Thread Number: 32888  /  Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Has Anyone tried a Kirby Auto-Restoration?
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Post# 359878   9/25/2016 at 01:47 (2,742 days old) by Suckomatic (Deer Park)        

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That is, have you ever used the polishing & buffing attachments on your Kirby to, uh,... rub itself out?
And would you use the original unopened polishing compound, or leave it sealed and just use Mother's metal polish, or similar?


Post# 359885 , Reply# 1   9/25/2016 at 06:14 (2,742 days old) by fantomfan57 (Central Texas)        
Sounds like...

a good idea, I recently returned a bench polisher I had bought to shine up my Kirbies because I had not used it for months and it was in the way.

Before that, I had attempted to use another machine to polish the one I was cleaning, but the switch wasn't the correct one. Glad you posted this, I am pretty sure I now have the model with the right switch configuration to do this now.


Post# 359886 , Reply# 2   9/25/2016 at 07:05 (2,742 days old) by Suckomatic (Deer Park)        
curious...

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I was just wondering if anybody has tried it, because I've never used my Handi Buttler at all, and I don't know how good it is.

Post# 359899 , Reply# 3   9/25/2016 at 10:03 (2,741 days old) by josh (Forest Park, IL & Spring Grove, IL)        

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I've used the Handi Butler on my 519 to polish other machines, but I still haven't gotten around to using it on itself. I think it will feel really strange to see it polish itself.

Post# 359910 , Reply# 4   9/25/2016 at 20:51 (2,741 days old) by bikerray (Middle Earth)        

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Kirby automatically restores itself?


Post# 359926 , Reply# 5   9/26/2016 at 07:59 (2,741 days old) by Suckomatic (Deer Park)        
Automatically?

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Not automatically.
Drop the suffix.
Just auto, meaning self.


Post# 359941 , Reply# 6   9/26/2016 at 11:14 (2,740 days old) by Suckomatic (Deer Park)        
Nevermind

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OK, never mind. I found a thread talking about polishing Kirbies with their own attachments.
Apparently, some think they do a good job.
As for the Kirby polishing compound, some like it, some don't, but most agree that Flitz brand polish is excellent.
It's even sold on the Kirby website, so it sounds like the way to go.
Thanks. :)


Post# 359944 , Reply# 7   9/26/2016 at 12:28 (2,740 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)        
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Kelly,

You are likely referring to all those posts about using the Kirby Handi-Butler to polish... what else... Kirby parts.

~Ben


Post# 359984 , Reply# 8   9/27/2016 at 03:31 (2,740 days old) by Suckomatic (Deer Park)        
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Yes, Ben, apparently I am.
I did finally manage to find one, thank you.
Kelly



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