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Post# 139401 6/11/2011 at 11:10 (4,702 days old) by Air-WayCharlie  (USA) |
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I got a Hoover 29 from a local vac store owner and decided to do a clean up and spa treatment on it. Not down to repainting/sanding or anything that major. However, you will see what does happen.
When I replace the cord it will go on ebay unless someone here is interested. It had no bag and the original cord is just about completely shot but usable for test purposes. I bought a replacement cloth bag that is black and is the commercial version. It had no bag coupler or bellows. I used a model 63 assembly with the bag tube and have put a Kirby Micron Magic bag on it. (The top opening taped closed, the bottom of the bag cut open and slid onto the tube with a 115 belt holding it in place.) The 29 moves a huge amount of air so any disposable bag inside the cloth bag needs to big BIG. Staring photo: (Not too bad to begin with.) 
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Post# 139402 , Reply# 1 6/11/2011 at 11:11 (4,702 days old) by Air-WayCharlie (USA) |
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Post# 139403 , Reply# 2 6/11/2011 at 11:12 (4,702 days old) by Air-WayCharlie (USA) |
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Post# 139404 , Reply# 3 6/11/2011 at 11:13 (4,702 days old) by Air-WayCharlie (USA) |
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Post# 139405 , Reply# 4 6/11/2011 at 11:15 (4,702 days old) by Air-WayCharlie (USA) |
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Post# 139406 , Reply# 5 6/11/2011 at 11:15 (4,702 days old) by Air-WayCharlie (USA) |
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Post# 139407 , Reply# 6 6/11/2011 at 11:17 (4,702 days old) by Air-WayCharlie (USA) |
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Post# 139408 , Reply# 7 6/11/2011 at 11:17 (4,702 days old) by Air-WayCharlie (USA) |
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Post# 139409 , Reply# 8 6/11/2011 at 11:18 (4,702 days old) by Air-WayCharlie (USA) |
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Post# 139410 , Reply# 9 6/11/2011 at 11:19 (4,702 days old) by Air-WayCharlie (USA) |
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Post# 139411 , Reply# 10 6/11/2011 at 11:20 (4,702 days old) by Air-WayCharlie (USA) |
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Post# 139412 , Reply# 11 6/11/2011 at 11:26 (4,702 days old) by Air-WayCharlie (USA) |
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Lastly.................
A new, (but used), brush roll, (genuine Hoover from my inventory), with new, never been used commercial canoe type nylon brush strips. Can you guess what kind they are?
Right--NOS genuine Hoover! Again, from my stash of Hoover parts. This was about a 3 hour clean up including parts, polishing and reassembling. The 29 looks good, (not perfect), but a very nice and powerful vacuum from 1951-1953. 
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| Post# 139413 , Reply# 12 6/11/2011 at 12:02 (4,702 days old) by luxg () | ||
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Wow Charlie, thanks for the detailed project!!! You sure did a nice job on the 29. Whatever you used to polish the hood did a beautiful job!! I think that bag looks really good on it. Very clever idea too using the Kirby bag.
Terry | ||
| Post# 139426 , Reply# 13 6/11/2011 at 13:29 (4,702 days old) by twocvbloke () | ||
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Wouldn't be the first Hoover to use a Kirby bag, I used one with a Style-3 tube assembly on my bodged-together 1346 (using a cut up trouser leg as an outer bag)... :D 
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| Post# 139427 , Reply# 14 6/11/2011 at 13:30 (4,702 days old) by twocvbloke () | ||
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And with the bag all closed up: 
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Post# 139432 , Reply# 15 6/11/2011 at 14:07 (4,702 days old) by Air-WayCharlie (USA) |
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Post# 139433 , Reply# 16 6/11/2011 at 14:15 (4,702 days old) by Air-WayCharlie (USA) |
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Post# 139434 , Reply# 17 6/11/2011 at 14:17 (4,702 days old) by Air-WayCharlie (USA) |
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Post# 139435 , Reply# 18 6/11/2011 at 14:17 (4,702 days old) by Air-WayCharlie (USA) |
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Post# 139436 , Reply# 19 6/11/2011 at 14:21 (4,702 days old) by Air-WayCharlie (USA) |
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Yesterday when I did this, I only vacuumed my dining and living room with a brand new C bag. Those rooms are vacuumed almost daily and were shampooed about a month ago when Terry Lattz was here.
This is what was in the Hoover C bag. That is either one hell of a vacuum or we are not as clean as we think we are! Notice all the fine grit like sand on the left. Ick!! The, "fluff", is cat hair and with 2 cats there will always be some floating around. 
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Post# 139526 , Reply# 22 6/12/2011 at 13:28 (4,701 days old) by dial-a-nap (Omaha - the home of the TV Dinner) |
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Post# 139664 , Reply# 23 6/13/2011 at 22:03 (4,699 days old) by Air-WayCharlie (USA) |
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| Post# 139665 , Reply# 24 6/13/2011 at 22:08 (4,699 days old) by Crevicetool (GA ) | ||
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Great job on the 29 Charlie! You really did a bang-up job on it. And, it is just loaded with your ingenuity. I'll bet it will be much appreciated by the recipient! Thanks for showing it off to us!!! Rick | ||
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Post# 139666 , Reply# 25 6/13/2011 at 22:35 (4,699 days old) by Air-WayCharlie (USA) |
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Rick,
I have to keep up with YOUR ingenuity!! I have a strong suspicion the new owner will like it. Those 29's keep getting rarer and rarer and it seems you can never find an original bag. Ask Fred N. where he got the PRISTINE one he has....................and how it arrived with a new original cord, tools, hose and attachment carrier. It is probably the best one I have ever seen and totally complete. BTW, you remember the vacuum I acquired from Alex B. in St. Louis? It was at the Taylor Treatment Center and has passed all tests. Duane did tell me the handle was on correctly and not bent and that was how many handles of that era appeared due to how they were attached to the machines. Just a FYI. I'm keeping the model a secret to create interest as I hope to bring it to Minneapolis. It is at the spa in Racine, WI, with Tania handling those details. It will then come to Charlotte for some finishing touches and should be ready to ship to MSP for the convention in Sept. Stay tuned for details. And, more pics of newly acquired vaccums and those that have already received spa treatment. | ||
| Post# 140377 , Reply# 26 6/20/2011 at 20:01 (4,692 days old) by pr-21 (Middletown, OH) | ||
Hoover Model 29 Hi everyone, I was the lucky bidder on Charlie's Hoover 29. Thank You so much Charlie. I can't begin to tell you all what a wonderful job Charlie did on this vacuum. I actually had a DVC burgandy bag put back just in case I ever was lucky to get a mint Hoover 29 and thanks to Charlie I did. Now this burgandy bag looks better in person than in the picture, I don't have a very good cameral as I don't take all that many. However this is still a good match with the machine and plus having the new Hoover bag that Charlie retrofitted the Kirby bag inside, I have a cleaner that is fantastic. Here is a picture and you can see a few more in my photo album PR-21's.
Sincerely,
Bud Mattingly 
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