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#55363
Sat Apr 21 2007 09:55 AM
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I am restoring a dayton visable.the cast iron parts are rough texture,should they be smooth in the end? also should the pump be removed? thanks mike
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#55364
Sat Apr 21 2007 02:16 PM
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IT all depends on what kind of restoration you want.
IF you want an original style museum restoration - keep it rough. Use enamel paints and do not polish down the cast.
IF you want a hot rod type restoration that looks killer and will probably bring more $$$ then polish the cast marks, fill cast holes and lines until they are smooth and base coat / clear coat.
I like most of my pumps original looking and so I do what they did originally – museum restorations using PPG ALK enamel paints. Everything working like it should have.
Travis E. Towle
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#55365
Sat Apr 21 2007 02:18 PM
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ALSO - DO NOT REMOVE THE PUMP in a visa pump. Free it up and get it working. To do so just remove the packing nut - and open the pump - pull out SOME of the packing rope until the handle will move - grease up and put it back together.
Travis E. Towle
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Sat Apr 21 2007 03:42 PM
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What model Dayton? Here is a 600 that is polished. 
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Sat Apr 21 2007 04:21 PM
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That is a killer looking pump! Nice!
Travis E. Towle
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Sat Apr 21 2007 04:48 PM
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I bought a Fry 117 about 10 years ago and I have not gotten around to restoring it yet. It had a quicky sandblast and paint before I bought it. The whole thing has a rough texture, is this normal, or did it rust like that? I wonder if it was born rough like this gentelemans gas pump was?
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Sat Apr 21 2007 05:46 PM
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Fill and sand smooth for a showroom floor pump or just prime and paint for an outdoor pump. Its just a matter of preference... ------------------ Scott Wright- http://www.frontrangegas.com/powerine.htm
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Sat Apr 21 2007 07:08 PM
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The only thing on a Fry that is rough is the Cast Iron Base and other cast iron parts, everything else was SMOOTH - so use an epoxy primer like euro fill and fill those up smooth. Heck my cast iron base has sand cast holes big enough to stick your pinkey in.
Travis E. Towle
Topeka, Kansas
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[This message has been edited by travis_towle (edited 04-21-2007).]
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