Restoring a Rusty Gas Tank | Suzuki TS185 

Good job man! This was helpful

evaporust works really good on rust removal

Its cool to see you restoring something that most would throw on the junk pile! Enjoying this series!

Tackling my first bike build. After a couple years of watching build and restoration videos I feel like I can handle it! Thanks for the info and tips!

Love your persistence, well done so far keep it up 👍

Nice job man. I honestly had not idea what you're going to do on that tank. I always learn something new watching your restoration adventures.

Man! I love this build series! Keep up the good work!

BRAVO!! my friend , your the first one i have seen to actually try to fix all the holes by soderin them i have to give it to you , couse it is a real hard job ,but the only right way imo !!!thumbs up for that!!

I'm currently balls-deep in a restoration of 1970 yamaha ht1, and there have been a few things on your Suzuki I've envied because they were so much more intact than mine; the tank however is not one of them. Luckily, my Yam tank had only surface rust and a couple very small dents, interior pristine. Thanks for the vid! I enjoy your sense of humor.

That tank is saint-like

Respect to your hard work.

well done. I admire your tenacity.

great video ,thank you for uploading. can't wait to see the next video.

I finished my ts185 this winter, cool to see someone else building one. My tank had some rust holes, jb weld on the outside, then sand it smooth, easy and has been holding gas no problems.

i just picked me up a 1972 kawasaki 175 stored for 17 years gas tank not as bad as yours but close.. thanks for video helped me alot ,keep up the good work,

great song

So helpful!! I am about to do the same thing for the first time, your vid game me the push, thanks

Thank you for the video Maison, Im suprised you did such a good job man. xD I voted get a new tank haha. Informative and great content as always *thumbs up*

Love these vids keep them coming

Well you really took on a Challenge. Good Results. Thanks!

phosphoric acid is my preference not as harsh on the metal and leaves a nice silvery coating that protects from future rust. It used to be called prep and etch, It can be found at Home Depot they have changed the name to concrete and metal prep but is the same product. Awesome videos. Your hard work will pay off in the end, those vintage bikes sure are fun when done. Refreshing to see someone interested in the salvation of them old souls. Looking forward to hearing the bike roar to life. Good work

Helps a lot ! thank you for sharing

I’ve had an old German Bike called “Simson”. I’ve enjoyed your video so much dude. Keep it on! Greetings from germany

Love the longer videos

Love the exposed metal look, did the same to my old tank a while back. Keep up the good work!

Well done for persevering with that tank when most would have given up as soon as they had seen the inside let alone the bigger holes once the paint had been removed. Just shows you how bad we are at throwing away stuff that with a little effort and time can STILL Be useable Keep you vids coming dude

Awesome, restoring such a hopeless tank.

Great job!!!

Thanks for the videos. I am proud of your hard work as well. I would have cleaned the inside with rocks/BBs and water, then sealed the holes with bondo over that whole pitted area.

Thanks for watching guys! There will be a part two of this episode where I make the tank look good, paint it and then test it with gas. Stay tuned!

Muriatic acid ? What are we making drugs for the payday gang lol

Great song choice!

You should use a cutting wheel to cut out the holey sections and weld in some 14 gauge sheet metal with probably a MIG set-up. The 14 gauge is thicker than the tank so you can keep your puddle focused on the sheet metal and avoid blowing out the tank. You’ll have a better looking tank that will last much longer

Well done man

Awesome friggen work dude u rock

Good lord!!!! Ida just bought a new tank haha. Im very curious to see how it will come out!! Love the vids keeo up the good work👌👌👌👌

Try straight white vinegar to soak rusty parts ,it comes off. Takes 24 hours at least, it really works.I have 77 TS250 original on second rebore use it at the cabin super reliable only problem is the cdi like most old bikes, other wise bullet proof same engine as the 185 bigger cyl Great vids

Good work

No acids! 1part molassis 9part H2O. 2-4 weeks Lasts 7 months. Will absolutely remove all rust and will wash off like silt in a creek. I'd then wash out with breack cleaner and coat with the tank stuff. The blue hairs used to fill bathtubs with to do car doors and fenders... my hair is still blackish.😄

Eyyy! That looks like my current gas tank ( '3')

i dont see where anyone mentioned using flux. i know its been a while since you did this, but i wanted to mention using flux, especially on steel/iron, help tremendously for soldering. only catch for it is you cant let it get too hot. cheers.

That liner he just used flakes and peals I just redid a tank off a 2012 Harley Road King for a customer. Fortunately there is a large opening in these new tanks so you can get your hands inside. I pressure washed the tank than hand sanded the rest of the tank sealer to bare metal the resealed it with an old product called Kream. Save yourself some problems and use the Kream to start with. That other stuff looked old house paint the way it chipped and pealed.

I use a few pounds of square nuts or rough fish tank gravel with vinegar attached to a orbital sander and just keep turning the tank.......works freaking great and on the cheap

We used Naval Jelly to completely strip metal in the old days, I think aircraft stripper is the same thing. When you clean an old tank put in some nuts and bolts then you can “stir” it once in a while. Aircraft stripper will completely strip the metal on the outside of the tank. The acid core solder is what you need for metal repair. I would have bought a tank on eBay! Or got out the cut off wheel and welder and fabricated a new tank...????... That one will definitely leak, probably while you are out on a trail somewhere. Live the videos, keep em coming!

Yess

Wow man, yeah good on you for the effort. Not sure I would have tried that one. Id be afraid it would leak and burn up the bike. Good job though.

Hey mate..I seen you having a bit of a struggle opening that can of sealer a good trick to open easier with the screwdriver is to put in the gap like you did and twist the screwdriver rather than lever it you'll find it much easier 😎

Just a tip if you can't find muriadic acid use works toilet bowl cleaner works great as well

You are very welcome my friend

i mate,use thinner ,solder it melts easer,plus more heat,all the best,bolton uk,keep it up.

The gass tank was dissolved by the acid that's why you have so many holes use viniger next time.Steel can be dissolved with a diluted solution of nitric acid and water. The chemical make up of nitric acid reacts to the iron in steel, producing iron nitrate and hydrogen gas. As this chemical reaction takes place, the steel begins to dissolve.

OH MY GOSH ITS YOU AGAIN I HAVEN'T WATCHED YOU IN FOREVER BECAUSE I FORGOT YOUR NAME AND I JUST HIT A RANDOM VIDEO THIS IS GREAT DAY

2:06 always gotta smell it twice

great work on a dead and given up bike, cool that u saved it. i am watching the play list, awsome vids,.. subt ya

The older motorbikes you probably should be careful with the lead paint . Not saying that has lead based paint but I didn't take account for that when I was your age. Better safe than sorry

Probably the only way to fix this tank is by brass brazing. Personally, I'd rather throw it away. If I still had to repair the tank somehow, I'd use a laminating fabric to relaminate the whole tank. Then I would coat the inside with a two-component gasoline-resistant resin (or paint).

great job! good lord that would have been far to much for me lmao. maybe brass brazing on steel would work better next time? just a thought.

Hey man, love the videos. We're working on our TS185 simultaneously. I think, however, that you have later than a '75, mine's a 73 which looks just like the 75.

Great restoration video! I'm looking to do something similar on old metal boat gas tanks so I fell on your video. PS I feel like Beavis and Butthead but anyone realize what was said at 11:20...hihhihi.

If you put a length of chain inside the tank and shake it around before you put the acid in it will help break the big chunks loose

I give you a thumbs up for effort but that tank is Swiss cheese, will be interested to see if it works and if it does how long it lasts. I reckon you'll need a replacement tank.

enjoyed the video, any tips for making sure the gas/ vapors are all out of the tank before soldering?

Muy buen video, pienso que sería mejor que nos mostrara detallada mente pasos a paso la reparación de el tanque de gasolina

In japan, Pain Strips You!

Shouldn't use acid, especially second time, just making metal thinner and more pinholes!!! Use evaporust and caswell costing. Brazing wouldn't hurt either.

Lead based paint aye? Nice job

doing some similar things. hopefully not as bad as that. zr400 gas tanks rusty

The lost city of Atlantis? Jimmy Hoffa? Waldo? I know, more electrical tape!!

what is precisely the las souder that you use on it ?

All of the above

Polishing a turd, buddy. Good effort though.

damn! i hope my tank doesn't look like that. it isn't as bad as that one was on the inside, so mebbe i'll get lucky. if i wind up with holes like that, i may just replace it. thanx!

Dude, I laughed so hard when i saw this. I have one I need to do. I might film it just to see if it is worse than yours, though I doubt it could be.

Look up "lead loading" similar thing but real old school method

Bro your so funny when u swear

Ya had to dissolve all the rust and spiders

Why not use jb weld?

New universal tank on eBay, $53. This tank will come back to haunt you when you are far from home someday.

I would of just binned it so ten out of ten for effort .

I got a whole in my gas tank. For this old 1984 kz 750 kawasaki bike. Is this fixable??

Where's the rest of the video, can't see part 2?

If you put Solder for cables is no compatible with iron

You need to.make a soldiering paste

I love the video. But I want to point out. Muratic a code does 90% of its work in the first 15 minutes. It was not necessary to leave it in that long. And that is a lot of your problem. Great video tho

Good on you, but go buy another tank

D all the above

Yes many spiders were dissolved

Won't the gasoline melt it?

Just subed. Question please . I have a chance to buy 2 identical yamaha 750 cc Shaft drive 1980's and a honda 250 all three for 500 dollars ,canadian. The bikes have been outside for quite some time ,with just tarps over them. Do the yamahas make good cafe racers .....Thanks

Why do you try metal epoxy filler

That fuel tank looks as bad as mine.

Throw that tank in the trash. I will go find a good one for ya at the MC junk yard tomorrow.

At some point you need to look at the effort/risk/reward relationship. Don't know your location but, there are ts185 tanks in much better shape for a mere 50$ on eBay tight now, and surely even better deals than that if your actually looking. Hate to rank on someone making serious efforts, but this wasn't worth it

Why must everyone apply what they think is music to every video? I couldn’t hear what you were saying because it was on mute.

Body solder....

Try to get it street legal

Just spend 30$ and get a new or used gas tank

You could have probably got a decent used tank on eBay for the amount you spent on Por15, Acid, and Solder.

Throw the whole tank away

Son of a biscuit