Last year my Series B petrol tank sprang a paint bubble near the LHS fuel tap. It was "repaired" in 1998 by a friend. He used Devcon and other stuff and the tank looked really good for twenty years. What to do? Strip it, weld and braze it, pressure test and repeat. Several times. Then put a high quality seat inside the tank, properly. Then paint. That was the hard part. After a lot of hours invested into the tank I did NOT want to mess up the paint. There were so many articles on paint lines, transfers (decals) and finishes I was left more confused. The original tanks around the club are great for positioning of lines etc. but the shade of Gold is well faded. I used Jacqueline's book and the Whitakerpedia article to make a decision. These are the results. The issue I had was the "lines" of the lines because the tank is not flat when painting and lining. I hope this has been resolved when I fit it to the bike. Not real gold I hasten to add.
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