has anyone dyed their tank black, seen someone on Thumpertalk dyed their yammy tank black. looked good.
Does anyone know for sure what these 03 -04 tanks are made from?
I read somewhere it PETE (Polyethylene terephthalate)
I read somewhere it PETE (Polyethylene terephthalate)
Badvoc said:
A lot of bikes have a problem with the fuel boiling. My FE650E drove me nuts until I figured out what was happening.
Depending on the blend (which changes with the season and geographical location), gasoline can boil as low as 100 degrees ...... FAHRENHEIT!
So reflective heat shielding is one solution, stick it so that it's between fuel tank surfaces and anything hot.
Painting the tank black will have the opposite effect - it will absorb heat from sunlight or nearby hot surfaces much more readily. Like having a black shirt on a sunny day versus a white one!
Mart14 said:
Well, I'd love to take the credit for this but I cant, I just adapted this to work for me.
http://www.thumpertalk.com/topic/527292-hollywoodmxs-dying-a-gas-tank-process-no-paint-required/
Being in the UK and its -2c outside I had a old bin and used a Tesco value kettle element to heat the water took about 3 hours the heat, got it to 90c for about 2 hours, I also lagged the bin to keep the heat in.
I used a disperse dye from Kemtex here in the UK, the one HollywoodMX uses in the link is Rit dye which is a multipurpose dye and common in the US, you could also use Dylon mulitpurpose dye.
The heat is the main factor with the disperse dye, it won't work below 85c you end up with a green tank.
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