Not a garage but a neat project!

[redairrdstr]

Right now my wife and I are in the middle of buying a few acres to build a house and the garage I've always wanted. In the mean time I found this site while planning for the garage. Right now I don't have anything special in the way of a garage to show off, just a basic 2 car now, so I thought I would post up one of my current projects that will decorate my future garage. I figured there are plenty of people here that would appreciate it. It's a 30 gallon Standard Oil bulk oil tank. I bought it at an auction and went through it from top to bottom. Based on the cast Standard Indiana lid it dates to between 1926 and 1946. Still a few details to paint, but for the most part it's done.

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[flyingw]

Hey!!!! that turned out great. Good job.

 

[Fury5]

Let me be the first to say that is waaay cool!

 

[RivennHewn]

The only thing that'd make that any cooler is if it held beer!

 

[akdiesel]

Garage related.
Great job.

 

[1948]

nice! i want to find one for the shop and actually use it.

 

[SilverZ]

Very Cool find and resto !!!

 

[SeattleKent]

Great job. Great project. I love when people take something old and make it new.

 

[jtbinvalrico]

Very nice! Any details on how you did the decals?

 

[darkk]

I'd totally rock that in my garage! Nice job!

 

[Sgreve32x]

Very nice. I like that alot.

 

[gsport]

way cool....

 

[rburke65]

I finished a 60gal. Pennzoil tank last fall. They do look pretty cool when finished. Nice job.

 

[Stuart in MN]

Now you need some of those glass bottles to go with it, and the little wire 6-pack rack used to carry them.

 

[redairrdstr]

Thanks for all the positive comments guys. I am pretty proud of how it turned out. I am addicted to making old American made things new again.

Very nice! Any details on how you did the decals?

Decals were actually really easy to use. I got them from a place called killer decals on the internet. I used a spray bottle with one drop of dish soap in it to put water on the back of the decal and on the surface of the tank just as the company instructed me to, lined them up, and then used a window squeegee to squeeze out the water. After 15 minutes you peel the protective layer off the front and your done. I was really worried about the application process, but it turned out to be really easy. I didn't clear coat over them because I figured it is going to be inside anyway, but the company says you can.

 

[libom]

Awesome !

 

[c/o say]

That looks great there was one back in the woods behind my house but some dip **** ran over it with a log skidder. Or it would have been in front of my shop.

 

[Kevin54]

Very nice job on the restoration. You're on your way to a good collection for the garage.

 

[wb2vsj]

Boy, that thing brings back memories. My grandfather used to have a garage/gas station (Old Esso) and he had a few.

 

[38Chevy454]

Looks great, nice job on the restoration. Very cool garage art.

 

[Capt Chrysler]

Kool! I have one like that. The wife wants a door put into the side to store MY stuff in, for the new basement man cave.


Capt. Chrysler

 

[farmall400]

That looks fantastic. We have a few of those at work that we still use to this day. Only had to replace the packing once or twice. I think ours are a little bigger than 30 gallons though. We are able to dump a whole drum in it.

 

[grissom]

Thanks for all the positive comments guys. I am pretty proud of how it turned out. I am addicted to making old American made things new again.




Decals were actually really easy to use. I got them from a place called killer decals on the internet. I used a spray bottle with one drop of dish soap in it to put water on the back of the decal and on the surface of the tank just as the company instructed me to, lined them up, and then used a window squeegee to squeeze out the water. After 15 minutes you peel the protective layer off the front and your done. I was really worried about the application process, but it turned out to be really easy. I didn't clear coat over them because I figured it is going to be inside anyway, but the company says you can.

Thats nice

How did you apply the paint ?

 

[redairrdstr]

Thats nice

How did you apply the paint ?

The tank and pump are all actually powdercoated. I disassembled everything, cleaned and stripped it the best I could with solvent and a wire wheel. Then I took the pieces to a local guy I've used a few times who sandblasted any heavier rust and did the powder

That looks fantastic. We have a few of those at work that we still use to this day. Only had to replace the packing once or twice.

I picked it up at a farm auction, and I believe it was still in service, it still had about 5 gallons of oil in it, and still pumped. When I took the pump apart, the spring that kept the plunger gasket tight and in shape fell apart, so I had to replace that, but otherwise, there really is no way to wear one of these things out, unless you just let it rust away