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Used Aerus vac... yellowed hose options? |
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Post# 404986 , Reply# 1   2/2/2019 at 21:36 (1,880 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA)   |   | |
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Assuming it isn't yellow just because of general filth, the only option for yellowed plastic is the peroxide + uv light method. Car headlight restoration kits are almost exclusively polishing kits, and I've never seen one that promised to de-yellow headlight lenses. In fact, they all specifically say that they won't do that. Toothpaste in terms of other uses than brushing teeth, is also only any good as a polishing compound, but it's really a joke, because you could just buy polishing compound instead of wasting expensive toothpaste. Bleach won't actually do anything to plastic other than sanitize it.
You can youtube videos of people using peroxide to de-yellow plastic stuff. It's a high concentration peroxide used by hair salons for bleaching hair, the stuff in your medicine cabinet won't cut it. (Also, peroxide is super toxic if it enters the blood stream, so it's kind of useless as an antiseptic anyway.) With something flexible like a vacuum hose, there is a possibility it may become *slightly* more brittle than before after using peroxide. Just fyi. |
Post# 405000 , Reply# 2   2/3/2019 at 01:42 (1,880 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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I am not sure if it would work, I've never tried it, but if the hose is made of rubber, maybe some kind of rubber polishing paste - like for car tires maybe - would be enough to also act as a bleaching agent? Something kind of like this?
Bleach, peroxide, isopropyl alcohol and even vaseline will all eat away rubber gradually, so I wouldn't advise on those. As far as I know there is no fix for this problem aside from reproducing the part with modern materials. There is the RetroBright technique, but that only works on hard plastic components, I do not believe it would work on rubber parts without damaging it. I found a blog post here explaining how this process happens in a simple way: www.polymersolutions.com/... If you know how to spray paint evenly and good, perhaps just completely re-painting it with white (or whatever color the hose is) spraypaint for rubber and giving it a glossy finish would work, but not sure if it would crack apart or get ruined when the hose is stretched out. |
Post# 405010 , Reply# 3   2/3/2019 at 10:40 (1,880 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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Post# 405015 , Reply# 4   2/3/2019 at 15:22 (1,879 days old) by completenutt (West Hollywood, California)   |   | |
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I've made those knee jerk on-the-spot decisions to acquire a vac before I'd really given it the twice over, and still been super happy.
I bought a Aerus Lux Legacy last year from a thrift store benefitting sports programs at local high schools that were underfunded and the kids needed bucks for supplies and uniforms, etc.
It was rough, but the bones were good.
I got it home, cleaned it up but was still grossed out by the hose, which had probably picked up way to much sticky food and other substances which completely lined the length of the hose. Like a clogged artery.. I exaggerate, but still it was caked up.
Anyway, a new hose can be found quickly on-line from ebay or evacuumstore, etc. who sells oem style hoses that are good quality, moderately affordable, and will maintain the suction and flexibility of your original hose but give you a fresh start. In this case also it may be worth indulging in a new hose so you can start enjoying your new machine to it's fullest!
Either way, enjoy! I think you're super lucky to have it and agree it is a direct link to the design language created for the 1205.
Bill |