09/06/2026
Heres a steel tank finished off just a few weeks ago from a Moto Guzzi Ambassador that actually held fuel until we stripped it and chemically cleaned it, and this is what we found which took both myself and the owner by surprise as like i said it held fuel.
This job turned into a massive reconstruction as both bottoms were absolutely hammered with rust holes and had been previously repaired by someone who added a ton of bronze which is a big no no as bronze multiplies the problem and causes cracks so both bottoms where cut out and new sections made and formed into shape which again was a massive job, the bottoms where then fitted and butt welded into place.
After they where done all the dents and damaged where beaten out and file finished before the tunnel section refitted and welded into place, it was then tested for leaks with 2 new fuel tap fittings machined up and welded into place.
The tank was then lightly blasted and epoxy primed, some filler had to be used as the parent material was quite thin and was needed to fill the external rust pitting.
After all that was done it was coloured & the black was wet rubbed and the shine removed so the white decals and pinstripes could be applied, which all this was done by hand with a brush, yes a brush then the whole lot was cleared over for the finish you see here.
Overall we where extremely happy with the outcome as at 1 stage it was a bit touch and go as to weather it could be saved or not, but anyway after a constant headache throughout the entire repair process we did save it but as you can see its all painted as it couldn’t be rechromed but i can honestly say this was 1 tank i was glad to see the end of.
