Patent ID: 7857928

Claim:
A method for repairing, protecting and covering motorcycle gas tanks, comprising the steps of: providing a motorcycle with a motorcycle gas tank attached thereon; forming a single preformed shell cover with a closed upper side with a single opening for a fuel cap, and closed outer sides and with an open bottom, the preformed shell cover completely conforming to an upper surface of the motorcycle gas tank and being a replica of the upper surface of the motorcycle gas tank; cleaning and prepping the upper surface of the gas tank by filling in indentations and dents and scratches on the upper surface of the gas tank with a filler so that the upper surface of the gas tank has a smooth contiguous surface; lining substantially all of the upper surface of the gas tank with a sealer; and permanently mounting the shell cover over and about the upper surface of the gas tank to create a clearance gap between an inner surface of the shell cover and the upper surface of the gas tank, said clearance gap being approximately ¼ of an inch or approximately ⅛ of an inch, wherein substantially all gap clearance space between the upper surface of the gas tank and the inner surface of shell cover are filled with the sealer that includes a slurry of mixed chopped, stranded fiberglass and resin; and permanently sealing the cover to the motorcycle gas tank, wherein the steps of cleaning and prepping, and lining, and mounting and sealing occur while the motorcycle gas tank remains attached to the motorcycle, and the steps of mounting and sealing occur without the use of separate fasteners.