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Post# 90272   1/29/2010 at 14:15 (5,172 days old) by seamusuk (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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Hey Guys My bosses brother helps out in the local Salvation Army shop. I asked him ages ago to let me know if anything interesting comes in - yesterday I got a call to ask if I would be interested in this........ |
Post# 90273 , Reply# 1   1/29/2010 at 14:17 (5,172 days old) by seamusuk (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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Showing its only major issue- any tips on how to improve the scratches? |
Post# 90274 , Reply# 2   1/29/2010 at 14:18 (5,172 days old) by seamusuk (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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Pretty much perfect :) |
Post# 90275 , Reply# 3   1/29/2010 at 14:19 (5,172 days old) by seamusuk (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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Post# 90276 , Reply# 4   1/29/2010 at 14:20 (5,172 days old) by seamusuk (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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Post# 90277 , Reply# 5   1/29/2010 at 14:20 (5,172 days old) by seamusuk (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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Post# 90278 , Reply# 6   1/29/2010 at 14:22 (5,172 days old) by seamusuk (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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Its Carpet not Rugs- this was the last UK model to carry this slogan........ |
Post# 90279 , Reply# 7   1/29/2010 at 14:22 (5,172 days old) by seamusuk (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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Post# 90280 , Reply# 8   1/29/2010 at 14:23 (5,172 days old) by seamusuk (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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Post# 90281 , Reply# 9   1/29/2010 at 14:27 (5,172 days old) by seamusuk (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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Colour match :). Im very pleased to have found this as the 638 is one of the most difficult post war machines to find- especially in this condition !. Stay tuned for the next installment that I will be picking up from work tomorrow :). Seamus |
Post# 90282 , Reply# 10   1/29/2010 at 15:14 (5,172 days old) by funvacfan (Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 90283 , Reply# 11   1/29/2010 at 15:20 (5,172 days old) by seamusuk (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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Hey Guy Is yours possibly a 63 as opposed to a 638?. The differences are the 63 has the handle switch, lacks the handgrip and has the cable hooks on the other side.They look pretty much the same other than that tho :). Seamus |
Post# 90284 , Reply# 12   1/29/2010 at 15:30 (5,172 days old) by turbomaster1984 (Ripley, Derbyshire)   |   | |
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Post# 90307 , Reply# 13   1/29/2010 at 18:16 (5,172 days old) by thevacuumguy96 (Pocatello, ID)   |   | |
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My Convertible has scratches on the hood like your 638 does! I tried getting them off but it didn't work that well! |
Post# 90318 , Reply# 14   1/29/2010 at 19:55 (5,172 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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That's simply beautiful, Seamus. So clean on the bottom and around the bumper & base the Lady was clearly careful with it...but she had a bad habit of ramming the hood under one particular piece of furniture where it was a whisker too tall. Unless you practice and undertake a true plastic scratch polishing out (very hard to do without heat-distorting the plastic) the best visually would be an oil or liquid wax set into the scratches to clarifiy and build up the surface - like wet stones are so much prettier than dry ones. You could also 'wet' the scratches with an automotive interior silicone plastic shiner impregnated cloth? Don't use any wax or polish product that drys to a powdery haze, for obvious reasons. Say, I just thought...what about rubbing a matching dark blue wax crayon over the area and melting it in with a hair dryer...to fill the surface gouging? Keep rubbing til the area is a s smooth as possible and follow up with an all over wax job. I'd try this first before contaminating the dry scratched area with oil or silicone. Just letting my own thoughts fly as if it was my machine and that was the only cosmetic problem short of a perfect machine. Good luck and do let us know. Dave |
Post# 90354 , Reply# 15   1/30/2010 at 00:29 (5,172 days old) by seamusuk (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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I know how lucky I was to come across this one believe me !. Ive just ordered this - looks like it could be just the thing for those scratches :). I have several other cleaners it may be good for as well! Seamus CLICK HERE TO GO TO seamusuk's LINK on eBay |
Post# 90365 , Reply# 16   1/30/2010 at 07:32 (5,171 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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Oh good for you. Looking forward to your review of how this works out. I've been many times tempted to try polish kits specifically for plastics but haven't taken the plunge. If it didn't work it would be for sale, right? I do know the joys of bearing down into large buffing wheels primed with the correct compounds. Why, I can remember way way back 230 years ago when I was appalled at the thought of taking fine steel wool directly to tarnished aluminum or chrome to remove the first layer of tarnish. But once I'd done it and there was no further scratching and indeed a high polish emerged there was no going back to the old way... Dave |
Post# 90382 , Reply# 18   1/30/2010 at 12:08 (5,171 days old) by hooverbaby (Dalton in Furness, UK)   |   | |
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Seamus, that's a great find, especially with the original bag. I wouldn't say that 638s are hard to find generally but you seldom see one in that sort of condition. Re: the scratches I've managed quite well by rubbing down with progressively finer grades of abrasive paper, followed by a coat of clear laquer aerosol. This has worked well for me on a number of plastics, including bakelite hoods, brings the shine back and doesn't leave any sticky residue. You can get these items from most car-accessory shops. I'd be interested to hear about how the plastics-polishing kit works out. Stephen |
Post# 90524 , Reply# 19   2/1/2010 at 15:16 (5,169 days old) by seamusuk (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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I wonder what Perivale's reason for this was- if it had followed the pattern of both previous and following models it should have been model 632. Think 26(2), 61(2), 91(2) and the following 65(2). Any ideas ?? Seamus |
Post# 90592 , Reply# 21   2/2/2010 at 14:47 (5,168 days old) by kenmore81 (Warwick, RI)   |   | |
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Post# 90740 , Reply# 24   2/4/2010 at 16:25 (5,166 days old) by seamusuk (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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See where I stopped ;) |
Post# 90781 , Reply# 27   2/5/2010 at 13:55 (5,165 days old) by seamusuk (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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Post# 90782 , Reply# 28   2/5/2010 at 13:56 (5,165 days old) by seamusuk (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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