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Kirby Ultimate G Diamond Edition (2005) restoration
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Post# 337832   11/21/2015 at 13:25 (3,072 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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so after a good few years of wanting this particular model I have finally got one, it did come with most of its tools and also the shampooer kit which the seller never used, it was in a bit of a sorry state when I first got it the bearings were very rough and it stank of cheese, it smelled as if someone had sucked up macaroni cheese, anyway enough of me rambling here are the before pictures during the restoration and after pics. in the first picture as you can see the bag is literally jam packed full.

Post# 337833 , Reply# 1   11/21/2015 at 13:26 (3,072 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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The bulging bag.

Post# 337834 , Reply# 2   11/21/2015 at 13:26 (3,072 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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Post# 337835 , Reply# 3   11/21/2015 at 13:27 (3,072 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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A quick look at the fan revealed someone has clearly gone over a huge ball of hair of some sort.

Post# 337836 , Reply# 4   11/21/2015 at 13:28 (3,072 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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caked brush roll.

Post# 337837 , Reply# 5   11/21/2015 at 13:28 (3,072 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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Post# 337838 , Reply# 6   11/21/2015 at 13:29 (3,072 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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The hair and fluff that came off the brush roll and motor spindle.

Post# 337839 , Reply# 7   11/21/2015 at 13:30 (3,072 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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Post# 337840 , Reply# 8   11/21/2015 at 13:31 (3,072 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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Here is the unused shampooer kit, the box is very tatty and worn but oh well.

Post# 337841 , Reply# 9   11/21/2015 at 13:32 (3,072 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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Here is the accessory caddy complete with the majority of the tools.

Post# 337843 , Reply# 10   11/21/2015 at 13:33 (3,072 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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These must of been stored in a garage or somewhere very open.

Post# 337844 , Reply# 11   11/21/2015 at 13:34 (3,072 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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It was somewhat of a spider cometary however there were a few that were scurrying everywhere, you can see at the bottom of the extension tube.

Post# 337845 , Reply# 12   11/21/2015 at 13:35 (3,072 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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Anyway back onto the machine, here is the foul smelling bag.

Post# 337846 , Reply# 13   11/21/2015 at 13:36 (3,072 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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Here is what I found in the mini emptor, not exactly the best things to suck up with one of these.

Post# 337847 , Reply# 14   11/21/2015 at 13:38 (3,072 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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Taking off the bag

Post# 337848 , Reply# 15   11/21/2015 at 13:39 (3,072 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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The bag may of looked clean but boy this water tells a different story.

Post# 337849 , Reply# 16   11/21/2015 at 13:39 (3,072 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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Now to strip the main machine.

Post# 337850 , Reply# 17   11/21/2015 at 13:40 (3,072 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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Taking the belt lifter out.

Post# 337851 , Reply# 18   11/21/2015 at 13:41 (3,072 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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The fan is actually in good condition.

Post# 337852 , Reply# 19   11/21/2015 at 13:42 (3,072 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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The main cover off revealing the transmission, motor and tech drive.

Post# 337853 , Reply# 20   11/21/2015 at 13:42 (3,072 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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Inside the fan housing.

Post# 337854 , Reply# 21   11/21/2015 at 13:43 (3,072 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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Post# 337855 , Reply# 22   11/21/2015 at 13:44 (3,072 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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Motor spindle off, and closer view of the fan.

Post# 337856 , Reply# 23   11/21/2015 at 13:45 (3,072 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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Fan off showing the front bearing.

Post# 337857 , Reply# 24   11/21/2015 at 13:46 (3,072 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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The underside of the fan, quite a lot of dust build up.

Post# 337858 , Reply# 25   11/21/2015 at 13:46 (3,072 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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Continuing the strip down.

Post# 337859 , Reply# 26   11/21/2015 at 13:47 (3,072 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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Closer look at the Tech drive power assist.

Post# 337874 , Reply# 27   11/21/2015 at 19:09 (3,072 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)        

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Gross, haha! Keep us posted! tongue-out


Post# 337889 , Reply# 28   11/22/2015 at 04:58 (3,071 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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Tech drive out

Post# 337890 , Reply# 29   11/22/2015 at 04:59 (3,071 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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And motor out, revealing the bare shell.

Post# 337891 , Reply# 30   11/22/2015 at 05:00 (3,071 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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What a mess, anyway time for a bath

Post# 337892 , Reply# 31   11/22/2015 at 05:00 (3,071 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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A hot soak does the world of good.

Post# 337893 , Reply# 32   11/22/2015 at 05:01 (3,071 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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The water after.

Post# 337894 , Reply# 33   11/22/2015 at 05:02 (3,071 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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Bath drained, quite a bit of sand and grit in there.

Post# 337895 , Reply# 34   11/22/2015 at 05:02 (3,071 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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Everything drying, now on to the motor.

Post# 337896 , Reply# 35   11/22/2015 at 05:09 (3,071 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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Now unfortunately my phone died during the motor strip down process so this is the only photo I have, however the motor was stripped and any parts that could be washed got washed, everything else got lubed up to make it run all nice and smooth.

Post# 337897 , Reply# 36   11/22/2015 at 05:10 (3,071 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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completed motor, polished casing all ready to be re assembled.

Post# 337898 , Reply# 37   11/22/2015 at 05:11 (3,071 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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Motor sitting in its fresh housing.

Post# 337899 , Reply# 38   11/22/2015 at 05:12 (3,071 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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The tech drive also got the spa treatment, this was dis assembled greased, cleaned and then re assembled.

Post# 337900 , Reply# 39   11/22/2015 at 05:13 (3,071 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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That the bulk of re assembly done, transmission, tech drive and motor are in.

Post# 337901 , Reply# 40   11/22/2015 at 05:14 (3,071 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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The inside of the cleaner head is pretty much spotless.

Post# 337902 , Reply# 41   11/22/2015 at 05:15 (3,071 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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All of the metal parts received a special polish, not the best but not the worse, its certainly looking better than what it was.

Post# 337903 , Reply# 42   11/22/2015 at 05:16 (3,071 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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Post# 337904 , Reply# 43   11/22/2015 at 05:18 (3,071 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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voila here she is, all complete.

Post# 337905 , Reply# 44   11/22/2015 at 05:19 (3,071 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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Fully re assembled

Post# 337906 , Reply# 45   11/22/2015 at 05:20 (3,071 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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Post# 337907 , Reply# 46   11/22/2015 at 05:22 (3,071 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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Even the dogs aren't scared of it.

Post# 337908 , Reply# 47   11/22/2015 at 05:23 (3,071 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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Well after an initial run everything works great! :)

Post# 337909 , Reply# 48   11/22/2015 at 05:24 (3,071 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        

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Here is the final pic of it with its newly washed tools, I must say they work brilliantly.

Post# 337915 , Reply# 49   11/22/2015 at 09:43 (3,071 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)        

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Beautiful transformation.

Post# 337921 , Reply# 50   11/22/2015 at 11:10 (3,071 days old) by kirbymodel2c (Nottingham, England)        
Hi,

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Michael. You've done a very good job of getting him back up to spec again.

 

Jamescool

 


Post# 337927 , Reply# 51   11/22/2015 at 13:22 (3,071 days old) by citroenbx (england)        

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very nice

Post# 337928 , Reply# 52   11/22/2015 at 13:47 (3,071 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)        

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AMAZING restoration work! Makes me want to rebuild my DS-80! laughing


Post# 337950 , Reply# 53   11/22/2015 at 19:31 (3,071 days old) by Louvac (A)        
What did you use to polish it?

Hey Michael!

Excellent job! I have the same American model and all I need to do is polish it but haven't had the time.

What did you use and how did you apply it?



Post# 337961 , Reply# 54   11/23/2015 at 05:52 (3,070 days old) by thekirbylover (Warrington, cheshire )        
thank you

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to everyone who commented, and Louvac I used autosol its not the best shine ive seen on a kirby but its a lot better then it was when I got it.

Post# 337993 , Reply# 55   11/23/2015 at 16:33 (3,070 days old) by CharlesKirby66 (Manteca, CA)        
Looks awesome!

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Great job on your restoration!  I'm in the middle of restoring a G4, I'd say your restoration job blows mine out of the water.  Great work!



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