Thread Number: 44698
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
The Kirby Quest for a G5 has ended |
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Post# 464536 , Reply# 1   7/12/2023 at 10:41 (309 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky)   |   | |
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Post# 464541 , Reply# 3   7/12/2023 at 13:33 (309 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky)   |   | |
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Post# 464542 , Reply# 4   7/12/2023 at 13:47 (309 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 464548 , Reply# 7   7/12/2023 at 15:39 (309 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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Post# 464550 , Reply# 8   7/12/2023 at 16:22 (309 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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Post# 464557 , Reply# 9   7/12/2023 at 21:01 (309 days old) by KirbyCollector (Columbus Ohio USA)   |   | |
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Post# 464558 , Reply# 10   7/12/2023 at 22:16 (309 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 464665 , Reply# 16   7/17/2023 at 09:29 (304 days old) by texaskirbyguy (Plano, TX)   |   | |
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Here are all the finished parts - washed up, dried, and stored away for now. I like using a compartmented box to separate the small bits. |
Post# 464666 , Reply# 17   7/17/2023 at 09:31 (304 days old) by texaskirbyguy (Plano, TX)   |   | |
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Here are the big aluminum pieces ready for fine wet-sanding, then polish. These are the next big steps... Note the dried colored polish remnants that Kirby had used during production! |
Post# 464669 , Reply# 18   7/17/2023 at 16:14 (304 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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I've never tried it, but I've heard you can use a small, flat blade screwdriver, slipped in over the teeth on the strap to remove it. I've got a couple of trashed G-series bag assemblies down in the barn. Maybe I should experiment on them to see if I can figure out the technique.
That nozzle was pretty gross. It reminds me of the one on my Diamond G when I first got it. The machine had apparently seen extensive (or at least neglectful) use with the shampoo kit and thus I had to replace the entire belt lifter mechanism. |
Post# 464794 , Reply# 22   7/24/2023 at 13:07 (297 days old) by texaskirbyguy (Plano, TX)   |   | |
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Here is before polishing with Mother's mag & aluminum polish on a 4" wheel on a drill. After this was done I wiped the parts down with solvent, then did one last hand polish. |
Post# 464796 , Reply# 24   7/24/2023 at 15:42 (297 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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