Motorcycle Fuel Tank Restoration ( Honda TL125 70's)
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- Опубліковано 21 сер 2024
- This restoration WAS supposed to be 10mins long but the project is so full of cool steps and details i couldn't leave them out. So i hope you'll sit back relax and enjoy another Really Random Restoration from me :)
This weeks restoration is of a late 70's Honda TL125 tank. A proper little vintage gem. As you can see the tank is very battered and bruised it is full of dents filler and rust but nothing we cant sort out on this channel.
First step was the unboxing which i tried to make as fun as possible haha. Next up was to start some serious work. Yet again DEOX C came in very handy for removing all of the rust and gunk from inside the tank. Once this was done all tank openings were left sealed to prevent any crap building up inside again.
Then it was off to the blasting cabinet to remove all traces of rust and paint. halfway through i had to stop and grind most of the filler out as i didnt want to put too much stress on the compressor and ruin my blast media with lots of unwanted body filler.
After blasting it was very clear to see i had waaay underestimated how bad the tank really was. it was rippled and just crazy bent up but after a few hours with PDR rods, the knock down tool and a coffee it was back in reasonable shape and able to be body worked.
The next stage was to etch prime the tank so that i could leave it overnight without the fear of any moisture in the air starting to rust the tank. Next day i started to fill the dents and get it straight and true again this took hours to complete and there were so many lines that has to be addressed. Its actually one of the worst tanks ive had to deal with. But after this stage the tank was completely straight so straight id have been happy to paint it gloss black just to prove it ;). but anyway....
Onto the high build primer and wet flatting stages now to remove any last pits from the surface and we are all good for the first layer of paint. After the initial layer of paint its back to the bench for some serious time measuring and marking out the placement of logos and paint lines.( Ive sped this section up considerably for you guys as. )
After marking out and masking up it was back into the booth for the painting of the red and black sections. Once dry all the masking was peeled off and the Honda badges were offered up to there precise position on the tank.
Then multiple coats of clear were applied to finish the job. once The paint has aged for around a week and been fitted back onto the bike i will be flatting the clear down and buffing back to a glass like finish.
I know this video is a bit on the lengthy side but i tried to cut it down as much as possible without losing any important stages or processes.
If you like what you see and have any ideas for the channel or would even like to donate something to restore to the channel please get in touch. :)
And as usual if you liked the video please like share and subscribe and help the channel grow.
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Hey Guys, As you have probably noticed already i have updated the channel name and logo. The channel is no longer Really Random Channel it is now RRC Restoration. Just incase you were wondering why the water marks in the video still say Really Random Channel. Enjoy.
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I like your content. You have helped me out for sure. What pressure do you spray at? I have a Kawasaki fuel tank I have to paint.
Great job, an old trick that I was taught to fix fuel tank dents was by filling it with water and putting it in the freezer, the ice expands and solves 85% of the work. Greetings from Spain
Hey, Thanks for your comment and tip, ill be sure to try that one out :)
For cars I've often seen people using boiling water on dents. The heat expands the metal, making it likely to snap back into its original shape.
You could easily blow the seams out doing that.
Great Idea. I am going to try that out.
@@rasmus9895 In my experience, hot water softens the metal, making it easier to work with hammers, thats all. I never had a warm dent magically pop out that way.
Hey guys! Im glad to see you like this latest restoration. Im happy to announce that i have recently made a purchase of a new project and i will be bringing you a series of videos based off the back of that project ;)
The reason for this post is to ask you for some feedback on whether you prefer these longer style videos showing processes from start to finish or would you prefer shorter videos showing less detail? I look forward to your comments. RRC
Already voted for the longer videos
Longer videos are the best. If I find some part of the video to long I can always double tap fast-forward 10 sec.
The longer vids are best.
PS I hope the "purchase" was some old bike or car since I have some in my garage I would love to restore but don't have any know-how.
Yo da best
Really nice job on the motorcycle tank, I have nearly finished my restoration tank and will soon upload it. Great job bud.
RetroHax Thanks very much. I look forward to your restoration ;)
I definitely vote for the longer videos! For those who want to spend less time viewing them, they're welcome to speed up the video to 1.25, 1.5, or 2 times the normal playback!
I’ve watched all 6 videos of the restoration and its some of the best work I have ever seen.
I have complete respect for guys like you who do restorations of different types! Awesome job.
Thank you for your kind comment :)
Great work, brings back memories. I was 12 when my father taught me to ride a motorcycle, it was a 78' Honda TL125.
Having worked at automotive restoration for thirty years, I can tell this wasn't your first gas tank! You do really nice work.
Amazing restoration! I'm very impressed with that design you made, like it came out of the factory.
Hey, Thank you very much, My years in the body shop come into play every now and again haha ;)
@@RRCRestoration experience always pays out ;-)
praise indeed
Dude !!! I am gonna start calling you Magic Mike , that was just incredible, super talented my man.
Had no idea there was so little to the tank of a motorcycle. Personally I love the longer videos
Hey, Thanks for your comment and im glad you like it :) I was actually going to start a poll to see whether people like these longer style videos or would prefer to have 10-15min ones instead. Thanks for your feedback :)
2 Important things with this master piece, don,t be angry or affraid if it wont work at once and have patiënce.
It was nice to see the whole program with your skills to get each step further to a top finish !
I Like This!!
Very nice job. I’m working on restoring a 74 TL125 right now. Good to see the examples of work you’ve done. Excellent reference. Thanks for the video.
I wish I could hand-sand that quickly in real-life.
Tell me about it. Prepping sucks total ass.
if my hands moved that fast, i would use them for something else and it doesnt involve a piece of sandpaper !! LOL
Hell I wish I could tape off and stripe that fast lol
Beautiful job on the gas tank!
Omg mate that is some serious quality skilled craftsmanship. My father was a panel beater and painter in the 60's he would love to have seen your work. I enjoyed the whole process start to finish. A credit to you
Hey, Thank you very much for your kind comment :)
My gosh, this tank is a Beauty! Such skills and craftsmanship are top notch, loved every step of your work, and the paint is simply mind blowing for the accuracy and the attention to the finest detail such as the black strip, my best compliments, thanks for sharing these works of Art with us.
You have the patience of a saint , so much prep, great job !
Thank you very much :) Bigger project coming soon ;)
Lovely job. Must be so satisfying pulling that tape off!
Hey, Thanks for your comment. Its actually a mix of satisfaction and dread in case you have either masked it up wrong or a piece of tape has slightly lifted and you've got paint int he wrong place haha.
Mesmerising yet again...bloody incredible craftsmanship!
Really great result. It was very satisfying seeing the green pin stripe tape being pulled off. And the clear had no visible orange peel. Awesome job!
Hey, Thank you very much for your kind comment and im glad you enjoyed the video :)
never let the good enough be the enemy of the perfect.
Awesome job!......but I didn't see the tank get sealed. I bet banging out on those dents loosened some seams a bit. I'd hate for it have a leak after all that work. Be careful if you decide to seal it now because even the fumes can ruin the paint.
Hey, Thanks for the comment. funnily enough you should mention it because i did actually leak test it before painting (off camera though) as id hate to have to redo the paintwork because of a leak haha
was getting withdrawals so had to watch probably one of my favourites of your oldies
didn't disappoint. ta again
Fantastic job!!! Anyone reading this, if you want perfection this is how you do it! It's ALL in the prep work. Great video!
Hey,Thanks for your kind comment :)
Start to finish videos. The speed up are at the right spots
Hey, Thanks for the comment. Glad you like the editing its taken me ages to try and strike a nice balance with it :)
this was awesome!!..but now you will have to do the rest of the bike to match the sexiness of the tank..lol
Funnily enough the bike is undergoing a full restoration by my friend im painting the tank and plastics as im the only one he trusts to get the paintwork right. :)
@@RRCRestoration great to hear the bike is getting restored
Could you - if you don't mind just show a pic of the restored bike once it's done? Would love to see the tank in action
Dont worry i will share a pic when its done ;)
Completely understandable trust by your friend ... that's amazing work
I'm so glad you could remember which bits of masking tape to pull off first...…! An excellent job, thank you for posting. Bob
You may not see this comment but i really need to tell you that this hard work you've made is just incredible. Fantastic job mate.
Itry my best to keep up with all my comments and reply to them all, its the least i can do ;) Thank you for your kind comment :)
Looks like the perfect project for perfecting your filler technique! It was in bloody bad nick at the start thats for sure
Hey, Yeah it had defo seen much better days. At least its back to its former glory now :)
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Taking all the masking off at the end was like unwrapping a christmas present lol
I'm very impressed with the quality workmanship and attention to detail. It was also nice to watch a video without music throughout it.
Please take this in the very nicest way possible.
Are you a neat freak?
Your shop always looks so clean and tidy!
Love your videos!
I sincerely hope you didn’t take my previous comment as criticism, it was meant to be a sincere compliment.
Anyway, thanks for your channel!
Great job again :) I'll prefer 20-ish minutes videos with cool details of course ;)
Thank you very much :)
I bet it didn’t look that good when it came out of the factory.
Haha your probably right about that :)
I had a TL125 as my first bike. The paintwork was slightly more orange than red, back in 1977. Stunning job though.
Good effort to be sure but you would loose that at 10 feet
@@NormanNodDunbar Hi Norman, I bought a new TL125S in 1978, you are right about the colour of the tank, it was silver and orange, not silver and red. There were some early TL125's that were painted silver and light blue, I think they were for the Japanese home market. I lived my TL125S in the year that I owned it, I rode it every day and I clocked 15k miles in the year of ownership. In 1979 I traded it in against a Honda CB250N "Superdream" which I passed my motorcycle test on in 1980.
@@davidmacgregor5193 Spooky. I was working for Honda back in 78 and bought mine that year too. Traded in after a year for a 250N too. Mine was red, very rare -- unlike the silver ones.
Cheers,
Norm.
I had one in Anchorage for a couple years. Tried racing it motocross but I was to heavy for it. Still they were great bikes but not quite a YZ. You brought back some great memories. Thank you!
Nothing is more satisfying than bringing something old and neglected back to life! Great Vid!
The perfectionist 👌
looks great but the decal placement onto the stripe seems odd. Is that where the factory had it? Nothing against your work at all. Just the placement.
Hi, Thanks for the comment. Yeah thats exactly where it goes, I done a lot of research into finding the exact location for it.
This is what you call high quality craftsmanship. Bravo!
Holy crap! That’s a lot of work! Not to mention the video recording and editing. Beautiful job!
Haha your correct there, every job takes 2 or 3 times as long as it should normally because you've always got to think about what the camera can see.
1st of all. Thank you for not using music.
Hi what was the greenish liquid that you poured into tank?
I've watched tons of awesome bike restoration vids but I have not quite seen anything as amazing as this knackered tank restoration. Bravo. And I have subscribed on the basis of your talent demonstrated in this.
Hi, Thank you for leaving a comment and thank you for subscribing it means a lot :)
Finally i can see the legendary sand blasting chamber in action! Thank you
Haha no problem at all ;)
stick with the long one's. I'm about to start a restoration on a 1972 Honda CB350 however my skills and resources are not very good.
Great vids keep em comming😎
Damn that boy is fast!
Always wanted to do panel and paint when I left school but all the rubbing and fiddling around put me off it so I got an apprenticeship as a mechanic. Loved every minute of mechanicing but always did my own panel and paint (weather the car needed it or not hehehe) and now at 61 I am still getting my jolly's watching these sort of videos.... Job well done!
I like the way you put the thinner and crystal coats, showing what you use and what you did with the body filler.
Thank you. Im glad you like the videos :)
I watched this on 2x speed, so I feel like I could restore a crushed motorcycle in like 45 minutes.
Why did you put it in the vice without anything in between?!
Theres no need to put anything in between as the tank is in bare metal and its clamped onto a seam so there is zero chance of any damage occurring. Thanks for your comment.
This tank is F---ing ridiculous!!! The only thing I would have done differently to get the initial dents out.... Fill it with water, and lay it in a tub of sand to stabilize it while you worked with the "paintless" dent repair tools..
great resto. I had a 1976 TL125 in 1982. Best bike I ever had as a kid : )
I wasn't like in it through the midway until the very end out standing job great great work .
Чётко....
You got my thumb up in the first 20 seconds with the box opener cam! That was fun! In my head, I heard the Jaws theme. Dah-Dum! Dah-dum!
Still one of my favorite videos that have been done. The attention to detail and the difference from the original to end is amazing. Well done!
Thank you very much :)
4am and I’m watching this instead of sleeping, totally worth it.
YES!!!! YESSSS!!! CLEAR COAT ON!!! GLOSSY FINISH EVEN UPON THE ADHESIVE! Ok, perfection totally acheived... I have no words, except thank you
Hey, Thank you very much for your kind comment :)
I don't find the length of your videos to be a problem at all. I personally enjoy seeing as much of the actual work as possible. I'd rather be doing but when you can't, watch.
Thanks for leaving a comment and letting me know ;)
ahhh that paint job is a treasure to behold. And i love the longer style videos, so satisfying to see the process, with just the right amount of explanation.
Thank you and thanks for the feedback glad you enjoyed it :)
I can only speak for my self.......I really enjoy the longer videos with more processes. I would love to see what you would do with a full Hot Rod to play with, I bet it would be fantastic when finished. The Honda tank came out beautiful and looks like it came right off the show room floor. Thank you for sharing your time a talents with the UA-cam community, very enjoyable.
Hey, Thank you very much for your feedback and kind comment its very much appreciated :). Check back soon i have a big multi video project coming up ;)
Truly appreciate the amount of prep work that went into that. Great finish.
Hey, Thanks very much for your comment :)
Hope. You've given the owner of every dented motorcycle tank hope. Thanks for the video (and the hope).
Hey thank you very much for your comment :) i haven't came across a tank yet that i couldn't save ;)
Ha ha I can smell the filler when you started mixing it. Excellent work as always. 👍
Haha im the same when i see anything to do with filler and paint, Glad you enjoyed it :)
Nice . A lot of people will say they can paint , but when it comes time to pull the tape that’s when you can see who knows how to prep . This was the first video I have watched on your channel, I’m looking forward to watching the rest .
You're an artist and a craftsman. It was a pleasure to watch, thank you for posting it. -Livonia Bob
I love the long videos where we can see all the details. Good work!
Hey,Thanks for your feedback its much appreciated :)
You made a really excellent job of that! The result DEFINITELY justifies the many hours it must have taken to complete. As for the 385 dislikers...i just don't understand them.
beautiful work and workmanship! I really like your attention to detail.
Thank you very much. I think the level of detail is what sets my work apart from the rest :)
Oh dear! As a bit of a perfectionist myself i nearly had a personal accident when you pulled that last bit of detailing tape off (embarrassed shuffling of feet)! Stunning job. Subscribed. Oh.... this length of video is great. Nothing like a start to finish job that is very well filmed and edited like this vid was.
Hey, Thank you very much for your kind comment and sub its very much appreciated:) There is plenty more content to come ;)
The amount of time and love that goes into this blows my mind. Great job.
Fantastic work! Your craftsmanship is second to none. I love "Stanley Cam" during the unboxing. A.T.D. (Attention to detail) Double brill. It was like going on a holiday watching this.
Cheers
Thank you, Im glad you enjoyed it :)
Love casting these videos up on the 70” plasma. Very relaxing. Good work.
Hey, Thanks for your comment and im glad you enjoyed it :)
It's amazing how much work it requires to repair tank.
TL125 what a great little bike
Very rare even when new
Nice work. For bike tanks my tip is to make a dummy frame from bits of scrap tube and plate. Allows secure holding of tank by its mounts to work on it. I also use a big sandbag to support when not on the dummy frame. Nothing fancy,heavy duty farm sack full of builders sand. Tanks are tricky to stop rolling around when trying to bodywork!
Hey, Thanks for the comment and the tips, I like the sandbag idea :)
Boy that sander booth saves a lot of work for you.
Incredible restoration and paint job, fantastic
Sweet! I custom painted motorcycles (hobby) in the early 70s, while in the USAF, stationed at Luke AFB near Phoenix. There was an automotive hobby center on base that had a pro paint booth and filtered air. Fun times.
When this video started, with the camera mounted to the razor knife, I suddenly heard the theme from "Jaws" in my head.
Hey, thanks for sharing your memories with the channel :) Im glad you got a kick out of box opening i rather enjoyed it as well :)
I found your channel today and your work is absolutly stonishing and great! Very very very much respect is coming to you from germany! All thumbs up!
Truly amazing. What a crap ton of work. I can't imagine what it's going to cost to get my truck painted 😤🤦😤🤦😤
I could watch this all day long. Super job.
Glad you enjoyed it! :)
Great job! That tank brings back some old memories. You did a good job editing. On bigger projects I like to watch videos that are broken down into several segments.
Hey, Thanks for your kind comment and feedback. My upcoming project will be broken into several parts over the space of a few weeks ;)
i'm impressed, very nice job, confidence is everything. beautiful lines and color.
Love the skills and seeing that being turned into a work of art was amazing..
What a craftsman. So many skills. Great video, thank you.
Thank you very much!
Holy moly, the satisfaction when you peeled the green tape of.......
A really amazing job!
Hey, Im glad you liked it :)
Fantastic workmanship. Beautiful fuel tank restoration.
The scalpel cam was a really clever addition.
Haha yeah i thought id put that in to liven the video up. Im trying to make my videos more fun as time goes on :)
That tank work was astounding....
Really only one word... "WOW" that is beautiful. Nice work!
Thank you very much for your kind comment :)
Mesmerizing to follow - amazing results. Very well done!
Honda will be calling you shortly with a very lucrative business offer. Superb job.
haha that would be awesome :) Thanks for your comment :)
Seeing it revealed in it's Glory took Me back to the day I got mine! Sadly I jumped and bottomed the forks and dented the tank with my Nuts 6 month into owning Her......these were paper thin for light weight and were about 1.2 Gallons but the range was surprisingly high as the Carb was tiny!
Old school tape job. Fantastic.
Amazing. That is a LOT of work, but very nicely done!!
Splendid! The owner will have something to work too .Well Done !
Thank you :), I actually managed to buy the bike from the owner and i have fully restored it if you have a look at my other videos you will find the full restoration ;)
Great to see such time, effort and patience spent. Job well done.
Thank you :)
you sir, are an old-school craftsman
Thank you very much! :)
best video of restoration that already saw, congratulations
Engrossed start to finish. I’ve got a Honda tank to do. Will be lucky to get one colour on it smoothly!