Greetings to all!
I finally figured out my password. As you can see, I'm new.
I recently purchased a Martin and Schwartz Model 80 gas pump and making attempts to restore. Its dismantled. Are the flat head sheet metal screws that mount the outside
panels to the frame still available? How about the brass hinge pins? Other than the outside panels,top,base and frame,I have stripped primered and painted the rest. The door hinges and a few other trim pieces are pitted and I cleaned them up as well as can be expected. The exterior paint - I like the more unusual color combinations. Does anyone have pictures of their pumps that they can post? I went through all of the pictures in the other forums and
didn't see that many uncommon color schemes. Has anyone made up their own color(s) other than the traditional red (Texaco,Mobil) the Black(Poly Gas) Green (Dino). Don't get me wrong, I think they all look great! I will not be putting a globe on mine so the later option is more probable. I also want it to look nice but not perfect like many of your restorations appear. I have rusted areas that I can't fix and I'm a novist and do not have repair shop or a paint gun - only cans of spray paint. I was wondering if anyone has restored to "original looking" but not mint - if that make sense? Your expert opinions, comments,suggestions and or pictures would be most appreciated.
Thank you for your time.
Rudy
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