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Title: Sigh is this what I think it is??? =T Post by: dubbedown on July 13, 2011, 06:20:03 PM Bought my bike used 2 months ago. It came with a tank pad protector and I decided I wanted to switch to a clear one. So I peel the sucker off. Fast forward 2 days, new tank protector arrives and as I walk up to my bike I see this giant massive bubble on the stripe, wtf? I could've swore I didn't see it the other day. It appears it was on the stripe itself, and I pricked it with a sharp end and the bubble went away - but is this what tank swelling looks like???
I just caswell'd this sucker too, but I guess it was too late and the swelling already begun? What sucks even more is if it is in fact tank swelling, now I definitely won't get DNA to cover it since the coating was already applied, sigh... (http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d63/dji203/78e7870b.jpg) Title: Re: Sigh is this what I think it is??? =T Post by: Greg on July 13, 2011, 06:25:45 PM Never seen tank swelling look like that. I'd have to say it was the result of you peeling the protector off.
Title: Re: Sigh is this what I think it is??? =T Post by: dubbedown on July 13, 2011, 06:29:17 PM Never seen tank swelling look like that. I'd have to say it was the result of you peeling the protector off. Yea it almost looked unreal, but the second I popped it, it went away and every other aspect of the tank looks/feels normal. No swelling anywhere but I recall that paint "bubbling" was a symptom. I hope everything's fine... If it's nothing, is it possible to peel off the stripe and apply a new one? Or is this under the clearcoat? Title: Re: Sigh is this what I think it is??? =T Post by: 748s on July 13, 2011, 07:21:37 PM Not tank swelling, just an air bubble under the stripe.
The stripe is under clearcoat. Title: Re: Sigh is this what I think it is??? =T Post by: Goat_Herder on July 13, 2011, 07:28:31 PM You are doing it wrong! That's a blister on your tank from you rubbing your man bits against the tank.
Title: Re: Sigh is this what I think it is??? =T Post by: dubbedown on July 13, 2011, 07:42:46 PM Not tank swelling, just an air bubble under the stripe. The stripe is under clearcoat. Gotcha - any explanation why that formed? You are doing it wrong! That's a blister on your tank from you rubbing your man bits against the tank. LOL Title: Re: Sigh is this what I think it is??? =T Post by: Grampa on July 13, 2011, 08:06:13 PM Odds are there is body filler right about where the bubbles are. My 900 did the same thing. When I stripped the paint off.... I found filler where the bubbles were.
Title: Re: Sigh is this what I think it is??? =T Post by: ducatiz on July 13, 2011, 08:15:47 PM Odds are there is body filler right about where the bubbles are. My 900 did the same thing. When I stripped the paint off.... I found filler where the bubbles were. body filler... on a nylon tank?? Title: Re: Sigh is this what I think it is??? =T Post by: Grampa on July 13, 2011, 08:28:23 PM body filler... on a nylon tank?? My 1098 had some on it on the tank Title: Re: Sigh is this what I think it is??? =T Post by: Grampa on July 13, 2011, 08:30:23 PM Not full on bondo..... but that light filler stuff
Title: Re: Sigh is this what I think it is??? =T Post by: MAXdB on July 13, 2011, 10:04:16 PM that is not the tank swelling..
Thats most likely from you pulling off the tankpad.. the adhesive on those things are so sticky that it pulls up the stripe which happens to be nothing more than a sticker (under clearcoat).. this actually happened to me too when i first got my bike.. no biggie.. just place the new tankpad on and ride the thing. btw, if the tank hasnt already started to show signs of swelling, i would recommend caswell tankliner as soon as possible.. Title: Re: Sigh is this what I think it is??? =T Post by: xcaptainxbloodx on July 13, 2011, 10:33:29 PM ive seen similar paint separation (though possibly not the same, it was never on a stripe) but they were all on tanks that already had other signs of serious swelling.
Title: Re: Sigh is this what I think it is??? =T Post by: ungeheuer on July 14, 2011, 02:48:52 AM that is not the tank swelling.. +1Thats most likely from you pulling off the tankpad.. the adhesive on those things are so sticky that it pulls up the stripe which happens to be nothing more than a sticker (under clearcoat).. Title: Re: Sigh is this what I think it is??? =T Post by: dubbedown on July 14, 2011, 06:13:46 AM that is not the tank swelling.. Thats most likely from you pulling off the tankpad.. the adhesive on those things are so sticky that it pulls up the stripe which happens to be nothing more than a sticker (under clearcoat).. this actually happened to me too when i first got my bike.. no biggie.. just place the new tankpad on and ride the thing. btw, if the tank hasnt already started to show signs of swelling, i would recommend caswell tankliner as soon as possible.. Thanks everyone, I picked up the bike with approx 1000 miles... and applied the Caswell immediately. And then in the last 2 weeks I started using Star Tron. Title: Re: Sigh is this what I think it is??? =T Post by: NorDog on July 14, 2011, 10:36:45 AM FTR, I can tell you from first hand experience that not all tanks actually get the clear coat.
Title: Re: Sigh is this what I think it is??? =T Post by: ducatiz on July 14, 2011, 10:38:19 AM FTR, I can tell you from first hand experience that not all tanks actually get the clear coat. Darks don't Title: Re: Sigh is this what I think it is??? =T Post by: dubbedown on July 14, 2011, 10:39:13 AM FTR, I can tell you from first hand experience that not all tanks actually get the clear coat. Interesting... either way I doubt I'll reapply the stripe. Doing a quick search, it looks like an all weekend project including prep time. It's not noticeable since I popped the bubble but only bothers me slightly b/c I'm OCD when it comes to my bike... oh wells. Title: Re: Sigh is this what I think it is??? =T Post by: arai_speed on July 14, 2011, 11:00:29 AM Same thing happened to the tail section of my bike. I removed a sticker and within a couple of days a bubble appeared. Like you I popped it and it went back to normal. I then put a new sticker over it and have had no issues.
You'll get over it. Title: Re: Sigh is this what I think it is??? =T Post by: ducpainter on July 14, 2011, 12:19:33 PM FTR, I can tell you from first hand experience that not all tanks actually get the clear coat. If it isn't a dark...how do they get it glossy with no clear? Title: Re: Sigh is this what I think it is??? =T Post by: ungeheuer on July 14, 2011, 01:10:21 PM If it isn't a dark... Hmmm... that is a very good question.how do they get it glossy with no clear? Maybe somebody with a little painting experience will chime in... ;D Title: Re: Sigh is this what I think it is??? =T Post by: NorDog on July 14, 2011, 01:30:29 PM If it isn't a dark... how do they get it glossy with no clear? I have no idea, I just know there was no clear coat on my S4RS's original tank when my fingernail tore up the racing stripe decal. Title: Re: Sigh is this what I think it is??? =T Post by: ducatiz on July 14, 2011, 02:46:21 PM Maybe the put the decal on top of the clear
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