Thread Number: 36228
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
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Post# 388447   3/18/2018 at 17:49 (2,201 days old) by Repairman (Woodridge, IL)   |   | |
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I recently bought a Hoover Elite Total System Performance 200 for $4.99 at Goodwill and didn’t know if this was the first Elite or if the Elite 200 was first. |
Post# 388456 , Reply# 1   3/18/2018 at 20:01 (2,201 days old) by broomvac (N/A)   |   | |
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Excellent, excellent find!
The Elite 200 was the first Elite. Although yours is not one of the early ones, I would still call it an Elite 200, since it is basically the same thing. By the serial number, yours was made in April 1992. I think the Elite 200 came out in 1988 or 1989 and looked virtually the same. The bag pattern was a bit different as was the writing on the hood, and the motor drew 5 amps instead of 5.5, but that's about as far as the differences went. I don't have an Elite 200, but I do have a C1403, which was the commercial version. Mine was made January 1991. |
Post# 388458 , Reply# 2   3/18/2018 at 20:03 (2,201 days old) by broomvac (N/A)   |   | |
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Post# 388466 , Reply# 4   3/18/2018 at 20:57 (2,201 days old) by broomvac (N/A)   |   | |
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You and me both! When I get a vacuum, I try to remind myself to, but then always get carried away and before I know it I have no proof of what the cleaner used to look like!
Anyways, I never would have guessed that your Elite looked shabby; it looks great. The hood doesn't look gouged and the decals are intact. Be careful with the rubbing alcohol, though...high concentration rubbing alcohol + magic eraser might = erased decals. I use a spray bottle of car paint detailing spray and microfiber towels to clean my new acquisitions. Tough paint marks are precisely targeted with a magic eraser and detail spray. I try to use the eraser sparingly because sometimes it can haze up a previously glossy finish. After the cleaning, I then use Carnuba spray wax, recommended to me by man114, to restore a glossy finish to the plastic. |