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Posted By: AKOIL Thought I would share my recently restored pumps - Thu Apr 20 2017 03:40 PM
Hello all

just finished two pump projects and wanted to share them
these are my first restoration attempts

enjoy

on the Bennett I wasn't sure on what direction to take on it until I peeled back some of the paint and discovered at one time it had the eagle. it was an easy decision after seeing it

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Posted By: AKOIL Re: Thought I would share my recently restored pumps - Thu Apr 20 2017 03:41 PM
second pump was easy as I have always wanted a Sinclair pump

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Posted By: AKOIL Re: Thought I would share my recently restored pumps - Thu Apr 20 2017 03:45 PM
I now have the pump virus and recently got two more.
by the way, vintage pumps in Alaska are hard to find!

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Pumps look awesome...I also like the Challenger!
Posted By: pickurt Re: Thought I would share my recently restored pumps - Thu Apr 20 2017 06:28 PM
They came out great.

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Kurt
awesome .. ... cool
Posted By: Done4 Re: Thought I would share my recently restored pumps - Thu Apr 20 2017 07:47 PM
Very nice job on the restoration but I would have tried to save the original branding on the Richfield but that's just me.
Posted By: Rabbitman Re: Thought I would share my recently restored pumps - Thu Apr 20 2017 08:16 PM
Nice looking pumps. I'm sure they are a little harder to find up there....GB
Posted By: AKOIL Re: Thought I would share my recently restored pumps - Thu Apr 20 2017 09:03 PM
thanks for all the comments

Done4- I tried to keep the original paint but it just didn't work out.
Great looking pumps. I love those 541 Bennetts.
Posted By: Yellow57 Re: Thought I would share my recently restored pumps - Thu Apr 20 2017 10:34 PM
Very cool to see the progress, what did you use to find the decals ?
Nice pumps
Nice job, Look forward to seeing the other ones done. Thanks for sharing, a lot of people do not do that any more. I like the 541 the best. I have more of them than I should, but I really like them.
Posted By: AKOIL Re: Thought I would share my recently restored pumps - Fri Apr 21 2017 08:44 PM
Yellow57-i used aircraft stripper on the old paint to expose the original decals/paint. it works very well as it only takes a layer off at a time.

I really struggled with keeping the Bennett all original especially since the decals starting popping thru the old paint. I'm glad I went with the restored look
Posted By: Done4 Re: Thought I would share my recently restored pumps - Fri Apr 21 2017 08:51 PM
Glad to hear you considered keeping it as the original branded pump. Sometimes it just just doesn't happen, thanks for the reply.
Cool pumps. good job!
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