Suzuki TS125 onto a modern DRZ. It required welding bosses/mounting points onto the DRZ frame and brackets onto the TS tank. My buddy who did the welding for me got a little over zealous on one of the brackets and heated the tank to the point where the pristine 40+ year old paint (it's a NOS tank - never used until I got it) bubbled. I've attached a photo of the damage.
I don't want to repair the damage (it's on the underside of the tank and completely unnoticable) because I fear I will only make it worse, but I do want to keep it from propagating and flaking. Can anyone offer advice on how I might save the paint from further damage? The photo of the bike was in its pre-finished condition. The tail section has now been fabricated.
I'm finishing a DRZ400 Street Tracker project. I had the bike ride-able for a few months but I had an extensive punch list to address. I'm literately bolting the final pieces onto the bike (just in time for it to sit in my garage for 3 months of winter) during the Christmas break.
The major fabrication for the Street Tracker was adapting a fuel tank from a mid-70's Suzuki TS125 onto a modern DRZ. It required welding bosses/mounting points onto the DRZ frame and brackets onto the TS tank. My buddy who did the welding for me got a little over zealous on one of the brackets and heated the tank to the point where the pristine 40+ year old paint (it's a NOS tank - never used until I got it) bubbled. I've attached a photo of the damage.
I don't want to repair the damage (it's on the underside of the tank and completely unnoticable) because I fear I will only make it worse, but I do want to keep it from propagating and flaking. Can anyone offer advice on how I might save the paint from further damage? The photo of the bike was in its pre-finished condition. The tail section has now been fabricated.