Thread Number: 42017  /  Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
painting kirby 500 series bumpers
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Post# 443263   6/24/2021 at 08:51 (1,031 days old) by gmkubancsek (GREENWOOD)        

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any recommendations for painting the rubber nozzle guard (or bumper) and/or headlight cap rubber on the 500 series Kirby vacuums? Thank you!

Post# 443269 , Reply# 1   6/24/2021 at 11:19 (1,030 days old) by Vacmadman (Pueblo Co.)        
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Gary,

The best product for doing this is SEM Classic Coat flexible coating. "Change or renew color on most leather and vinyl"....this is good stuff.

Jim


Post# 443280 , Reply# 2   6/24/2021 at 17:58 (1,030 days old) by Rowdy141 (United Kingdom)        

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Use Leather Dye.

You can colour clear waxes; neutral shoe-polish wax, beeswax, or caranuba wax, with a thimble full of Leather Dye. All leather dyes are available in a wide range of colours, so you'll be able to find a very-close match. They're permanent too.

If you use a plastic/vinyl polish (e.g. AbroŽ Headlight Polish) which rejuvenates plastics, that too can be coloured to an exact match.

The dye will penetrate scuffed areas, blending them into the surroundings, and the wax will dry hard, filling micro pores and scratches. The dye dries along with the wax polish.

I used a blue Leather Cream mixed with standard Caranuba Car Wax, to re-colour the blue bumpers & trim on a Kirby Tradition.

I used maroon leather dye, mixed with paste beeswax, to bring back colour and remove scuffs on a Kirby Legend.

Remember; the caranuba waxes we use, cover the entire surface, mask imperfections, and dry to a very hard, durable sheen. All you need to do is colour that wax prior to application.


Post# 443319 , Reply# 3   6/26/2021 at 00:29 (1,029 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)        
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Buy this
www.amazon.com/dp/B01BLQ3...
It dries in about 3 minutes and immediately after apply
www.amazon.com/dp/B00B3HX...
Within an hour at the longest paint is dry. If you don't use what is in first link it takes 1-3 days.



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