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Thread Number: 39916
/ Tag: Vintage Floor Polishers/Floor Care Products
Van Riebeeck ( bylock) floor polisher Restoration |
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| Post# 423739 4/19/2020 at 06:00 (1,464 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
This very neglected Van Riebeeck 3 brush polisher.
It was sourced from Bylock and painted green for our market, although their have been some red ones too. Here is the restoration as it went | ||
| Post# 423740 , Reply# 1 4/19/2020 at 06:02 (1,464 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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For some reason I forgot to take pics of the motor when it was apart. Its bearings were regreased and it was reassembled.
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| Post# 423741 , Reply# 2 4/19/2020 at 06:03 (1,464 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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Body colour matched and it was given a fresh coat of paint.
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| Post# 423743 , Reply# 3 4/19/2020 at 08:25 (1,464 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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I used Rustoleum chrome spray and it came out really nicely,
I however made a mistake though, always polish up the paintwork after it has dried and this did not take kindly to that, it lost some of its shine and Unfortunately I ran out of the paint so I will need to redo it again.
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| Post# 423805 , Reply# 4 4/20/2020 at 00:44 (1,464 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA) | ||
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| Post# 423829 , Reply# 5 4/20/2020 at 14:38 (1,463 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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Madman
HI
Yea I checked with the manufacturer and you must not sand it at all after application, but apparently you can clearcoat it. I will be going over it again shortly and will post pics. In the mean time here are more pics of it going back together | ||
| Post# 423830 , Reply# 6 4/20/2020 at 14:39 (1,463 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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| Post# 423831 , Reply# 7 4/20/2020 at 14:43 (1,463 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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I forgot to add, I kept the switch on on the handle that had been fitted by the previous owner. Although not original I did think it looked cool and added some personal history to the machine.. and it worked which the original one did not, I have two of these and know of another 5 ? Still in use by their owners regularly, not one has the original switch anymore.
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Post# 423832 , Reply# 8 4/20/2020 at 14:49 (1,463 days old) by gottahaveahoove  (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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In a word....................... | ||
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