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    Posted 14 years ago

    officialfuel
    (675 items)

    I have thirty-five ten and five gallon oil cans that are all original. I have a good friend that owns a body shop and him and I decided to restore some of his oil cans and mine. These are three of my oil cans that I had done. I selected Texaco, Shell and Indian. I think the Indian five gallon oil can turned out the best. Here again is an example of something, do I restore it or do I leave it all original. It's all up to the individual. I love them either way. There is a slight glare because I have them inside an antique showcase.

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    Comments

    1. officialfuel officialfuel, 14 years ago
      Thank you trukn20! :-)
    2. oilman514 oilman514, 14 years ago
      i personally like these cans restored and the ones you have look great
    3. officialfuel officialfuel, 14 years ago
      Thank you very much oilman514! I value your opinion!
    4. officialfuel officialfuel, 14 years ago
      Well thank you leighannrn for the nice comment! :-)
    5. stonesfan1 stonesfan1, 14 years ago
      now i want to paint mine after looking at these for a few minutes very cool looking
    6. Vontrike Vontrike, 14 years ago
      What fantastic looking cans, wow, that came out sounding like a bad pick up line. Anyway, great job.
    7. aycockonxion aycockonxion, 14 years ago
      These are 3 of the most tremendous items I've seen in a long time. I agree with the decision to restore these, as I generally do. They just look completely incredible!
    8. officialfuel officialfuel, 14 years ago
      Thank you chevy59, Vontrike, aycockonxion and stonesfan1 for your love and likes and comments!
    9. officialfuel officialfuel, 14 years ago
      Thank you kerry10456!
    10. destiny.g.v. destiny.g.v., 14 years ago
      I think u made a good choice, they look amazing.
    11. officialfuel officialfuel, 14 years ago
      Thanks destiny.g.v. for the nice comment!
    12. rustyboltz rustyboltz, 14 years ago
      please note that speedway body shop sandblasted and repainted these antique oil cans with hard work and labor of love.
    13. officialfuel officialfuel, 14 years ago
      Thank you rustyboltz and The Speedway Body Shop for all your help!!!!!!!!!! :-)
    14. officialfuel officialfuel, 14 years ago
      Thank you mark!
    15. officialfuel officialfuel, 14 years ago
      Thank you williamal!
    16. officialfuel officialfuel, 14 years ago
      Thank you jjp213!
    17. DMMowery, 14 years ago
      Very nice reminds of my early years (Great period in life THANK`S for sareing).
    18. officialfuel officialfuel, 14 years ago
      Thank you DMMowery for the nice comment!
    19. officialfuel officialfuel, 14 years ago
      Thank you dshipes1!
    20. officialfuel officialfuel, 14 years ago
      Thank you shughs!
    21. Dottie Dottie, 14 years ago
      very cool gas cans you have there officialfuel,I love the colors especially the Indian oil
    22. officialfuel officialfuel, 14 years ago
      Thank you Dottie for the nice comment and for stopping by. Glad you love some of my things!! :-)
    23. officialfuel officialfuel, 14 years ago
      Thank you Chevelleman69!
    24. Nova, 13 years ago
      They look great restored.
    25. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you Nova on the comment!
    26. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you straightleg!
    27. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you HisDudeness!
    28. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you athousanddays!
    29. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you egreeley1976 and mtg75!
    30. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you Designer for the love on the shiny oil cans! :-)
    31. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you sanhardin!
    32. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you Longings!
    33. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you MMM!
    34. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you leighannrn!

      Michael
    35. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you crswerner!

      Michael
    36. mikielikesigns2 mikielikesigns2, 13 years ago
      WOW, been off-line for 9-10 days & man, officialfuel fills the web!!!!
    37. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you mikielikesigns2 for the love and the awesome comment!

      Michael
    38. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you guyfrmatl!

      Michael
    39. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you chrissylovescats for the love!

      Michael
    40. mikielikesigns2 mikielikesigns2, 13 years ago
      now this is what i want to do with the two ive just posted officialfuel. You guys did a fantstic job on these, i agree, the Indian Oil can turned out best, but there all nice. Did they have any dents in the side of them? How did you deal with that? Are those decals or are the logos hand painted?
    41. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you mikielikesigns for the love and commenting! The cans were in great shape, no body work. They were primed, painted, cleared and then the decals were added. Since doing these, first they prime then paint and add a decal then put clear over everything. That way the decal is protected under the clear coating.

      Michael
    42. mikielikesigns2 mikielikesigns2, 13 years ago
      you saw the cans im working with, they might be to much work to bring back to life, with the dents and all. I guess im more of a rusty kinda guy, but yours sure do want to make a man polish one up!
    43. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you bratjdd for the love!

      Michael
    44. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you collector4evr for the love!

      Michael
    45. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you blunderbuss2 for the love! Have a great weekend!

      Michael
    46. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you toolate2 for the love!

      Michael
    47. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you AntigueToys for the love!

      Michael
    48. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you Poop for the love!

      Michael
    49. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you spiritinthesky3 for the love!

      Michael
    50. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you ttomtucker for the love!

      Michael
    51. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you sugargirl for the love! Have a great day!!

      Michael
    52. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you miKKoChristmas11 for the love!

      Michael
    53. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you schallerpen for the love! Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

      Michael
    54. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you Poop for loving the cans again! Have a great Sunday!

      Michael
    55. officialfuel officialfuel, 11 years ago
      Thank you farmlady for the love!

      Michael
    56. officialfuel officialfuel, 11 years ago
      Thank you SPEEDWAYPICKER for the love!

      Michael
    57. officialfuel officialfuel, 9 years ago
      Thank you mtg75, Lady_Picker and snowman3 for the loves!

      Michael
    58. officialfuel officialfuel, 9 years ago
      Thank you tom61375, vintagegirl66 and usedcarlady for the loves!

      Michael
    59. officialfuel officialfuel, 9 years ago
      Thank you Caperkid, Nicefice and Beachbum58 for the loves!

      Michael

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