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Thread Number: 11563
A Sensible Beige Kirby |
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| Post# 124556 2/10/2011 at 22:10 (4,816 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
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| Post# 124557 , Reply# 1 2/10/2011 at 22:13 (4,816 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
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And here is the result, | ||
| Post# 124558 , Reply# 2 2/10/2011 at 22:15 (4,816 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
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| Post# 124559 , Reply# 3 2/10/2011 at 22:16 (4,816 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
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| Post# 124560 , Reply# 4 2/10/2011 at 22:19 (4,816 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
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| Post# 124568 , Reply# 5 2/11/2011 at 00:16 (4,816 days old) by BrianKirbyClass (Eudora Kansas) | ||
WOW,,i love it, That is really cool,,an ALL tan 519! Excellent job!
I sent a 560 in for a Factory Rebuild a couple of years ago, and it came back all Tan just like yours, except for the belt lifter,,they didnt do ANYTHING to it at all,,which i was kinda bent about at first,,but the red Kirby Logo with sunburst background does look kinda cool with the all Tan 560. My only gripe with the 500 series is the handle bale,,its too much like a broomstick. Like a broomstick with a big motor stuck at the end. I find it hard to turn the Kirby with such a thin, flimsy handle, so i put a Heritage 1 handle bale and grip on it. Which i know makes it a franken Kirby, but at least i feel like i have better control of the machine. Gave it to a close friend that built a large house with wall to wall carpet, for an upstairs vac. He has a Classic Omega that i gave him for the downstairs. Put 4 row brush rolls on both machines, and a Heritage 2 Emptor, bag and coupler to take G Series bags, so i made sure he had good vacuums for all of that carpet. Had to teach him how to change the belts, and bags, and how to use the hose and attachments (he's completly oblivious to vacuums)so he is good to go. | ||
Post# 124600 , Reply# 6 2/11/2011 at 10:41 (4,815 days old) by a007kirbyman  (--->> Originally My Mom <<--- (now Wisconsin)) |
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Bill & Kirby 519... | ||
| Post# 124748 , Reply# 7 2/12/2011 at 20:10 (4,814 days old) by djtaylor (Salt Lake City, Utah) | ||
Wow, nice work. | ||
| Post# 124997 , Reply# 8 2/14/2011 at 22:30 (4,812 days old) by Northwesty (Renton, WA) | ||
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Color Question I have wondered about these different colors -- was that belt lifter made for a particular machine or to update older ones? I've seen blue treatments, but what other colors are there? | ||
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Post# 125001 , Reply# 9 2/14/2011 at 23:27 (4,812 days old) by a007kirbyman (--->> Originally My Mom <<--- (now Wisconsin)) |
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Belt lifter... | ||
| Post# 125026 , Reply# 10 2/15/2011 at 06:42 (4,811 days old) by thevacuumman (Borger, TX) | ||
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I think you will like the tan trim because i didn't think I would like it on my 510 and it looks nice, still have to polish it though | ||
| Post# 126539 , Reply# 11 3/3/2011 at 12:46 (4,795 days old) by electroluxkirby () | ||
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Great restoration, looks brand new! | ||
| Post# 126543 , Reply# 12 3/3/2011 at 12:55 (4,795 days old) by kenkart () | ||
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A good friend! Sent her 1966 Dual 50 to Kirby about 10 years ago and man did it look good! I dont think it looked that good new, I have heard as mentioned above, that they have slacked off on there restoration quality, shame! | ||
| Post# 126580 , Reply# 14 3/3/2011 at 18:41 (4,795 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
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