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Thread Number: 36924
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Hoover Model 29 help |
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Post# 394776 , Reply# 1 7/12/2018 at 17:33 (2,112 days old) by vacuumlad1650  (Wauponsee, IL) |
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| Post# 394794 , Reply# 2 7/13/2018 at 01:41 (2,111 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA) | ||
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| Post# 394796 , Reply# 3 7/13/2018 at 01:55 (2,111 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
This vacuum being from 1950, the hood would be bakelite. I've never heard of getting that much damage out of bakelite, and bakelite is so delicate you might just have to leave it, shows its age.
You might be able to carefully fill some of the deeper gouges in with some plastic compound? Like maybe a little bit of bondo or something similar in a tube you could pack in with a putty knife. If you take the hood into a hardware store or maybe an automotive shop to match the color, it would look like a patch I am sure but might tidy up the appearance slightly. Or plain filler and then some touchup paint color-matched in a little brush on bottle. Not sure if it would work but that's what I thought up, because I had the same thoughts when I was wondering how to fill deep gouges on a Kirby's metalwork. | ||
| Post# 394885 , Reply# 4 7/14/2018 at 04:26 (2,110 days old) by Hooverboy81 (Myrtle Place) | ||
It’s not Bakelite 
The model 29 and 62 introduced Hoover to a new foray of VERY early soft plastics. It is definitely NOT BAKELITE! You need to proceed with caution before going crazy trying to remove scratches! Check your email! I’ll post a picture of my 28 nicely polished!
Happy Hoovering!
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