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here's a picture (up against the wall ) of the panels of my 1955 Bowser 595-c gas pump. It has the larger front window also called the "Teleview" as in television sized glass opening for the number readout of gallons pumped , prices, etc.
Sorry I didn't take more pics of it before I started... I just got the sides done and mounted with the "Polly" theme
 

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Here's the ones taken today... I am going with the green on the side panels and base.Then black on the front and top panels... can't wait...
 

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Got the Polly parrots online... only ones you can't smell and don't have to clean up after... i won't mind them in my shop.
 

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i put the computer face on the front, it really is large compared to other ones.
 

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Great job cant wait to do my wayne70, looking into blasting it soon after some other money projects are done. good job.
 
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I have a Phillips 66 pump inside already, I was thinking of cutting some diamond plate out for a bottom and hanging it from the corner of my shop at an angle...I might have to brace up the arches, but it's doable...
 
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Thanks!...I sure did... A guy once told me that painting was the easy part, the prep was 90% of the finished product... but I still I hate the tedious prep work.
 
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looks fantastic,in the process of doing the same model (you gave me hope). If I can pick your brain,how does the window rubber work, the ones if seen for this model are just "U" shaped,are they stickey backed? Most ive seen had a double groove. Secondly, did u just paint the hose guard on the door or did you polish it? Hopefully mine turns out half as nice as yours
 
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Now I'm really kicking myself! At the spring Carlisle swap this past spring I passed up an old Tokheim that was pretty complete for $150.00. I was't concerned with it operating but I wasn't traveling in my own truck and my BIL didn't look too thrilled about stuffing it in the back of his 'burb so I didn't push the issue. :(
 
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It would be sweet to see one of these functional maybe for someone that owns a shop and had a large fuel storage tank the pump could pump from. When I worked a a large dealership we had our own gas pump on site, would of been cool to have a old pump like yours to fill from then the awkward setup we had at the dealer. Looks nice BTW.
 
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Nice looking pump, you're doing a great job.
I've got two Tok 39's I'm in the middle of..one on the left is going back together, one on the right is coming apart. Four more behind them to do. Love the gas and oil stuff!

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rcwilken said:
looks fantastic,in the process of doing the same model (you gave me hope). If I can pick your brain,how does the window rubber work, the ones if seen for this model are just "U" shaped,are they stickey backed? Most ive seen had a double groove. Secondly, did u just paint the hose guard on the door or did you polish it? Hopefully mine turns out half as nice as yours
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I just used steel wool on the hose guard, then clear coated it so it won't rust again ...

This one has the double grooved rubber for the glass, I am waiting until i have the funds for the window rubber and the globe for the top...

Thanks for the positive comments...
 
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This is great work. I just bought the Bowswer 595C Teleview from a garage sale. Always wanted to restored one . its a 1955. However I need some parts and havent had much luck locating them. I need the 2 computer faceplates, nozzle return trim and hose return trim as well as the nozzle itself. Hoping someone can lead me in the right direction. Thanks for any info you all can provide.
 
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Not to hijack this thread, but can anybody ID these pump faces for Me? Thanks!
 

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nice job on the "polly" pump! i've got a tokheim 36-B that i'm planning on doing into a polly pump when time permits. not sure which one of these i'll do next...
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Wow! I thought I was behind on my projects!...LOL :beer:
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oh, thats nothing, just what was behind the garage when it burned. i still have a few pumps & 5 upright coke machines in a storage pod along with three barber chairs, & about 20 old pedal cars.

add in a 69 mustang, 66 tr4, 52 chev hardtop, 36 REO flying cloud & the 36 ford p/u (in the shop fire, so have start over on it after 12 yrs of work) & i REally have my work cut out to catch up. i look at all of it as money in the bank though. my "retirement" fund....
 
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oh, thats nothing, just what was behind the garage when it burned. i still have a few pumps & 5 upright coke machines in a storage pod along with three barber chairs, & about 20 old pedal cars.

add in a 69 mustang, 66 tr4, 52 chev hardtop, 36 REO flying cloud & the 36 ford p/u (in the shop fire, so have start over on it after 12 yrs of work) & i REally have my work cut out to catch up. i look at all of it as money in the bank though. my "retirement" fund....
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Well take the time and post a bunch of pictures here as we love it... sorry about your fire...
 
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All right I got to ask when you guys referb these do you make the operational? if not what do you pay for the say 70-80s stuff.
reason I ask is at the moment I'm employed by an old petroleum equipment company and we got lots of old stuff to make them work not any of the panels or bezels
 
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All right I got to ask when you guys referb these do you make the operational? if not what do you pay for the say 70-80s stuff.
reason I ask is at the moment I'm employed by an old petroleum equipment company and we got lots of old stuff to make them work not any of the panels or bezels
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i personally don't redo the works inside other than the meter that the faces attach to & the light system. most of the people i do pumps for want them inside the office, house etc. & unless the pumps are completely diassembled & cleaned well, they always smell like stale gas. people don't take like that very much in the office/house. also by removing the pump/motor the weight drops considerably which is a plus when moving them around.

jcquick, meant to add, i grew up in sanford. seeing those bugs reminds me of the 63 ragtop i had back then. guy i sold it to cut off the roof & took it along with the sliding mech & cloth sunroof to the dump & made a dunebuggy out of the rest of it...
 
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Nice job restoring that poly pump. I really wanted to get going on my Wayne model 80 this summer, but still haven't got to it. I think I will leave the pump guts inside mine as it has everything inside. less likely for someone to come and "walk off" with it when I place it outside. ( must weigh 300 pnds) Then again I could scrap the insides to fund the resto-chango

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JCQuick said:
All right I got to ask when you guys referb these do you make the operational? if not what do you pay for the say 70-80s stuff.
reason I ask is at the moment I'm employed by an old petroleum equipment company and we got lots of old stuff to make them work not any of the panels or bezels
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Mine are gutted and non-operational...
 
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Call me the Breeze said:
Nice job restoring that poly pump. I really wanted to get going on my Wayne model 80 this summer, but still haven't got to it. I think I will leave the pump guts inside mine as it has everything inside. less likely for someone to come and "walk off" with it when I place it outside. ( must weigh 300 pnds) Then again I could scrap the insides to fund the resto-chango

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You got that right for no one "walking off" with the guts in it... Looks like that Wayne will be nice restored, what is the theme you are planning?
 
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