 A thank you and shout out to Matt Alvarez
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I want to thank Matt for "helping me" give new life to an NOS Flying A decal! A few months ago I was lucky enough to win on Ebay, 3 NOS Flying A Motor Diesel Fuel decals. But, because of their size and age; I didn't have a clue what to do with them? When Bob (Lastgas15), posted his thread about using an old decal and Matt replied with his workmanship. I got the idea to contact Matt and ask him if he would be interested in a deal? A deal where he would mount the decal for me on a piece of plexi-glass and in return I would give him the other two decals for his use on a pump. Matt suggested instead of plexi-glass, he instead mount the decal on a piece of painted metal; so it would look like it was on a pump door. We came to an agreement and he sent me a photo of the decal on the metal... Today, I received my Flying A Motor Diesel Fuel decal and I think it looks fantastic and wanted to share it with Oldgas. The decal is 14" tall x 12" wide. Matt placed the decal paper on the back of the metal so anyone in the future will know that the decal was NOS... I can honestly say; this is something I doubt I ever could have mounted without overlaps and multiple bubbles.  upload photos image hosting
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Looks real nice 
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Awesome! Such a great story spotlighting the good side of our hobby.
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awesome, ready too hang .. ... 
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Looks awesome. Great job Matt!
Always looking for more Derby, Vickers, KanOTex, & Elreco gasoline & oil items!
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Regards, Jim
I collect gas pump salt and pepper shakers
and the plastic coin banks made by AVSCO.
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Matt's the guy who shares and always willing to help anyway he can. I know. Because he was a great resource to me.
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Awesome! Such a great story spotlighting the good side of our hobby. Yeah, what Jim said.
Wanted: Gas pump globes:Sinclair & affiliates, IL companies. Ripple bodies. Anything Sinclair, Stoll, Pierce, 4 Bros. http://www.lastgas15.com/
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Looks very nice Bob, and very nice of Matt to do this for you! I have some very nice old unused Mobil related decals that just sit in folders as I worry I don't have the expertise to apply them to anything correctly, and you only have one chance! I couldn't help by LOL at Cold Pizza's comment, although I realize it isn't meant to be funny....the furnaces are probably fired up as we speak with the great artwork available! Darin
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love it BoB!!!! Matt did a outstanding job ......
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Beautiful Bob! I got some old nos Shell decals from Matt for my Bennett double head lubester. I told him when I got them that I might need him to come to Missouri to put them on for me when the time came! Those things are so fragile, it takes a steady hand and a little experience to get them to work after all these years but he sure has a knack for it....GB
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Great job! Great way to display.
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