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Thread Number: 46117
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Removing paint from paint |
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Post# 475741 2/26/2025 at 22:54 by JustJunque  (Western MA) |
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I'm revisiting my free Electrolux Automatic E. It needs a lot of work. But, for now, I figured I'd put a little more time into making it look as nice as possible.
It has quite a bit of paint transfer, from previous owners bumping it into painted walls, trim, etc. When I encounter this on plastic vacuums, I've had a lot of success using rubbing alcohol. What I'm wondering is; can I do the same on the painted metal Electrolux, or will the alcohol damage the vacuum's factory paint? I've done one side of the machine using white rubbing compound. It did a decent enough job. But, requires quite a bit of elbow grease. I was just wondering if I could possibly save myself a little time and effort by using alcohol. And, I figured I'd check with those more knowledgeable first! Thanks! | ||
| Post# 475743 , Reply# 1 2/27/2025 at 07:47 by kirbyklekter (Concord,Ca.) | ||
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Barry I've heard or read that those cleaning erasures like Mr. Clean makes work pretty good and are easy on the finish. Haven't tried myself but plenty others have! | ||
| Post# 475745 , Reply# 2 2/27/2025 at 08:35 by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 475746 , Reply# 3 2/27/2025 at 10:11 by Human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
True, any friction/abrasive-based solution is going to pose a danger to the finish. If you had modest success with white rubbing compound, you might want to try moving up to red rubbing compound, which is a bit more aggressive, but maintain a gentle pressure and let the compound do most of the work. Above all, keep an eye on what you're doing and stop as soon as the paint scuff is gone.
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Post# 475747 , Reply# 4 2/27/2025 at 10:37 by JustJunque (Western MA) |
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Thanks for the tips!
I don't remember what I was using it on now, but I did have an experience where a Magic Eraser left fine scratches on something. Where the alcohol worked so good on plastic surfaces, I just wondered if I could save myself some work, and use it on a painted metal surface. I'll probably just suck it up (vacuum pun unintended) and continue using the rubbing compound. | ||
| Post# 475751 , Reply# 5 2/27/2025 at 13:30 by fantomfan57 (Austin Texas) | ||
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91% ..alcohol on a rag is easy and fast. | ||
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