From rust removal including tank sealing/lining to full restoration, including, repairing of holes by way of soft solder, silver solder, brazing, welding.
It’s virtually impossible to provide quotations for this work without a visual evaluation of the condition first, these prices will give a guideline only.
Rust removal treatment: £120.00 should the tank require a second rust removal treatment this will be an additional £80.00
Epoxy 2 part liner £80.00
Welding/Brazing/Soldering repair work will be charged at £60.00 per hour.
This Yamaha YBR125 tank had suffered severe internal corrosion, once the rust had been removed, the hole soldered a epoxy tank liner was installed it was then filled, primed and painted.
This BSA tank was rotten as a pear and had been 1/4 filled with liner, as is often the case the tank it was not prepared properly before the liner was installed, it was doomed to fail, I had no option but to dismantle it in order to remove the old liner, I was then able to blast all the components before welding it back together installing a epoxy tank liner and paint to finish.
This Suzuki GT750 tank was in need of a little TLC, apart from the extensive internal rust, all the tank badge threads were stripped, it had a number of dents and once the rust was removed a number of leaks, I machined new badge bosses and silver soldered them into place, removed the internal rust brazed a few holes, pulled a few dents, and primed it ready for its new paint job.
Kawasaki Z900/1000, another sad state of affaires, aside to the holes at the top of the tank that required brazing and leading, the filler cap mating surface on the filler rim had rusted away, resulting in the cap not sealing, I built this back up with braze before mounting it in the mill and re machining the casket surface. Yet another rust removal required before lining the inside and finishing the outside with an Epoxy mastic black primer followed by a high build primer filler, the customer could then take it away for painting.
This old BSA B31 tank had spent its last ten years in a roofless shed, its owned had replaced it with a new Indian mad example but very much wanted the original restored, I first had to dry blast it externally only to discover a number of holes only once these had been repaired could I start to remove the internal rust which from memory took three treatments. Only then could I install an epoxy tank liner, I then refinished it to the customers specifications.
I really can’t remember what bike this tank was off, I think it was a Japanese trail bike of sorts, but just a example of a straight forward rust removal followed by an epoxy tank liner installation.
