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  1. 29-10-2024, 02:53 PM #1
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    Using car tire pump to restore a old Webley Oil Tin

    Heard on here I believe you could possible take the dent out of an old Webley Oil tin with a bicycle pump? Was finally using an old tin in a casing and the dent really was bad. I have a car tire pump you plug into the car socket and it had a Presta valve screw on converter for bikes. That converter had a O ring that perfectly sealed on the tin top. Just holding it on in a flash it popped out. Not totally but a huge improvement. Plus it blessed me with a little squirt of red oil on my shirt.



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  2. 29-10-2024, 02:55 PM #2
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    Funnily enough I was thinking about that when I saw your tin, but thought I was being too stupid so kept quiet. Glad it’s worked!
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    Good effort, does improve the appearance.
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    Genius!
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    Great improvement. A small car dent (suction cup style) puller could also work, if the surface would support a seal...
    Always looking for any cheap, interesting, knackered "project" guns. But not lathes. I have too many lathes. Thanks, JB.
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    pump,

    well done , for me it wouldn't of bothered me that much as by the looks the last guy squeezed it to make sure he had the last drop out of it !
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    Quote Originally Posted by gc93 View Post
    well done , for me it wouldn't of bothered me that much as by the looks the last guy squeezed it to make sure he had the last drop out of it !
    Still a lot of oil left in tin.
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    This is one of those threads you just HAVE to click on when you see the title! The ingenious fix therein is just icing on the cake.
    Last edited by MDriskill; 30-10-2024 at 12:19 PM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Shed tuner View Post
    Great improvement. A small car dent (suction cup style) puller could also work, if the surface would support a seal...
    If one could remove the label beforehand, this might be achievable, otherwise the label would probably be damaged.
    I did the same trick many years ago, with a carefully controlled miniature compressor, and it worked well.
    Too much pressure and the base could blow out, also the seams could burst.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Troubledshooter View Post
    Too much pressure and the base could blow out, also the seams could burst.
    A manual pump and can/pump filled with oil instead of air would perhaps be the gentlest most controllable way?
    Too many airguns!
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    Quote Originally Posted by evert View Post
    A manual pump and can/pump filled with oil instead of air would perhaps be the gentlest most controllable way?
    Possibly, but the can needs to be contained in a plastic bag, otherwise things could get a bit messy, as the OP found out.
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