Found a 6' Texaco sign

[autoclassicnut]

It's double-sided although one side has tar on it and barely make out Texaco...


i'm going to make an outside border for it to strengthen it a bit it is heavy but very wavy.

Second pic shows small brackets i made. Then bolting it to the edge of the sign.

 

[CNGsaves]

Great score !!

How the heck did you get that out in Montana ??

Even with the bullet holes, that sign is worth some serious coin.

 

[autoclassicnut]

continuing on with the border, up on sawhorses, Used 2" X 1/8" flat iron. then welded the flat iron even with the top edge of bracket. using the two small clamps to hold it as i progressed around the sign.

 

[autoclassicnut]

Great score !!

How the heck did you get that out in Montana ??

Even with the bullet holes, that sign is worth some serious coin.

We had Texaco stations here when I was younger...

 

[autoclassicnut]

not sure if I am going to hang it inside or make a pole stand like my Conoco sign http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=96692[/

Here it is off of the sign and ready to be painted before i put it back on.

 

[Richard Cranium]

I would say hang it out side with your other sign.

 

[customtronic]

Very cool. Congrats on the nice score!

 

[autoclassicnut]

thanks guys! i just found this post on here that has a pole mounted sign, might help in my pole making...


http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=247312&showall=1

 

[don long]

autoclassicnut
I looked up your sign post reference and found my avatar on it lol
If I can help you in any way please let me know

Don

 

[autoclassicnut]

ok... but may main priority is finishing my REO as seen here http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=141512

 

[ddawg16]

How much did you pay for it?

Side note....My dad had a Texaco station 'back in the day'.

 

[autoclassicnut]

i gave $350 for it...

 

[Kevin54]

Very nice indeed. And a great price you paid for it. For $350, you got a killer deal. I've seen others in that shape go for $1500 around here.

 

[autoclassicnut]

got ring primed and painted today...will clear and install tomorrow.

 

[PugetDude]

My dad had a Texaco station 'back in the day'.

Nice Sign!
I paid for 3 years of college working in a Texaco Station in Kansas City back in the 1970's. Pumping gas, changing tires, driving the tow truck...and other duties as assigned by the owner (cleaning the toilets, painting the island curbs, washing the bay windows, etc...

 

[autoclassicnut]

a friend gave me a few pictures he had of old Texaco signs...

 

[autoclassicnut]

got round frame ring done on installed on the sign ... also tried to remove some of the tar on the backside (before and after pics) I may have to wait until this summer so i can let the sun help me on the tar issue.

 

[j p smith]

Maybe the tar protected the sign and when it comes off you will have a great looking sign.

I need to follow along and get inspired to finish my Standard sign project

 

[autoclassicnut]

Maybe the tar protected the sign and when it comes off you will have a great looking sign.

I need to follow along and get inspired to finish my Standard sign project

I am hoping that is the case. but it's -9 degrees outside, wind blowing about 30 m.p.h. not the time of year to remove tar from a sign, ha ha

 

[Bronson]

Any updates for us?

 

[JimDon]

I used to pump gas at a Texaco station in Waukesha, WI. Thanks for bringing back some fond memories of my time as a pump jockey/light duty mechanic. We still had REAL premium gas in those days, and gasoline wars between stations. Premium was 23.5 cents per gallon. We washed the windows for drivers, checked oil, water and windshield washer fluids. Water and WW got topped off for free. Oil was 35 cents a quart for Quaker State and Pennzoil. Havaline was a bit more expensive. Tires were around $35 a piece. Summertime promos would have us giving away a six pack of Coke for a fill up. But I digress. Beautiful sign.! Cheers, Jim Don

 

[autoclassicnut]

Any updates for us?

Well we are having some bad winds and melting snow here so spring might be around the corner as it reached 54 degrees yesterday. so I will be able to clean the bad side outside my shop soon. As i don't like to smell diesel in my shop I will update this as soon as i clean it up..

 

[autoclassicnut]

JimDon glad i could make your day!

 

[autoclassicnut]

So with the temps being in the 90's here for days... i decided to give the tar removal a shot today. So after laying down some plastic and getting a rag and some diesel i got to work...

 

[autoclassicnut]

So after about 3 hours in the heat and plenty of scraping and scrubbing... here it is.

 

[autoclassicnut]

from then, to now...

 

[Stuart in MN]

That's quite a transformation! I wonder how it got coated with all that tar in the first place.

 

[autoclassicnut]

Guy I bought it from said it was on a roof laying there for years and the roof had been coated in tar , so the up side was clean and the down side was "well preserved"

 

[skrap metal]

cool

 

[ilovevocs]

Looks terrible bud.

I'll pay the shipping for you to me so it doesn't cost anything for you to get of

 

[colt zantop]

Very nice!

 

[autoclassicnut]

Looks terrible bud.

I'll pay the shipping for you to me so it doesn't cost anything for you to get of

 

[PugetDude]

Nice job on the tar removal. What a transformation.

 

[autoclassicnut]

Nice job on the tar removal. What a transformation.

Thanks i picked the hottest day so far and it paid off!

 

[ilovevocs]

Drunk post.

 

[autoclassicnut]

Looks terrible bud.

I'll pay the shipping for you to me so it doesn't cost anything for you to get of

I think you may have been drunk when you posted this...

 

[BUGTHUG]

Have you tried a product called Tub of Towels, I think o'relleys and Auto Zone carry it. This stuff is the BEST hand cleaner, and its great on grease'e tools or motor parts. It also works great on unwanted paint, just check a place that don't matter before you start going crazy on it. I have a can of this stuff all my cars and in the barn etc. Would probably help out on the sign.

 

[autoclassicnut]

After sitting in the sun a few days it looks like it is bleaching out the yellow stain in the center...

 

[1953mercury]

I used to pump gas at a Texaco station in Waukesha, WI. Thanks for bringing back some fond memories of my time as a pump jockey/light duty mechanic. We still had REAL premium gas in those days, and gasoline wars between stations. Premium was 23.5 cents per gallon. We washed the windows for drivers, checked oil, water and windshield washer fluids. Water and WW got topped off for free. Oil was 35 cents a quart for Quaker State and Pennzoil. Havaline was a bit more expensive. Tires were around $35 a piece. Summertime promos would have us giving away a six pack of Coke for a fill up. But I digress. Beautiful sign.! Cheers, Jim Don

Jim, I can relate. back in 66 or 67, I worked at Johnny's DX not to far from you in Muskego WI. Pretty much the same chores, prices, etc., and I concur, Nice job on bringing back the sign. Cheers, Mike

 

[ilovevocs]

I think you may have been drunk when you posted this...

I suspect but it's hard to confirm.

I take medication before bed to help me sleep; has a similar result on my mental acuity.

Possible that it could have been a combination of both as well.

Love the sign, nice work.