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Thread Number: 40358
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Electrolux 1205 question |
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| Post# 428662 , Reply# 2 7/16/2020 at 00:14 (1,379 days old) by Real1shep (Walla Walla, WA) | ||
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The hammered finishes are very durable.....I use them in my business outside. But, the finish is radically different than what the factory did. If you have an auto place that sells painting product, you can have them make you some paint that would match. Auto paint while very expensive, is really tough. Kevin | ||
| Post# 428666 , Reply# 3 7/16/2020 at 08:36 (1,379 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
As others have indicated, the big question is which route to take. If you want to have an authentic color match, an automotive paint shop is the way to go although you might luck out and find a reasonable match by going through the rattle cans at an auto parts store. But that brings me to the second option, which is a rattle can paint that will hold up well. For that, the Rustoleum hammer tone paint and primer in one can't be beat, even though your pallet of available colors is fairly limited. As Jon mentioned, surface prep is everything but the results are outstanding.
I repainted a scarred-up Electrolux PN-4A shell a couple of years ago with the hammer tone black, which is actually more of a gunmetal gray and a bit darker than the Silverado gray I was covering up. The texture built up with each thin coat I applied and what I ended up with looked very professional, not at all like a typical rattle can job, and the textured finish hid a world of sins. If you aren't too worried about retaining the original color, this is definitely a viable and cost effective option. | ||
| Post# 428685 , Reply# 4 7/16/2020 at 20:13 (1,378 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
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I was out running errands today and found myself parked nose-to-nose with a teal Mini Cooper that was pretty close to the color of a 1205. The base coat-clear coat finish was a whole lot shinier than a 1205 and maybe a shade or so deeper but I couldn't help but think that it would work well for that application. And with just the base coat, it might even be a closer match. Anyway, I just thought I'd offer that as a possible starting point for a paint search.
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