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Thread Number: 41558
/ Tag: Pre-1950 Vacuum Cleaners
1930s Apex Restoration |
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Post# 440265 3/24/2021 at 17:30 (1,129 days old) by myvacsrock  (USA) |
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Enjoy! | ||
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Post# 440266 , Reply# 1 3/24/2021 at 17:32 (1,129 days old) by myvacsrock (USA) |
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Post# 440267 , Reply# 2 3/24/2021 at 17:36 (1,129 days old) by myvacsrock (USA) |
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I’ve also been asked a few times if I am missing wheels or wheel hardware because of the long blank bar. The answer to that is no. Here is a video about how the height adjuster works using that bar. CLICK HERE TO GO TO myvacsrock's LINK | ||
| Post# 440268 , Reply# 3 3/24/2021 at 18:24 (1,129 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
Thanks for sharing the resto pics, when I see vacs with that mottled aluminum on it - I always thought that was the finish they came in - but now I see it's about 100 years of heavy tarnishing.
Did you polish the emblem at all? I have a Bee Vac I tried to polish the emblem on and I started with a tiny area and the ink started coming off so I stopped immediately. All I used was just a tiny bit of Windex just because I was trying to read the serial number, maybe the ammonia in it reacted with the old printed ink. | ||
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Post# 440269 , Reply# 4 3/24/2021 at 18:41 (1,128 days old) by myvacsrock (USA) |
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This was the 30s, so it wouldn’t have come with a matte finish that late. Most of the early Hoovers did have a matte finish, though. | ||
| Post# 440272 , Reply# 5 3/24/2021 at 19:41 (1,128 days old) by Brando_husky (Las Vegas Nevada) | ||
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30s loved their polished aluminum. | ||
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Post# 440290 , Reply# 6 3/25/2021 at 09:25 (1,128 days old) by VacMadMan (Pueblo Co.) |
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Good looking. | ||
| Post# 440296 , Reply# 7 3/25/2021 at 12:10 (1,128 days old) by OhioVacuums (Ohio) | ||
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Stunning ! Whoooa...very nice. Are you selling it ? I'm interested if you are.. | ||
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Post# 440297 , Reply# 8 3/25/2021 at 12:24 (1,128 days old) by myvacsrock (USA) |
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Ohio vacuums Yes, it is for sale | ||
| Post# 440303 , Reply# 9 3/25/2021 at 14:57 (1,128 days old) by OhioVacuums (Ohio) | ||
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I see it now I'll be bidding.. thanks | ||
| Post# 440321 , Reply# 10 3/25/2021 at 23:36 (1,127 days old) by BetaM64 (Avonmore, Pennsylvania, USA) | ||
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Another excellent restoration, as always! I have to ask, what's your process for polishing the aluminum? I see some sandpaper and Mother's Mag & Aluminum in this picture, and want to invest in some supplies to get my machines looking like new! | ||
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