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Thread Number: 44022
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Kirby 517, 1957...to polish, or not to polish? |
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Post# 458622 12/16/2022 at 21:43 (497 days old) by texbodemer  (Mountlake Terrace) |
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I just bought a 1957 Kirby 517 at an architectural salvage store in Kelso, WA. I plan to leave the original replacement bag on it, and am thinking I'll leave it unpolished--I cleaned it up, and I like the patina. I'm wondering what your thoughts on polishing vs. leaving a vintage Kirby unpolished are.
Also, I would love to see your Kirbys that have been altered over the years.
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Post# 458625 , Reply# 1 12/17/2022 at 08:32 (496 days old) by VacMadMan (Pueblo Co.) |
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very nice | ||
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Post# 458627 , Reply# 2 12/17/2022 at 09:55 (496 days old) by texbodemer (Mountlake Terrace) |
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Thanks! | ||
| Post# 458629 , Reply# 3 12/17/2022 at 11:09 (496 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
A little patina won't hurt it...
If you like the look of it, then leave it as it is. The patina won't hurt it. The Classic III bag also looks like it belongs there as well.
I've put a Legend II bag assembly on my Classic III so that I can use filter bags with it. I just hate dump bags. I've similarly retrofitted a Heritage 1HD with a Heritage II mini emtor and fill tube to get rid of the dump bag it came with. Fortunately, a member here supplied me with a brand new orange replacement bag, so the machine again has its correct--and distinctive--orange bag. I've also got a G5, which I affectionately call the Frankenkirby because it has so many parts from other models. It has a bag from an Ultimate G (not diamond), a G4 back panel on the handle, a gray G3 replacement cord and a Sentria style brush roll. Amazingly, it all looks, more or less, like those pieces belong together. | ||
| Post# 458639 , Reply# 4 12/17/2022 at 22:16 (496 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
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| Post# 458654 , Reply# 5 12/18/2022 at 20:12 (495 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
Nice
I'd get a classic 3 power cord for 9it. I'd also get a red heritage 2 emp
tor. I'd like get a seamstress to put a zipper on your classic 3 bag and you can put kirbys newest hepa disposable bags for it. I'd put wide wheels on the front and rear. The reason it levels out the vacuum and you can use all the carpet height settings. If you get steel wool it will remove most blemishes. You can leave it as is. Not change anything and run it like you have it. I just mention disposable setup because the classic 3 and tradition bags aren't really good and they wear out quickly. | ||
| Post# 458657 , Reply# 6 12/18/2022 at 20:52 (495 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
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Lesinutah wrote:
If you get steel wool it will remove most blemishes. I elaborate: Specifically, you want to use very fine steel wool for this, like #000 or #0000. It will do a nice job removing the blemshes, but it will leave a satin/matte finish. You'll still need to polish it out with some even finer sandpaper, 1,000 grit or finer, and then finish it off with Mother's metal polish to really bring out the mirror-like shine. | ||
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Post# 458659 , Reply# 7 12/18/2022 at 22:30 (495 days old) by texbodemer (Mountlake Terrace) |
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Post# 458664 , Reply# 8 12/19/2022 at 08:14 (494 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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| Post# 458677 , Reply# 9 12/19/2022 at 18:33 (494 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
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