SMC Discussion Areas
November 23, 2024, 12:49:57 pm *
Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
News:
 
   Home   Help Login Register  
Pages: [1]   Go Down
  Print  
Author Topic: Picked up this Quikold?? cooler today  (Read 4160 times)
0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.
Ben
5 Cent Member
**
Offline Offline

Posts: 86


WWW
« on: April 27, 2015, 10:03:47 pm »

I picked up this cooler that I know nothing about, but I liked the look of it. Eric identified it as a Quikold 700. I like it as is, even with the graphics faded, but it would also look really sharp restored.  It has minor surface rust, but the owner sprayed the inside with a rubber coating. He said the rust wasn't bad, it just didn't look clean. So, I'm not sure what I will do with that.
Logged
Slapshot42
Soda Jerks
*****
Offline Offline

Posts: 2629


Jared


« Reply #1 on: April 27, 2015, 10:07:58 pm »

Great Find Ben!
Logged
Eric
Soda Jerks
*****
Offline Offline

Posts: 4860



« Reply #2 on: April 27, 2015, 10:28:22 pm »

Sweet! Glad you got it... I'm sure there are cleaners that could strip the rubber coating out if you wanted to..
Clean it up and use it as is for now... And if you decide to restore it you have the option to restore it to any brand
since it isn't embossed... So many killer brands and logos out there... small brands like Grapico, O-So, Squirt, endless possibilities.
Nice pick up! happydrinkers
Logged

Eric

WANTED:
Embossed Quikold Standard
ld26
Soda Jerks
*****
Offline Offline

Posts: 669



WWW
« Reply #3 on: April 28, 2015, 05:46:16 am »

Congrats on the pickup, it's got a cool look the way the base is worn like that, that's a fun one to break out for family barbecues
Logged

I love quikold coolers
www.quikold.com
Jared
Soda Jerks
*****
Offline Offline

Posts: 771


« Reply #4 on: April 28, 2015, 09:15:50 pm »

congrats nice cooler
Logged
Ben
5 Cent Member
**
Offline Offline

Posts: 86


WWW
« Reply #5 on: April 28, 2015, 10:24:05 pm »

Thanks,
There's even a back story to the cooler. The owner's grandfather owned a general store in Taylor Texas (farming community). The owner's father remembers the cooler being there when he was growing up. The father kept it after the store closed and eventually gave it to his son.  The son said it had been in the garage for a long time, so he decided it was time to let it go... I'm not sure I could have let go of something that had been in the family that long.
Logged
Eric
Soda Jerks
*****
Offline Offline

Posts: 4860



« Reply #6 on: April 29, 2015, 07:40:47 am »

That's cool to know where it originated from.. of all the machines I've owned only 2 have had stories like that.
I still can't believe the cap catcher has hung on all these years those are usually missing. Gotta own at least one
cooler... just throw in ice and use... no motor or anything to worry about.
Logged

Eric

WANTED:
Embossed Quikold Standard
BONOVOX
Soda Jerks
*****
Offline Offline

Posts: 1713



« Reply #7 on: April 29, 2015, 09:02:03 am »

Congrats!

Great looking cooler!  Enjoy it!   happydrinkers
Logged

I HAVE A PROBLEM.....
tkaz
Soda Jerks
*****
Offline Offline

Posts: 1900

tkaz


WWW
« Reply #8 on: April 30, 2015, 05:14:43 pm »

That's an awesome pickup, these are really great looking coolers in my mind.  I love that the legs were punched out, then they used that piece as the bottom of the frame.  And as it was said before, so many possibilities if you decide to restore it.
Logged

Pages: [1]   Go Up
  Print  
 
Jump to:  

Powered by MySQL Powered by PHP Powered by SMF 1.1.15 | SMF © 2011, Simple Machines Valid XHTML 1.0! Valid CSS!