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Thread Number: 37530
/ Tag: Pre-1950 Vacuum Cleaners
Hoover Duster Model 200 find |
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| Post# 400298 11/2/2018 at 06:43 (1,995 days old) by Scoover (Scoovstoun, UK) | ||
Very rough Duster from ebay UK.
Well used, in damp storage for 60 years apparently and with a (rotten) home made bag. Interesting in that it is a Canadian for UK market Duster. I always thought these were all badged Minor; in fact there is an old VL thread that shows pictures of a Canadian badged Minor with a lower serial number than this one. Go figure... It runs(of course, its a Hoover) and it is cleaning up nicely. I am going to leave it with some patina but have taken the decision to replace the very corroded tool mounts with better examples from spare tools. All I have to do now is find an original bag :/ | ||
| Post# 400319 , Reply# 1 11/2/2018 at 22:06 (1,994 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA) | ||
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| Post# 400338 , Reply# 2 11/3/2018 at 09:25 (1,994 days old) by Scoover (Scoovstoun, UK) | ||
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| Post# 400848 , Reply# 3 11/15/2018 at 05:24 (1,982 days old) by scoover (Scoovstoun, UK) | ||
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Duster 200 with motor body and cap painted. I still have some work to do on the steelwork, fan and switch housings and replace the hose and bag connectors.
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| Post# 400856 , Reply# 4 11/15/2018 at 08:44 (1,982 days old) by rugsucker (Elizabethton TN) | ||
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"Very rough Duster--"??Not now!!!! All I can say is -- I'm speechless. | ||
| Post# 400862 , Reply# 5 11/15/2018 at 09:49 (1,982 days old) by scoover (Scoovstoun, UK) | ||
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Finishing and sanding
Thank you rugsucker, glad you like it. Done at home with an acrylic paint straight out of a rattle can: Lots of (10 maybe) thick coats with gentle heat from a radiator in between over the course of a couple of days, finishing with an hour in the oven at 80c. I rub it back with those 2" micro mesh pads in the picture down to 12000 grit before a cut and polish. It's definitely not as good as the Hoover factory original stove enamel but it looks OK, if I say so myself :)
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| Post# 400903 , Reply# 6 11/15/2018 at 17:43 (1,981 days old) by watsonw (Newport, Shropshire, UK) | ||
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Coach work finish. Hello Doug, Sheer perfection in finish. Also love your cleaner display unit. CONGRATULATIONS, Walter. | ||
| Post# 400905 , Reply# 7 11/15/2018 at 18:27 (1,981 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
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| Post# 400939 , Reply# 8 11/16/2018 at 00:53 (1,981 days old) by scoover (Scoovstoun, UK) | ||
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Spray paint and cabinets
Walter,
Thank you. I am pleased with how the Duster has turned out so far. The cabinets are a necessity, I live in a flat and there were machines squirrelled away all over the place! Once I have found my last missing machines, disposed of the doublers and restored the rough ones it will be a good looking display. At the moment you can see the handles in a giant clump to the right of the shelves but I intend to build a drawer unit that sits underneath the shelves holding handles, bags and spare bits and pieces. That way my small collection will completely fit in that space(1.45M wide, 40cm deep and 1.8m high. However there are around 150Kg of Hoovers sitting on those shelves so I am going to have to build a very sturdy base unit! Huskyvacs: Thanks! I think its a lot to do with the individual paint. I have found a good paint (UK only Screwfix no nonsense black gloss). Heat is also pretty important. Needs to be done in a warm room with a heat source it can sit on straight away. It also needs patience (saying that as someone who has almost no patience) sometimes I will paint and harden off a part for a week before getting to the rubbing stage. | ||
| Post# 400971 , Reply# 9 11/16/2018 at 21:14 (1,980 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA) | ||
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It looks amazing. It's a lot of work, but I'd say it looks as good as, or better than, the original Japan black. (I'm assuming that's what it was.) Now I'm wondering if maybe I'll put the work in for my vac's, which I was considering just leaving it alone. Perhaps I'll test the process on something first. Great results though!
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| Post# 400973 , Reply# 10 11/16/2018 at 22:02 (1,980 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
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| Post# 400991 , Reply# 11 11/17/2018 at 02:15 (1,980 days old) by scoover (Scoovstoun, UK) | ||
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Thanks MadMan. Its hard to stop once you've started. When I got this one I thought, well it's rare and very rough so I'll just fix the worst bits. Of course once I had painted the motor cap that made the motor body, which was actually not bad, look terrible. I have also fine sanded the alloy fan housing back and I am going to mop it but I have deliberately left some historic scratches in it. Same with the badge, I've cleaned it up but not to "new". If you look at my profile pic you'll see that most of my coffee cans are as found with a lot of patination. I actually don't mind that too much and when they get makeovers eventually it will be minimal.
Huskyvacs; Don't think I am likely to find another Duster! | ||
| Post# 400999 , Reply# 12 11/17/2018 at 07:01 (1,980 days old) by beko1987 (Stokenchurch, United Kingdom) | ||
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That is amazing! You should rightly feel very proud! Wish I could paint like that! | ||
| Post# 401003 , Reply# 13 11/17/2018 at 09:34 (1,980 days old) by scoover (Scoovstoun, UK) | ||
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Thank you all
Beko1987: 😊 Aw shucks man, your making me blush. Seriously its (a) not too tricky (b) not as good as it looks. I am pleased with it though. I have been working on my 450 and 575 in the same way. Think the motor cap on the Duster is the best so far but I can still see the imperfections!
BTW I have watched your vids and seen your Manchester vacs posts - good work with their 725! See you have an 875 too - me, you and about two other people by the look of it. Cheers
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