If by pull the dent out of your gas tank you mean drill holes and install
a slide hammer, you have not taken nearly enough precautionary steps.
There's a pretty fair chance you're going to ignite the fumes in there
while you drill. Fill the tank with water instead, then drill. You will
also now have the problem of filling back in lots of holes in your fuel
tank.
A better start would be compressed air. Blows many a dented tank back
into shape. Give that a try first.
And you can use horseshoe attachments on a slide hammer to avoid drilling
holes. Snake the horseshoe into the tank, yank, and punch the dent out
from the inside.
All of which still leaves you with a serious problem. You've got paint
flaking all over the inside of your tank. You really need to completely
strip the tank, or else learn to enjoy the frequent stops you'll be
making as the flakes block up the intake tube. New fuel filters every
couple of days won't take care of the problem, because the flakes will be
getting across the intake of the pickup tube, blocking fuel flow there.
You can take out the flakes floating around today, but the surface has
been all fractured. More flakes are going to be coming off tomorrow, the
day after, next week, etc. That's why I advise very strongly against
using tank coats. There's a reason the factories never do this.
You might be best off just shoping around for a replacement tank at this
point.
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