Nos Jerry cans

I just recieved my NOS Jerry cans, it's pretty neat there actually new and left over from the nineties, I located some mounts from another member so now all my rigs can have a can and mount. Two of the cans are rusty and not what I would describe as NOS I'll see if the seller can make it right on these two. Anybody know where to get some nice filler necks with screens?

How do they look on the inside?

Insides look real nice, I paid a bit extra for 6 that didn't have any peeling of the internal coating. No fuel was ever inside these. They look to be painted with CARC paint, somewhat lighter than the mounts I got, different "era" I think.

With all that rust I would send them all back. You pay a premium for NOS. Those are "not" NOS. "NEW OLD STOCK" . There is nothing NEW about them.

Interesting, I was wondering about that. Ill get with the seller and see what shakes out. I really do want them though. I got the MV Fever bad. I almost ran out of fuel in the middle of nowhere recently and realized I really need to have backup fuel. If it's green it looks mean.......

I understand, just don't let someone screw you over with the NOS story. I have had dealings with less then reputable dealers about this issue before. Sure the cans where never used, but they where allowed to sit outside for years being destroyed by rust. If a can is never used but is rusted to the ground is it still NOS ? The answer is no.

rustystud said:

With all that rust I would send them all back. You pay a premium for NOS. Those are "not" NOS. "NEW OLD STOCK" . There is nothing NEW about them.

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Ehh, carc is not the greatest paint. I can see those being new old stock if they are from the 90s. That carc(crap) lifts and peels real easy for some reason. If they have had no fuel in them, blast them and re-paint.

There was a large lot of cans disposed of a while back that had a major problem with the inner coating flaking up. I have been full circle with cans. Started with steel, went to Scepters, traded all those for steel and now back to Scepters. I don't like the swelling of the plastic but absolutely hate the rust of the steel.

gimpyrobb said:

Ehh, carc is not the greatest paint. I can see those being new old stock if they are from the 90s. That carc(crap) lifts and peels real easy for some reason. If they have had no fuel in them, blast them and re-paint.

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I thought it was odd that two of 6 cans were rusty but none of the cans in the ad showed rust. If I had seen the condition I wouldn't have purchased them. (The rusty ones) I've bought several more off fleabay over the last few weeks and have blasted and painted them, it's a fair amount of work. I primed them with self etching primer, then painted with type 2 waterborne CARC and they look real nice but but they're still not new and have dents and dings. Rust on the sealing surface is ok with me, but exterior paint failure and rust up under the handle is too much. Still waiting to hear from the vendor/member.

rustystud said:

I understand, just don't let someone screw you over with the NOS story. I have had dealings with less then reputable dealers about this issue before. Sure the cans where never used, but they where allowed to sit outside for years being destroyed by rust. If a can is never used but is rusted to the ground is it still NOS ? The answer is no.

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Totally agree. Damaged packaging, few rust spots are ok. But stored outside for months or years is not acceptable. I also ordered one and will report on condition when received. I do like the paypal paid return shipping!

PayPal paid return shipping? Never heard of that? Still waiting to hear from the vendor.

I've had eBay send me a prepaid return label so I could return an item whose condition was significantly different from the auction description. At the time, eBay and PayPal were one and the same. I don't know if that would work for something purchased outside of eBay, using PayPal to pay.

I've got a pile of metal cans that I won't use because they are rusty inside. I plan on coating the inside with sealer that they sell for gas tanks, I just haven't gotten around to it.

In the motorcycle world, the current one that's accepted as the best is the Caswell "Phenol Novolac" epoxy kit. I have a coated tank in my shop now, and it's pretty impressive.

Triple Jim said:

In the motorcycle world, the current one that's accepted as the best is the Caswell "Phenol Novolac" epoxy kit. I have a coated tank in my shop now, and it's pretty impressive.

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What is the procedure for prepping the tank ?

101coolcars said:

PayPal paid return shipping? Never heard of that? Still waiting to hear from the vendor.

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Paypal will refund shipping on gifts according to email I got this week. Also they advertise"purchase protection" if item not as advertised.

rustystud said:

What is the procedure for prepping the tank ?

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It's on the Caswell web site, on the tank coating page:

http://www.caswellplating.com/epoxy-gas-tank-sealer.html

Now that I think of it though, the biggest stumbling block may be that it's not inexpensive. It's worth it for things like a main fuel tank of a MEP-003A or a motorcycle gas tank, but it might be a bit much for Jerry cans. That type of epoxy is used to line industrial tanks, and from what I've read, is about the most impervious coating you can get, resistant to today's gasoline and other aggressive chemicals.

I found a company http://www.lexingtoncontainercompany.com/Nato-Jerry-Cans.html, that seems to have authentic brand new jerry cans, worth checking it out.

My apologies- I had those sorted into two piles, with the more rusty ones set aside to be repainted and sold in the shop. The boys evidently were grabbing from both piles to send out.

I will do a full refund or a price adjustment, whatever you prefer.

JOHNPFD1 said:

I found a company http://www.lexingtoncontainercompany.com/Nato-Jerry-Cans.html, that seems to have authentic brand new jerry cans, worth checking it out.

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You do realize those aren't the same as the Jerry Cans we are talking about, right?