Restoring paint jars

tatocorvette

Mac-Valve Maestro!
Hello,

As explained elsewhere, I've never claimed to be normal :)
Paint jars are cheap. So why bother with old rusty ones? Refer to the opening statement.

These 2 jars have seen better days. But glass jars are great. Why not refresh them?
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The bigger jar still has the siphon tube and a worn cork washer. This must be a few decades old.
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The smaller jar, well...
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First order of business, make 2 new cork washers. These hand made washers may not necessarily win any cork washer pageant but work well.
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This is the lid of the smaller jar. The center wire wheel started just like the one on the left. It was worn down fighting the top of the cap.
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Airbrushed some good old gloss black enamel.
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As expected, the glass jar cleaned out beautifully! The inside of the cap was "wire wheeled" as well and clearcoated with automotive lacquer. I made a siphon tube from aluminum and carefully calculated the exact bend angles with a technique called "eyeball engineering" i.e. keep bending until it works! :)
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For the big jar I went "patina" or "rat rod" style. It was cleaned and a very lightly wire wheeled, then clearcoated to preserve the old look. Debating whether or not add a dullcoat over it. Maybe not. What do you think?
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On both, the paint paths were cleaned and cleaned and then cleaned some more.
And there you have it. Two refreshed paint jars ready to rock and roll.
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Hope you approve.

Thanks,
Ismael
 
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