Thread Number: 39419
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
My first original Kirby! |
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Post# 418274   1/7/2020 at 17:07 (1,542 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky)   |   | |
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Got this from a vac shop recently with a couple other machines. This is NOT the same 1cr as the vac shop post although it is from the same vac shop. The polish is not on the same level as some of the beautiful work on here, but I don't have a buffing wheel, or that much patience (thank you steel wool). I had to replace a couple pieces to get it to this state, but is now original.
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Post# 418276 , Reply# 1   1/7/2020 at 17:36 (1,542 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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Kieran,
Here is my Kirby Classic 1CR. It needs just two things for it to be 100 percent original: a brown cord (192069) and headlight trim (161969) -- I am getting both of these two items from Blaze (rodknock95). ~Ben
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Post# 418278 , Reply# 2   1/7/2020 at 18:02 (1,542 days old) by Vac-o-matic (Saint Louis, Mo.)   |   | |
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Hey Kieran..nice job! Have you tried Mother's polish? It may be the thing to finish it off since you've already used steel wool. |
Post# 418281 , Reply# 3   1/7/2020 at 20:25 (1,542 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky)   |   | |
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Post# 418285 , Reply# 4   1/7/2020 at 21:00 (1,542 days old) by Kloveland (Tulsa)   |   | |
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Post# 418300 , Reply# 5   1/8/2020 at 07:40 (1,541 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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Post# 418303 , Reply# 6   1/8/2020 at 09:41 (1,541 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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I use Mother's constantly in my vac shop. The secret is to apply it heavily with the rag, but you are only going to use one 'spot' or portion of the rag. After smearing it on the machine, LET IT SIT. Fifteen minutes is usually enough. Using the same "spot" on the rag, start rubbing a small portion of the machine. Like the headlight hood. The 'spot' on the rag will blacken. That's what you WANT to happen. That black is the oxidation that has come off, and it becomes the abrasive that polishes the metal. Keep that blackened portion moist with the polish as you go over the machine. That black spot on the rag will increase in size, but you really want that blackened part to get really 'black'. After you rub the metal with the polish rag, use a terry cloth rag to buff it off and you'll be surprised how shiny the metal can get.
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Post# 418312 , Reply# 7   1/8/2020 at 13:47 (1,541 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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Post# 418403 , Reply# 9   1/10/2020 at 06:35 (1,539 days old) by kirbyklekter (Concord,Ca.)   |   | |
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I tried dysonman1's suggested method on the nozzle of a CR-1 that I have polished many times by hand. Followed his steps to a T and this is the deepest shine it's ever had. Going to repeat in a couple days. |
Post# 418409 , Reply# 10   1/10/2020 at 08:47 (1,539 days old) by kloveland (Tulsa)   |   | |
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It will come out nice! Like you said Bill repetition is the key. I use the same method as described above. I also put the mothers mag polish directly on the steel wool and then rub it in. To remove the scratches you really need a buffer the rouge sticks and the appropriate pads. But it's a very messy job!
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