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Thread Number: 5973
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| Post# 66768 4/17/2009 at 23:27 (5,480 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
I got this in Lincoln, NE today from a referral I had. The owner I believe found this in an old farm house, so she took it. It is in very good shape, and the motor runs very nice for it's age. The wheel is broken in half, but it's a very clean break, and I'll be able to glue it back on. Since this won't see any heavy use, it will hold just fine. As usual, I'll share some post cleanup photos once I get around to this. Still working on my Kirby Sanitronic.
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| Post# 66769 , Reply# 1 4/17/2009 at 23:27 (5,480 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 66770 , Reply# 2 4/17/2009 at 23:32 (5,480 days old) by brandon_w_t () | ||
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ahhh So you saved it! It looks cool. Nice find. It sure is in beautiful shape. | ||
| Post# 66771 , Reply# 3 4/17/2009 at 23:32 (5,480 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 66772 , Reply# 4 4/17/2009 at 23:33 (5,480 days old) by brandon_w_t () | ||
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did you take the rainbow as well? | ||
| Post# 66773 , Reply# 5 4/17/2009 at 23:33 (5,480 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 66774 , Reply# 6 4/17/2009 at 23:34 (5,480 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 66775 , Reply# 7 4/17/2009 at 23:35 (5,480 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 66776 , Reply# 8 4/17/2009 at 23:35 (5,480 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 66777 , Reply# 9 4/17/2009 at 23:36 (5,480 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 66779 , Reply# 10 4/17/2009 at 23:37 (5,480 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 66780 , Reply# 11 4/17/2009 at 23:37 (5,480 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 66781 , Reply# 12 4/17/2009 at 23:38 (5,480 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 66782 , Reply# 13 4/17/2009 at 23:39 (5,480 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 66784 , Reply# 14 4/17/2009 at 23:54 (5,480 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
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| Post# 66805 , Reply# 16 4/18/2009 at 06:09 (5,480 days old) by vintagehoover () | ||
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| Post# 66806 , Reply# 17 4/18/2009 at 06:10 (5,480 days old) by vintagehoover () | ||
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| Post# 66813 , Reply# 18 4/18/2009 at 09:36 (5,479 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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DC or AC
Nice drawings of the cleaner Jack! Thanks!!! I'm really unsure if the motor was rewound or whatever they do when they convert them to 120 volts. The previous owner stated it ran fine before I even got it, so I didn't even think to look @ the rating plate before I plugged it in and fired it up. It sounds normal to me, but I'm guessing that it might have been running faster than it should have. I only had it on for a short moment anyway. Until I can figure out how to really tell if the motor has been converted to 120 AC or not, I won't be running it again. I'm going to start cleaning it up, and polishing it today I think. If anyone knows how I can tell if the motor has been retrofitted to AC, in spite of the rating label still showing DC 32 volts, let me know. I'm also trying to figure out where I can find a 120v AC to 32v DC converter, if in fact it has not been retrofitted for AC. Andrew | ||
| Post# 66831 , Reply# 19 4/18/2009 at 15:07 (5,479 days old) by andy (Boston, MA) | ||
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Great find! That's a rare machine, and for it to be in such good shape is even better! Looks like the owner also had an Air-Way at some point in time. | ||
| Post# 66832 , Reply# 20 4/18/2009 at 15:24 (5,479 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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Floor Brush
Yea now that you mention it, I see that the brush attachment is actually to a different machine. I didn't even notice that last night when I got it home, but it was pretty late by the time I snuck yet another vacuum in the house... best time to prevent being scolded for dragging another dirty cleaner in the house. "You just bought that $1000 Miele, what the hell do you need all these old ugly ones for?" says the boyfriend... BLAH!
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| Post# 66920 , Reply# 21 4/18/2009 at 21:12 (5,479 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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Bag Washing
The bag was full of vintage chicken feathers, probably from some farm near here... I was sad to not find any chicken bones though. :-) I vacuumed out the inside of the bag with the Hoover GUV, which is so much nicer to do in the garage, vs in the house. That can be a dirty mess! Then I washed the bag in warm water with Woolite by hand, and then rinsed it in some fabric softener also to give the bag a darker, unfaded look. Here is the after photo, I just need to get the final bits of cat fur off it with a lint roller.
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| Post# 66972 , Reply# 22 4/19/2009 at 04:11 (5,479 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH) | ||
Nice Find, Andrew! | ||
| Post# 67050 , Reply# 23 4/19/2009 at 15:23 (5,478 days old) by methodistbill () | ||
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It think I read in one of the threads that rinsing in fabric softener also helps the bag breath and filter better. | ||
| Post# 67054 , Reply# 24 4/19/2009 at 15:54 (5,478 days old) by brandon_w_t () | ||
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Im scared to do it to my 518 bag. I dont want to wash off the perfect kirby logo. but your delco bag looks just fine after a rinse. | ||
| Post# 69142 , Reply# 25 5/12/2009 at 16:07 (5,455 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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Almost Done | ||
| Post# 69143 , Reply# 26 5/12/2009 at 16:08 (5,455 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 69145 , Reply# 27 5/12/2009 at 16:09 (5,455 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 69146 , Reply# 28 5/12/2009 at 16:09 (5,455 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 69147 , Reply# 29 5/12/2009 at 16:10 (5,455 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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| Post# 69151 , Reply# 30 5/12/2009 at 16:56 (5,455 days old) by kirbyvacuum (Long Island New York) | ||
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What a master piece Hi Andrew What can i say a master piece to say the least. That is a keeper never to be sold. Wonderful shine what did you use on it.Well lots of luck Doug | ||
| Post# 69164 , Reply# 31 5/12/2009 at 20:53 (5,455 days old) by em-tor64 () | ||
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WOW! That is absolutely BEAUTIFUL......love it, Great Job! | ||
| Post# 69165 , Reply# 32 5/12/2009 at 21:51 (5,455 days old) by constellation86 (Roy, UT) | ||
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Beautiful job on the restoration! It looks like new! You can use a variac to drop the voltage. And brush motors run fine on AC power so you don't need to worry about converting it to DC. Nicholas CLICK HERE TO GO TO constellation86's LINK on eBay | ||
| Post# 69166 , Reply# 33 5/12/2009 at 21:54 (5,455 days old) by luxg () | ||
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Wow Andrew that is just beautiful. What polish did you use? | ||
| Post# 69172 , Reply# 34 5/12/2009 at 22:20 (5,455 days old) by buffster () | ||
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Simply Amazing! Let me echo everyone's sentiments and compliments. You've done a beautiful restoration job. Amazing! | ||
| Post# 69176 , Reply# 35 5/12/2009 at 23:04 (5,455 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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Supplies
Thanks for the nice comments! It really is rewarding to just stare at your work after you've spent many hours restoring it. I've found my LG washer's Sanitary Cycle (170 F), with a prewash gets all of my microfiber cloths ready for another round of cleaning/detailing. I seem to get them all dirty at least twice before i'm done with just 1 cleaner. (I've been known to polish threads of the screws before... ask Jack!!!) As for the compound and polish, I use Mothers Mag & Aluminum polish for small details, like screw heads etc, I use Zymol Cleaner/Wax for painted surfaces, and for deep polish/buffing, I used some cheap stuff I found at Harbor Freight - works better than the stuff I've been using in the past I got from Sears! I'll have to take a picture of what I use in case anyone else wants to try it. It really worked so much better, wish I'd tried it sooner! I'm going to go over my Kirby Sanitronic again with the new compounds before I put it together. | ||
| Post# 69219 , Reply# 37 5/13/2009 at 08:27 (5,454 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE) | ||
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Per England Expert Jack... | ||
| Post# 69233 , Reply# 38 5/13/2009 at 10:49 (5,454 days old) by vacuumfreeeke () | ||
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Wow... that is quite a different machine than the ones in the first pics. Very nice work! How ever did you fix that wheel? Did you have a donor machine? | ||
| Post# 69251 , Reply# 41 5/13/2009 at 17:43 (5,454 days old) by petek (Ontario) | ||
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rick are you saying that old thing is nicer than my new Fairfax? LOL | ||
| Post# 69255 , Reply# 42 5/13/2009 at 18:13 (5,454 days old) by crevicetool (GA ) | ||
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tact, Rick, tact! Oh no, Pete. Not at all. Your Fairfax is fantastic! But I only saw the finished product. No before pictures. (whew) Rick | ||
| Post# 69277 , Reply# 43 5/13/2009 at 21:57 (5,454 days old) by luxg () | ||
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Andrew, it would really be great if you could make it to the convention. I know how much Greg enjoyed meeting you and I know all of us would too. And like Fred said, be sure and bring that beautiful vacuum with you. | ||
| Post# 69284 , Reply# 44 5/13/2009 at 22:14 (5,454 days old) by louvac (A) | ||
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Pete...... What new Fairfax? Show us some pics! LOL! Louis | ||
Post# 69324 , Reply# 45 5/14/2009 at 06:30 (5,454 days old) by chestermikeuk  (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.) |
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Shiney
Wow, Andrew, perfect restoration, and what a stunning vac, love the way the nozzle is out front and the detailing of the air holes etc.. the bag looks in great shape for its age which is always a plus!!! Looks very much like a larger Goblin Wizard form the 1940`s just with a wider brush path...looking forward to seeing it run, Mike | ||
| Post# 69370 , Reply# 46 5/14/2009 at 19:21 (5,453 days old) by beerad (Beautiful Vancouver BC) | ||
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beautiful what a beautiful machine!! | ||
| Post# 69585 , Reply# 47 5/17/2009 at 18:15 (5,450 days old) by vintagehoover () | ||
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The master at work... ...hanging out in Andrew's g'rahj! 
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