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Fri Oct 08 2010 06:54 AM
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Everything Cities Service Specializing in old Gas Pumps kwfrith@gondtc.com Cell#-701-739-6133
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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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Kevin:
I'm sorry that the can didn't clean up for you.
But as a wise man once said: "Experience is what you get, when you don't get what you expected."
Later . . .
Jim
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Now you have an original Husky Oil Can with a story behind it and lots and lots of character. Mike
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Kevin: Still worth the effort. sometimes you eat the bear...some times the bear eats you.
Alex Looking for Texaco and Power Gasoline items
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Kevin feel your pain. This can does not look this good anymore. Soaked a section at a time in Evapo-rust for several days does yield some rust removal. and also makes 50 year old Permalube graphics curl and glop together like microwaving a plastic cup for 10 minutes... Uploaded with ImageShack.us
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Kevin, For some reason I see only a major improvement and now the can is still something to display but you certainly could not display it the way you bought it. I have had little success in cleaning painted tin oil/grease cans that have been covered in grease. I think the Husky can is a definate improvement and worth the effort. Here is a before & after pic of a Phillips 66 5 quart can that was very bent, rusty & dented. I took a hammer and dolly to take out the dents the best I could and reshaped then sanded the rusty top and interior then painted it with silver hammer spray paint to clean it up. Then waxed the exterior to bring back some of the paint. Not the best but now it's presentable. Mike Uploaded with ImageShack.usUploaded with ImageShack.usUploaded with ImageShack.usUploaded with ImageShack.us
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Mike Hudson 303-916-3907
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"Remember, history that is forgotten is doomed to repeat itself!"
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YES! 5 long hours but the auction was entertaining, so I wasn't bored anyway! I just "HAD" to see what it looked like under that dirt! Just think what a Husky 5 quart in top condition is worth! Would've made my day! Aw heck, it still did!!!
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COOL STORY THERE KEVIN, ITS PROBABLY BETTER THAN ALOT OF OTHER HUSKY CANS OUT THERE, GOTTA START SOMEWHERE!!! LOL!
collecting standard oil items Tim Flannery
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Good story there Kevin
Wanted Owens Motor Oil & Mobiloil Gargoyle. Brad Ralston & my website is www.petrobarn.com
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hotrodhudson48, I CAN remove more of the dents on your 5qt can & re-lid the bottom. db
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If you never make a mistake, your not taking enough chances.
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If you never make another Mistake, You DIED !
Next time Before you Bid on a greasy/dirty can, do a finger nail test. IF graphics comes off easily, walk away or buy real cheap.
Cans are Lithographed/printed w/ INK, not paint.
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I actually did what you're suggesting! If it had gotten expensive, I would have left it but $25 was cheap. The gambler in me wanted to know what was underneath!! LOL
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Been there, Done that. LOL Thinking there is more food on the other side of road has killed a lot of critters [road kill].
It was a coin toss, you Called wrong this time.
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