Thread Number: 35912
/ Tag: Recent Vacuum Cleaners from past 20 years
Rainbow separator shaft rust |
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Post# 385242 , Reply# 1   2/2/2018 at 14:44 (2,246 days old) by Electroluxxxx (……)   |   | |
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Are you storing the rainbow with the basin on it? |
Post# 385250 , Reply# 2   2/2/2018 at 15:54 (2,246 days old) by vacuumdevil (Vacuum Hell )   |   | |
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@Spacedogb if you're storing the unit without the water basin , that should prevent it. However I noticed you're in Louisiana which is a very humid place. I would definitely take a little bit of WD-40 and cleaning up with an M16 toothbrush. A little bit of oil should keep it from rusting anymore after that.
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Post# 385302 , Reply# 3   2/3/2018 at 04:59 (2,245 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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It's a wet vac. Water + trapping it in a bin = moisture. Also spinning at high RPM can fling water in there that you wouldn't even know about. A coating of WD-40 or a stronger less-liquidy water repellent on the shaft that won;t fling off and make a mess might help. I have something like that for old leather boots in my closet but I don't know the name of it offhand. You just rub it on with a sponge and it goes on somewhat waxy and it keeps the water away.
If this is a vintage machine I am amazed it looks that clean! I only seen two Rainbow vacuums in my life and both of them reeked like a cat died in it. |