Re: Restoring Visible Gas Pump

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Posted by Brian Terry on January 22, 2000 at 14:18:37:

In Reply to: Restoring Visible Gas Pump posted by Bill Cortez on January 16, 2000 at 19:57:25:

Bill,

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I recently restored my own Wayne 615 - it's only the 2nd pump I've done. Even though I collect Cities Service, I did it up 'Texaco', because I had planned to sell it (I changed my mind after I got it done though). Texaco never actually used the green paint, but I thought that it would look better than just a plain red pump.I have also seen several done up with this paint scheme. I painted the the entire thing, (except for the skins) green in one shot. Then, I taped off the pipes that are inside the cylinder, and painted them with aluminum colored paint. I also painted the rods around the cylinder green. Instead of spending $80 -$90 on a cloth hose (I had originally planned on this pump to be kept outside), I bought a white rubber hose for around $20. I have noticed that it tends to yellow where it is exposed to the sunlight. I don't know if there are any problems with the cloth hoses.I will probaly upgrade this later, as I have been able to keep the pump indoors. The rods that hold the indicators are brass on mine. I wanted to get tem apart and polish them, but I could see I was going to have trouble with getting the soft brass screws out without breaking them. The indicatores were in great shape, so I just cleaned them up with lacquer thinner.

I also bought 'The Gas Pump Collector's Guide' (also available on this site) - it is a great source for paint schemes and ideas.

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: Bill,

: Try 'More Petro Resorces' on this site's homepage. Order all the catalogs you can. You can save a few bucks here and there by comparison shopping.
: I recently restored my own Wayne 615 - it's only the 2nd pump I've done. Even though I collect Cities Service, I did it up 'Texaco', because I had planned to sell it (I changed my mind after I got it done though). Texaco never actually used the green paint, but I thought that it would look better than just a plain red pump.I have also seen several done up with this paint scheme. I painted the the entire thing, (except for the skins) green in one shot. Then, I taped off the pipes that are inside the cylinder, and painted them with aluminum colored paint. I also painted the rods around the cylinder green. Instead of spending $80 -$90 on a cloth hose (I had originally planned on this pump to be kept outside), I bought a white rubber hose for around $20. I have noticed that it tends to yellow where it is exposed to the sunlight. I don't know if there are any problems with the cloth hoses.I will probaly upgrade this later, as I have been able to keep the pump indoors. The rods that hold the indicators are brass on mine. I wanted to get tem apart and polish them, but I could see I was going to have trouble with getting the soft brass screws out without breaking them. The indicatores were in great shape, so I just cleaned them up with lacquer thinner.
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: I also bought 'The Gas Pump Collector's Guide' (also available on this site) - it is a great source for paint schemes and ideas.

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