#88585
Sun Sep 02 2007 05:36 PM
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 THANKS! ~DOC YOUR B.O.T.W. HOST!
DOC @ THE AMERICAN GARAGE
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Please - NO offers to Buy or Sell in this forum category
Statements such as, "I'm thinking about selling this." are considered an offer to sell.
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#88586
Sun Sep 02 2007 05:41 PM
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This weekend Tara and I went to visit Brad Ralston (gasoildude). On the way home, we found this 30" Polarine sign, covered in concrete, for a steal. Someone must have used it to mix brick mortar on...  Some muriatic acid, diluted 1:3, made short work of the concrete...  We did spend a lot of the day scraping the sand off between acid pours... It was fun, though, to see the sign emerge. Have a good evening, Wes
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#88587
Sun Sep 02 2007 06:13 PM
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ON A SIMILAR THEME SHOWING A BOTW FROM 2 MONTHS AGO... 5' PORC D/S CALSO SIGN HAD SOME KINDA CRUD ON IT LOOKING LIKE THE SURFACE OF THE MOON.....  AFTER A COUPLE HOURS WITH A BLOW-TORCH AND A SCRAPER.....  I GOT MOST OF THE HEAVY BUILT UP CRUD OFF AND PRETTY MUCH REMOVED THE REST WITH LACQUER THINNER AND #0000 STEEL WOOL AND A FINAL WIPING WITH LACQUER THINNER AS WELL....  NICE WHEN THAT WORKS OUT...EH, WES!?? GREAT JOB! ~DOC
DOC @ THE AMERICAN GARAGE
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#88588
Sun Sep 02 2007 06:40 PM
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Here are some real neat cups that would have gone on the side of a water cooler. They are hard to take a picture of. 
Scott Wright
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#88589
Sun Sep 02 2007 06:42 PM
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I found these two island lights at an antique shop in Indiana while on a road trip Saturday. I cleaned them with WD-40 so I don't have a before and after yet. I think they will clean up just fine, very small amount of procelain loss.   Mick [This message has been edited by aquartlow (edited 09-02-2007).]
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#88590
Sun Sep 02 2007 07:23 PM
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Nice find Wes. It does seem like a large number of those Polerine signs that size have been used in the concrete or brick mortor business. It sure cleaned up nice. The picture looks like you didn't waste any time getting it hung on the wall.Bob D. and I were in Nokomis Ill. today gathering up a few treasures. I'll keep in touch, Norm.
Norm Huff
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#88591
Sun Sep 02 2007 09:22 PM
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Heres a great sign I picked up this week 
I collect anything Hyvis oils
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#88592
Mon Sep 03 2007 07:26 AM
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Two Itasca snowmobile cans from swap meet for my sons collection.  Cities Service can found at the top of a local chruch steeple used to oil the tower clock.  [This message has been edited by SuperAmerica Man (edited 09-03-2007).]
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*Loxtercamp, Greenwald Service, Greenwald Standard Oil.
*Grey Crown Globe, Standard Oil Signs, Posters
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#88593
Mon Sep 03 2007 07:32 AM
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flanged globe from last month Ebay  Poster from Iowa Gas  This week  ------------------
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*Loxtercamp, Greenwald Service, Greenwald Standard Oil.
*Grey Crown Globe, Standard Oil Signs, Posters
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#88594
Mon Sep 03 2007 09:36 AM
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This is more of a "free" of the week! Jim from T-Way's Graphics sent these to me as I had the fewest # of posts. He was trying to get some of the lurkers to post more often. Thanks Jim. 
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#88595
Mon Sep 03 2007 09:50 AM
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Just aquired these locally. Sorry about the fuzzy picture on the tire display. The little Gulf can was a find I really enjoyed coming across. I rarely see them.......Dave   [This message has been edited by lordparaffin (edited 09-03-2007).] [This message has been edited by lordparaffin (edited 09-03-2007).]
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Looking for old, rare, auto light bulb tins
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#88596
Tue Sep 04 2007 09:12 PM
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Wes,
Where did you get that sign? Pretty sure I passed on it last year. Can't remember where I saw it though. It cleaned up nice....maybe I should have bought it.
Kim,
What does your son collect? I'll see if I can scrounge something up for him.
Norm,
Thanks for hauling the sign for me. I forgot something at the auction so I have to go back down there anyway.
Bob
Wanted: Gas pump globes:Sinclair & affiliates, IL companies. Ripple bodies. Anything Sinclair, Stoll, Pierce, 4 Bros. http://www.lastgas15.com/
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#88597
Wed Sep 05 2007 05:40 AM
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Hi Bob,
My son is into qt cans that have images or pictures. He specifically likes the ones with snowmobiles and motorcycles on them, but also gets excited about the Husky, Indian & Outboard cans. Of course I'm speaking of the 5 dollar paper variety type here...
He is almost 8 if that helps, so he gets excited about almost anything. I'm going to have to take my stuff down so he can show off his collection. Hmmmm.
(He didn’t have enough money at the time to buy the Itaska cans, so He traded me the Cities Service can which was given to him, since it had no image. I'm trying to make the boy use his head...lol)
Regards,
Kim
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*Loxtercamp, Greenwald Service, Greenwald Standard Oil.
*Grey Crown Globe, Standard Oil Signs, Posters
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#88598
Wed Sep 05 2007 07:55 AM
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#88599
Wed Sep 05 2007 08:30 AM
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 The Champlin can from e-bay and the banks from a local store
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