Showing posts with label Vintage Gas Can. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vintage Gas Can. Show all posts

Saturday, November 24, 2018

One More

Yes, it has been a few months since I made a post.  I have been traveling off/on for the last couple of months and will attempt to catch up with a few items.

I finished another tank.   This one came out really nice and looking to do more in this style.   With the weather changing and my travel, I haven't been to the shop in several weeks.  This was my last project before hitting the road.


Thursday, August 30, 2018

Got Gas?

Lately, when I have gotten a chance I have been repainting old metal gas cans.  I find them at garage sales, flea markets.  Most are in pretty poor shape with a few dings and dents.  These are for decoration only, I wouldn't store gas in them.  You could I guess.  

My idea was to create some cool looking automotive man cave item that people might want.  I clean them up with soap and water inside and out.   then I take my wire grinder and strip all the old paint off.   Paint comes off pretty easy so I can clean one up in about 20/30 minutes.  Once all cleaned then I shoot them with a coat of apple red paint.

Not sure if apple red is the correct color, but I like it.  I found some stickers of oil and gas companies.  I put them on the cans after I get them painted.  The stickers really make them pop.




No idea on what I am going to do with them.   They look good in my garage, but I have about eight more cans to do and will need to unload them.  Why do I have eight, just about every garage sale has one.  I can get them for about five dollars.  So if I see one I grab it.