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Thread Number: 19033
Royal 801 Polish - Before & After pics |
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| Post# 209872 12/14/2012 at 01:38 (4,144 days old) by nubz3760 () | ||
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I decided to pick up some mothers polish and give my old royal some love. Before 1 
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| Post# 209874 , Reply# 1 12/14/2012 at 01:40 (4,144 days old) by nubz3760 () | ||
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Before 2 
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| Post# 209875 , Reply# 2 12/14/2012 at 01:41 (4,144 days old) by nubz3760 () | ||
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Before 3, I repaired the cord while I had everything apart 
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| Post# 209876 , Reply# 3 12/14/2012 at 01:43 (4,144 days old) by nubz3760 () | ||
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Work in Progress This is when I first started. You'll notice (your left) side of the nozzle is slightly shinier 
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| Post# 209877 , Reply# 4 12/14/2012 at 01:46 (4,144 days old) by nubz3760 () | ||
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Power Tools by this time my fingers were hurting so I pulled out the dremel with a small buffing wheel on it. I had to go over all parts by hand again to even out the shine, but it made short work of everything :-) 
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| Post# 209878 , Reply# 5 12/14/2012 at 01:47 (4,144 days old) by nubz3760 () | ||
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more hard work At this point I was very eager to see what the finished product would look like 
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| Post# 209879 , Reply# 6 12/14/2012 at 01:49 (4,144 days old) by nubz3760 () | ||
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fancase and nozzle Things are starting to come together. I have the nozzle and fancase mostly completed, just need another once over 
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| Post# 209880 , Reply# 7 12/14/2012 at 01:50 (4,144 days old) by nubz3760 () | ||
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motor Shining up the motor. I also fixed the cord at this time 
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| Post# 209881 , Reply# 8 12/14/2012 at 01:52 (4,144 days old) by nubz3760 () | ||
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Drumroll Please.. Here she is, and all her shiny metal glory :-) I think it came out nice, I could have done a better job if I spent more time on it but I work full time. Tell me what you guys think. 
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| Post# 209882 , Reply# 9 12/14/2012 at 01:53 (4,144 days old) by nubz3760 () | ||
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nozzle 
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| Post# 209883 , Reply# 10 12/14/2012 at 01:54 (4,144 days old) by nubz3760 () | ||
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turned off the flash because it was ruining the mirror effect 
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| Post# 209884 , Reply# 11 12/14/2012 at 01:55 (4,144 days old) by nubz3760 () | ||
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from the side 
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| Post# 209885 , Reply# 12 12/14/2012 at 01:57 (4,144 days old) by nubz3760 () | ||
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I am very happy with the results! It looks 20 years younger. I wish it didnt have those scratches on the nozzle but thats what you get with 50 years of use 
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| Post# 209888 , Reply# 13 12/14/2012 at 03:54 (4,144 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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| Post# 209896 , Reply# 14 12/14/2012 at 06:52 (4,144 days old) by kirbyvacuum (Long Island New York) | ||
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Nice Hi Nick Very nicejob .Their is no wasy way to get the shine up is their. I have a few Kirbys waiting to look their best but an not looking foward to working on then. Take care Doug | ||
| Post# 210103 , Reply# 16 12/15/2012 at 21:59 (4,142 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH) | ||
That's One Beautiful 801! | ||
| Post# 210107 , Reply# 17 12/15/2012 at 22:44 (4,142 days old) by nubz3760 () | ||
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Thanks, I love this vacuum even more now! now if only I could find an original bag for it.. | ||
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