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I have now formulated my plan of attack and have a few questions that someone out there can answer for me.

Do I sand blast, media blast or dip to remove old paint and rust?

After cleaning and patching, I was thinking primer/sealer, high build primer, block sand, primer, then paint.

I would like to paint in Sunoco colors, does anybody have paint codes and a recommended manufacturer and type of paint??

This will get me started , I know there is lots of work and time to be spent but I'm looking forward to a new challenge!!

Thanks
Jerry

First of all, Welcome to Oldgas Jerry.

Heres a link to a low cost pump restoration.

http://www.oldgas.com/shoptalk/ubb/Forum4/HTML/001409.html

Its not the kind of pump that you're working on, nor is it a "Museum" restoration. But read through it anyways. Hopefully, it will give you some idea of what it takes for a pump restoration. You can take this approach, improve upon it, or send it out and have somebody do it all for you.

As far as the colors, the best way to do that is, buy your decals and have the colors mixed to match. This way there will be no mismatch between the actual pump color codes, and a decal thats just a bit off.

Post lots of pics too....

Welcome Jerry.

Thanks guys

This will be my first attempt at body work and spray painting something bigger than a 1:25 plastic model. I have done the electrical already.

Jerry