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You would be surprised what some dawn dish soap and a stiff nylon brush can do before you decide.
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Please - NO offers to Buy or Sell in this forum category
Statements such as, "I'm thinking about selling this." are considered an offer to sell.
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Where is it going to be placed ? Big part of the decision.
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I will say; that I do not understand the appeal of a weathered Pump that looks nothing like it did when it was in service...
I also do not like the "over the top" restorations. For to me; these Pumps also do not look anything like they did while in service....
I am old enough to remember what it was like to work at a Station during the mid 1960s.... One of the Stations I worked at was a smaller single island Station with a small double Service Bay... We painted the Pumps by hand; we met each Customer with a smile and checked everything... The other Station was much larger and much more Modern... We did not check items, unless asked. Personalized Customer Service was considered "old Fashion" and was not "pushed" as it was at the Smaller Station...
But, when "Push comes to Shove"; the Pump is yours and I do believe that you will follow the path that is right for you. Enjoy your Pump and I hope you will, enjoy the Hobby...
Looking for Tide Water/ Tide Water-Associated/ Tidewater items
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Really a nice pump there. Just my two cents here. Me, I love items that show their age ,but have aged gracefully -I guess I'd say. IMO, your pump has. Id work some clear pastewax into it with a scotch brite pad and then polish with a rag.Maybe lightly pressure wash the interior. The money that might be put into the restoration , I would put into a one piece Gulf globe.
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Leave as is and do not clear coat it.
Drive with Care and Buy Sinclair!! I buy Sinclair globes, signs, cans, ect.
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Leave as is and do not clear coat it. X2!!
KJV Psalms 16:11
Thou wilt shew me the path of life:
in thy presence is fulness of joy;
at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
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Before you try to remove that glass to clean or restore, please get feedback about it, whether you should even attempt to remove it. I know there are some old posts here with that topic (and would someone better at finding old posts please post a link?). Apparently trying to remove it can result in heartbreak--or more accurately a broken cylinder.
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Welcome to Oldgas. The 2 hundred dollar pump. First let me say you got a heck of a deal.
I would restore it I would never be satisfied leaving it as is,every time I walked by it I would think what it could be. Guess its a sickness I have.
Its important that you decide what will make you happy.If its going inside or out would help you decide how far to take it. I wouldn't do a over the top restore if its going outside. Do you plan on keeping it or resale I agree do not restore with the notion of resale as you limit the interest by doing one company or another. Nothing wrong with enjoying it as is. Yes a full restoration is inside and outer skins,outer skins only is just a bandaid but makes sense to me if its going outside.
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I believe that removing the glass will be impossible. The glass is cracked about a 1/2" up from the bottom and runs parallel to the bottom about 6" long
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If you more concerned about value, your profit will be more as it sits now than if you restored it. (99% of the time)
"Remember, history that is forgotten is doomed to repeat itself!"
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Dokako,
The condition of the glass is another reason NOT to restore it. If you try to take the pump apart to restore it, you will likely make that crack worse or break the cylinder entirely, resulting in your having to find another original cylinder of the right size. Those typically run in the $500 range. You CAN fill the cylinder with a cleaning mixture and then drain it out and get a lot of the internal gunk out without ever having to take the pump apart. Seach here on oldgas for posts on how to do that.
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As I said in your other post......
Very nice pump and blue glass to boot. You could add a zero onto that price and still be near 'retail.' Great buy.
I vote to NOT restore it, it looks great the way it is. Put some new wiring in it and throw a globe up top. Admire it for what it is right now, you can always change your mind and restore it down the road, but you can never unrestore it to the great look it has right now.
Or you could just sell it to me for $400 and double your money... Lol. JK. Enjoy it.
-Steve
-Steve B. (WTB: 48" Flying A button, 48" black/org Phillips 66, White Star, and Chevrolet Signs. Also looking for a Wayne 866. Send a PM. Thanks.)
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There's no question in my mind what to do . Clean it up as good as you can but don't restore it . Its got a great look already made by the passage of time.
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You can't restore them to look that good. Clean it up and enjoy it!!
Collect UNION 76 items only. Contact me if you have any interesting items for sale.
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I am with Jack.
The pump is not "original" anymore, it has "patina".
If you like "patina" then leave it. If you like how they looked "original" then restore it.
Just another opinion!
Ryan
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