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My two car garage only has 8 foot walls and I am out of wall space so I hung my new Shell sign on the ceiling. I did it by myself so I had to use a ladder with a couple pieces of wood bolted to it, then slid the sign up on it. I was able to position it and then screw it in place.
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It is a shame to see a great looking sign like that on the ceiling. Not wanting to be negative, just figure a quality sign like that should have better placement. My friend tried putting signs on the ceiling but it just did not look good. Within a couple weeks he took them all down. On a more positive note, your pump collection looks amazing. Have you posted pictures of them already?
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The mother of invention is necessity!
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Looks good Matt, I am completely out of space on the ceilings too!!
Thanks, Phil _________________________________________________ Looking for any old pumps, or nice 5 gallon cans.
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IF ya had 2 ladders, ya could have had the Wife hold it while ya screwed to ceiling! Most wives can do more than Cook!
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I just ran out so I put things on the top of my window trim
Oilzum, 1qt Oil Cans, Gas and Oil smalls, Oldsmobile collectables.
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Looks wonderful! I also am close to being out of ceiling space and i am out of wall space!
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"It is a shame to see a great looking sign like that on the ceiling." Well I could have put it on the wall behind my gas pumps and not be able to all of it like these or put it on the ceiling and see the whole thing. There is a nice 48 inch sharks tooth Shell and a nice 25 inch Shell motor oil. How much of them can you see? Anyone that has signs on your ceiling, you are welcome to post pictures in this thread.
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Looks great Matt!
Isn't that what ceilings are for??? I'm with you...I would rather have signs on the ceiling then bare ceiling space.
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Obviously one can not have enough Shell signs.
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Thats nothing!! Let us know when you start hanging pumps from the ceiling! Now that would be something to see!
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Steve Coppens Always interested in Sunoco items! Really want a Sunoco National pump ad glass!!
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Some of my ceiling
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As they USED to say , "filler up"
Wanted TEXACO related items & SUNOCO related items .Signs -Globes et'c. Oil Cans - Grease cans .
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I think that will work , looks perfect Matt !
I like SINCLAIR and old American made stuff ... No china items.
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If the Sistine chapel can do it,why not you. Looks good.
Collecting Vintage Sunoco
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Looks great to me Matt. Put a plastic Shell sign over that ceiling light fixture.
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Looks great Matt!!!
Jerry just raised the bar though! It's time to buy more signs...lol
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Wanted anything Flying A Gas, Signal Gas, Hancock oil co, and Sunland.
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Hang'em or stack'em Matt it's all good!
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"It is a shame to see a great looking sign like that on the ceiling." have you ever considered making the garage bigger?..
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And there's always the bedroom!!
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Great looking sign! I have plenty of empty wall space if you would want me to hang it over here! No need of thanks for my generosity. I am happy to help you! : )
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If that doesn't look good to you,you might want to think about changing hoobies!
Always looking for Mississippi company items, Billups, southland, ride with rose.
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Mans gotta do what a mans gotta do.....
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"Well I could have put it on the wall behind my gas pumps and not be able to all of it like these or put it on the ceiling and see the whole thing. There is a nice 48 inch sharks tooth Shell and a nice 25 inch Shell motor oil. How much of them can you see?"
Your shell signs and pumps look amazing! I am a Shell man also.
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Some of my ceiling Did I say yesterday that signs on the ceiling do not look good? After seeing your pics with a bunch of signs on the ceiling I might just change my mind. They look great at your place.
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After passing out on the floor, Nice to be able to look up & see signs & know your not Dead!
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Jerry, your ceiling looks great. I may have to try and make mine like that.
"have you ever considered making the garage bigger?.."
There is a bedroom above the garage. I told my wife I wanted to take the floor out and have 16 foot walls with a vaulted ceiling. Well you can see how that went. Or I wanted to take out the laundry room and down stairs bedroom and make the garage deeper. That is not going to happen either. I am stuck with this until we move in the future.
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Buy the house next door for living/sleeping in!
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db, I thought about that. The house next door sat empty fot three years.
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Should have bought it then, prices around here are on the Rise. Most houses will be out of reach soon for most buyers.
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Looks great! And all you guys that need more room,I will be happy to take the big ones! Hehe...... I have plenty of room and added a shelf for pumps. Jeremy
Looking for Johnson anything and Ca gas signs and ?
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