SuperBeetle gas tank removal and refurbishment

Pulling the (original, stock) gas tank out of my 1972 SuperBeetle as part of the refurbishment process. Having the front suspension dismantled gave better access to some of the areas, so I decided to go ahead and do the fule tank work now.
As a side note, this work was done in mid-June of 2021. My goal was aiming to have the car running sometime in July, and I'd realized that to make that deadline, I needed to considerably pick up the pace of work.

[@Jayvans_Super]

Channel locks are excellent for taking the sender off

[@fsodn]

Really? Where do the channel-lock pliers grip the sender? I would love to see that. I found two youtube videos that show the installation of a SuperBeetle sender. One uses a pin punch like I did, the other says "I'm tightening the sender with a channel-lock"...but then it's out of view of the camera. :-( I would love to see this. Do you have a video?

[@Jayvans_Super]

I can make a video if you like. Large mouth channel locks, then place it on the part where you were tapping on. Comes right off.