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Thread Number: 19513
Nasty vac spa session in progress |
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| Post# 216733 1/29/2013 at 22:04 (4,103 days old) by stricklybojack (Southern California) | ||
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| Post# 216735 , Reply# 1 1/29/2013 at 22:07 (4,103 days old) by stricklybojack (Southern California) | ||
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How did that get in there? | ||
| Post# 216736 , Reply# 2 1/29/2013 at 22:07 (4,103 days old) by cue003 (S. FL, USA. ) | ||
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Wow! I am guessing a Dyson or maybe Hoover. | ||
| Post# 216737 , Reply# 3 1/29/2013 at 22:09 (4,103 days old) by stricklybojack (Southern California) | ||
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Motor with epic hair ball... | ||
| Post# 216739 , Reply# 4 1/29/2013 at 22:11 (4,103 days old) by stricklybojack (Southern California) | ||
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Like i said... | ||
Post# 216740 , Reply# 5 1/29/2013 at 22:14 (4,103 days old) by KirbyUltimateG  (Troy Ohio 45373 USA) |
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Hoover Elite 200 U4455! | ||
| Post# 216746 , Reply# 6 1/29/2013 at 22:28 (4,103 days old) by stricklybojack (Southern California) | ||
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Post dishwasher... | ||
| Post# 216748 , Reply# 7 1/29/2013 at 22:31 (4,103 days old) by stricklybojack (Southern California) | ||
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Hood cleaned up nice... | ||
| Post# 216761 , Reply# 8 1/29/2013 at 23:32 (4,103 days old) by electromatik (Taylorsville, North Carolina, U.S.A.) | ||
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That poor vac! I will never understand how anyone could abuse one like that. I get MAD if there is a scratch on the bumper. Guess I'm just strange. | ||
| Post# 216891 , Reply# 9 1/30/2013 at 20:49 (4,102 days old) by stricklybojack (Southern California) | ||
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Bottom all cleaned up... | ||
| Post# 216892 , Reply# 10 1/30/2013 at 20:52 (4,102 days old) by cue003 (S. FL, USA. ) | ||
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Night and day difference. | ||
| Post# 216893 , Reply# 11 1/30/2013 at 21:04 (4,102 days old) by stricklybojack (Southern California) | ||
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Done...
Still have to pick up a new belt & i think the brush roll is about ready too. This vac was sitting for a year & i forgot that the mechanism that holds it upright while not in use needs a missing / broken piece.
Can't say i'm wowed, seems hard to move for such a light vac, probably the worn brush roll. 
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| Post# 216917 , Reply# 12 1/30/2013 at 23:13 (4,102 days old) by caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut) | ||
Vacuum cleaner abuse. | ||
| Post# 216924 , Reply# 13 1/31/2013 at 00:09 (4,102 days old) by camelotshadow (Valley Village) | ||
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Same thing with my Hoover convertible took me forever to get all the clobs of air & crud. Good job | ||
| Post# 216925 , Reply# 14 1/31/2013 at 00:13 (4,102 days old) by mr_mom (pittsburgh (PA)) | ||
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| Post# 216933 , Reply# 15 1/31/2013 at 01:31 (4,102 days old) by camelotshadow (Valley Village) | ||
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I had a red elite from 1998. Didn't like it esp the rectangular ducts always got clogged & it was a hassle to clear. Also wasn't a great pusher or groomer so off it went on craigslist. | ||
| Post# 216941 , Reply# 16 1/31/2013 at 04:53 (4,102 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
 "does magic eraser really work on it to get scuff marks off ?"
Yes, it really does.After one try with one you'll be convinced. It won't remove scratches but it does erase baseboard paint scuffs and greasy smudges such from bumper strips and hoods with a minimum of effort.; likewise magic marker pricetag notes often put on used vacs. It does leave a dull residue on the surface from the worn off 'sponge dust' but this is easily washed away or a paste wax treatment and buff will restore the shine. I always give magic eraser first go at a dirty vac before resorting to chemical or alcohol window cleaners. It always produces remarkable results.
Caution, Magic Eraser and its generic off brand clones will remove printed lettering on hoods if you scrub too vigorously.
Dave ............................ Dan, Magic Eraser does not scratch. Please don't keep spreading this misinformation. Thar's like saying #0000 steel wool will scratch a polished aluminum or chrome casing - it doesn't, it simply removes surface corrosion like claying your car paint. The surrounding surface will be a s smooth and shiny as new. Aluminum and chrome are harder materials than x-fine steel wool just as molded plastic is harder than a Mr Clean sponge.
I mean, anything such as your bare fingertip will 'scratch' if applied with too much pressure. Magic Eraser rubs the surface markings like paint claying and yes it can leave a dull appearance but as I say only with too much hard rubbing. Whatever paste wax you use to restore the original shine takes care of that.
Dave This post was last edited 01/31/2013 at 09:45 | ||
| Post# 216943 , Reply# 17 1/31/2013 at 07:54 (4,101 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
I think one of the worst abuses of a vacuum cleaner is that carpet fresh crap people sprinkle on their carpets and vacuum up. It clogs the hell out of the machine and the baking soda in it corrodes metal parts. Every machine I've rescued and resucitated from the dumpster has been assaulted with this stuff.
I almost have to think this class of cleaning products is a conspiracy cooked up by the vacuum cleaner manufacturers to significantly shorten the life cycle of their products so gullible consumers have to replace their machines more often. Love My Carpet = Hate My Vacuum Cleaner. | ||
| Post# 216948 , Reply# 18 1/31/2013 at 09:13 (4,101 days old) by kirbyloverdan (Egg Harbor Twp . NJ aka HOOVERLOVERDAN ❤️) | ||
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| Post# 216959 , Reply# 19 1/31/2013 at 10:59 (4,101 days old) by stricklybojack (Southern California) | ||
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Dan i agree...
For full on restoration of a plastic part magic eraser is not the ticket. But to make a well used vac look much younger & ready to be well used some more, it's just the ticket. Most all vac plastic that you can see without disassembly has a very shinny high gloss surface, almost like glass, which dulls very easily, be it magic eraser or even degreasing type cleaning products. This vac was never gonna be a "vault" item but rather something to be used again, & thus scuffed up more down the line. On vintage vacs i plan on selling on Ebay i'm taking a, " do no harm" approach. Better to do nothing than clean something & loss something forever.
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