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A Dual Sanitronic 50 for my growing collection
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Post# 251954   10/3/2013 at 16:18 (3,855 days old) by 70catalina (Ohio)        

Just had this delivered today. Needs a cleanup real bad, but all is well with it and the motor sounds good. Love that lighted Kirby logo.

Post# 251957 , Reply# 1   10/3/2013 at 16:20 (3,855 days old) by 70catalina (Ohio)        

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Post# 252139 , Reply# 2   10/5/2013 at 20:51 (3,853 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH)        
Nice Find!

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The D-50 is one of my favorite Kirbys too, and the lighted logo is one of my favorite features! Give it a good polishing with Mother's Mag and you'll have one beautiful machine! Here's before & after pics of mine.
By the way, where in Ohio are you? I'm in Galion.
Jeff


Post# 252186 , Reply# 3   10/6/2013 at 10:47 (3,852 days old) by 70catalina (Ohio)        
I'm in Cleveland...

so the Kirby rebuild shop is 10 minutes from me. I have the 50 and a Classic Omega just begging to go there. I just had a D80 done there so they will have to wait for now.

Got a jar of Mothers ready to go work on the 50!


Post# 252200 , Reply# 4   10/6/2013 at 15:24 (3,852 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH)        

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70catalina : better off to learn and rebuild it/ restore it yourself. due to the changing times, if you take it to kirby, it wont come back with any original trim, cord or bag, unless you ask it back, and even then ive heard that sometimes doesnt happen. if it runs fine, cosmetically refurb it yourself. you'll be teaching yourself a new craft, and wont have to run the risk of original parts going to kirby's trash pile

Will


Post# 252202 , Reply# 5   10/6/2013 at 16:12 (3,852 days old) by 70catalina (Ohio)        
Here she is...

all polished up. Lots of elbow grease and Mothers Mag Cleaner.

Post# 252203 , Reply# 6   10/6/2013 at 16:13 (3,852 days old) by 70catalina (Ohio)        

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Post# 252204 , Reply# 7   10/6/2013 at 16:17 (3,852 days old) by 70catalina (Ohio)        

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Post# 252207 , Reply# 8   10/6/2013 at 16:28 (3,852 days old) by 70catalina (Ohio)        
Will...

I hear what you are saying about the Kirby rebuild shop. I was lucky my D 80 came back with almost all green. I reused my green cord, and had to hunt down a new bag guard from a Kirby distributor. For almost 400 bucks they should still have all the correct color trim.

I'm happy with how the D 50 turned out. Not as good as Kirby, but hey, it's close and it was all done by hand in 4 hours.

Jim


Post# 252209 , Reply# 9   10/6/2013 at 16:43 (3,852 days old) by 70catalina (Ohio)        
Here's another one...

with her cousin the D 80

Post# 252307 , Reply# 10   10/7/2013 at 22:16 (3,851 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH)        

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Excellent job on the polishing--it's beautiful!
Jeff


Post# 252312 , Reply# 11   10/7/2013 at 22:46 (3,851 days old) by 70catalina (Ohio)        
Thanks Jeff...

next up for the spa treatment will be the Classic Omega. I hope to add a Tradition to the fleet down the road.

Post# 252319 , Reply# 12   10/7/2013 at 23:50 (3,851 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)        

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I wonder if that Tradition you're after would have a locking headlight cap (a blue button), a speed switch under the headlight cap (please note most of these speed switches have been replaced by the one mounted on the fan case, below the intake opening), and a metal fan?

~Ben



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