Thread Number: 3978
HALEY'S COMET Lands at Casa Electrolux! |
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Post# 45545 , Reply# 1   7/3/2008 at 06:00 (5,748 days old) by arh1953 ( River Park, in Port St. Lucie, Florida)   |   | |
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Post# 45556 , Reply# 2   7/3/2008 at 08:26 (5,747 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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Welcome to the Golden Cow Club. LOL looking forward to before pictures of yours - hose? nozzles? wands? Mine was/is missing the left Logo plate, which is different from the right in that both 'comets' shoot toward the front. It's a smooth faced clear plastic piece with the pattern reverse molded from the back. The gold & red colors, as you know, are mirror finish 'chrome' plating then the whole back is painted white. The long & short of it is, I tried many ways to scan it and it reflects back like a mirror making for a terrible scan. Perhaps you can photoshop it back to realism, but I gave up and left the left side logo-less. The scans are on the other computer and I'll dig them out tonight. My alternate thought was to take a high rez photo of the right one and resize it to fit on the left side...but since the Comet would then be facing the rear I didn't pursue it. These are photos cropped from pictures of other folk's posted Comets. You can see the distortion as they were not intended to be about the Logo. :-) What we Haley's Guys need is for someone with a complete Haley's Comet to high rez photograph dead-on both Logos in natural light so we others can complete our Comets. Right Logo |
Post# 45558 , Reply# 4   7/3/2008 at 08:43 (5,747 days old) by eluxca ()   |   | |
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One of the best parts of vac acquisition is the story of how it was found. Such a complete machine must have a more exciting than average journey to your home. John |
Post# 45563 , Reply# 5   7/3/2008 at 08:59 (5,747 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 45564 , Reply# 6   7/3/2008 at 09:02 (5,747 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 45608 , Reply# 9   7/3/2008 at 18:35 (5,747 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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Just took these outside in shade, Charles. I'll email you the 1.2 MB, 3072 X 2304 pixel shot asap tonight. I bet you can turn that Comet around and clean up that surface scuff beside the red core. Btw, The small red core dot IS oval, not round. the ends of the plaque are perfect half circles and the dimensions of the logo are exactly 6.25" long by 2" high. |
Post# 45612 , Reply# 10   7/3/2008 at 18:56 (5,747 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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Pictures sent, Charles. Maybe you can also paint in & restore the silver mirror look and remove my pink hand, the camera lense and the green grass. LOL I have a small can of thick clear liquid pour on laminate stuff that is used on bartops and I used it to put a new thick coat over the chevron marketry on my 1940 Philco Chairside Radio's top, mimicing the original thick laquer finish. So I'm thinking with a left version printed on photo paper & trimmed it should be possible to build up some layers and recreate the third dimension of the logo, right down to the rounded off edges. Dave |
Post# 45613 , Reply# 11   7/3/2008 at 19:01 (5,747 days old) by normvac (COLUMBUS, OHIO)   |   | |
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Congratulations, Charles, what a great find especially with the iron attachment caddy. So retro ! Don't believe I have every seen a complete machine. Especially the carpet tool. Norm |
Post# 45645 , Reply# 12   7/4/2008 at 01:58 (5,747 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH)   |   | |
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Post# 45703 , Reply# 15   7/4/2008 at 23:30 (5,746 days old) by charles~richard ()   |   | |
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Post# 45704 , Reply# 16   7/4/2008 at 23:31 (5,746 days old) by charles~richard ()   |   | |
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And the photo that made me have to go and sit down... |
Post# 45747 , Reply# 18   7/5/2008 at 20:45 (5,745 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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Yes Charles, as soon as I get home in 3 hours - it's 8:30 pm now. I promise you that the engine paint I found is an exact match, that you cannot see a color shift from the original to the new. Now, the next time I do a paint job like this on a wrinkle/textured finish I will first dab specks of Bondo or modeling putty to the paint chipped/bare metal areas and duplicate the original paint's surface texture for a flawless new paint job - I see your's has the inevitable noticeable chips that would dissappear under a fresh paint job. PS, the logo edge's cross section profile is not so much rounded as it is squared off with a slight smooth rounding of the sharp corner. So if the flat edge is buffed to a shine with a touch on the sharp edge you'll have it. Like buffing sanded Plexiglas ( or aluminum) to a shiny gleam. |
Post# 45749 , Reply# 19   7/5/2008 at 21:06 (5,745 days old) by clarkecombi ()   |   | |
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Charles do you think u can take some video of it if it isnt to much trouble...i ant never heard one of those,but i always have wanted to |
Post# 45750 , Reply# 20   7/5/2008 at 23:13 (5,745 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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Wouldn't you know, I can't find the empty can so maybe I tossed it. But never fear, I know exactly where it is at Canadian Tire Home/Hardware/Automotive Store. I'll get the info tomorrow. What I do remember is its matching dark gold color sample on the cap compared to the bag lid I took in with me. It's a High Heat Ceramic Engine spray paint in the Automotive section, which is probably an international brand out of the USA. I had to make up a new switch pedal - topped it off with V-ribbed rubber matting. When you have the machine apart you can adjust the switch upwards to level the pedal. Here's the link to the archive on mine's Spa Treatment. Stay tuned. Any luck reversing the Comet on the background, Charles? CLICK HERE TO GO TO aeoliandave's LINK |
Post# 45752 , Reply# 21   7/5/2008 at 23:20 (5,745 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 45753 , Reply# 22   7/5/2008 at 23:22 (5,745 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 45845 , Reply# 23   7/7/2008 at 21:41 (5,743 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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...and anyone else that wants to touch up or repaint their Haley's Comet. Not High Heat, as I was guessing but... DUPLICOLOR Engine Enamel with Ceramic, Universal Gold # DE1604 CLICK HERE TO GO TO aeoliandave's LINK |
Post# 45872 , Reply# 25   7/8/2008 at 08:47 (5,742 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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Oh Charles, this is utterly fascinating and from the 'horse's mouth' no less. We thank you so much for unearthing these valuable and interesting recollections - more please, if possible. I can see the engineering logic behind the floor/rug tool design. Not the only company to try a system of inlet holes to set up a swirl inside the nozzle but perhaps the only one to do it with a static nozzle. He put the edge cleaning channels at the corners and the sides (none across the front or back) letting the broad smooth plate eliminate track patterns...and of course it helps overcome the strong leeching action of that bottom plate to the carpet under the Comet's extreme suction, using the same motor & double fans of the Compact and Filter Queen. Charles, is the central brush supported only at each end, suspended across the middle of the opening with airflow all around it? I see now from your pictures that the 4 foot hose section that came with mine is likely the original, much faded in color. The farmer fellow in Cottam Onatrio just east of Windsor that I got it from told me he got it at a yard sale and used it to clean up around the barn and after the dog and his scattering of Doggie Chow. I can attest to that...all manner of pellets, mouse nest material, sticks and stones were inside the motor compartment, having fallen or climbed in around the missing switch pedal, also jamming up the cord winder drum. :-) Old Haley, she's a big golden blonde gal, may not be the prettiest at the dance but she's tough and can out-vacuum most every other gal in the neighborhood. |