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Post# 7902   1/9/2007 at 17:05 (6,316 days old) by rocketwarrior ()        

Anyone need a red Fairfax hose?

Post# 7910 , Reply# 1   1/9/2007 at 18:31 (6,316 days old) by charles~richard ()        
Actually, =I= dooo

 I have a nice S-1, the first model, but the hose has funky stuff on the motor end that won't come off. Some kind of black tar-like stuff. I've tried everything short of sandblasting it.

Post# 7922 , Reply# 2   1/9/2007 at 20:42 (6,315 days old) by rocketwarrior ()        
You got it.

 I am "remote" at present, but when I return to the office, I will arrange to get it to you.

Post# 7927 , Reply# 3   1/9/2007 at 21:33 (6,315 days old) by bigbubbacain ()        
charles-Richard:

 Have you tried using acetone? It dissolves all sorts of mysterious substances. I don't know if if you can still obtain M.E.K. in California, but that is even a more powerful solvent. These two have always been available at Home Depot in Texas, but our environmental laws are a bit lenient so I'm not sure what you have access to.

Post# 7930 , Reply# 4   1/9/2007 at 21:47 (6,315 days old) by vacuumkid3 ()        

Laquer Thinner, or methyl ethyl ketone, or even MEK, is VERY dangerous! I would not suggest breathing too many fumes! Kind of like the paint you were talking about a while back, Charles! You never know what breathing that stuff can do! :-) Acetone will probably the best bet for the saftey concerns. Good luck!

~~K~~

Post# 7934 , Reply# 5   1/9/2007 at 22:46 (6,315 days old) by charles~richard ()        
Acetone did not work

 and you cannot buy Methyl Ethyl Keytone (a horrific carcinogen btw) in California.

I also tried Bestine, rubber cement thinner, and it did not work either.

I even tried that "Tar Off" stuff, whatever it's called, for removing tar and bugs from auto radiators. Ditto.

Thanks, Mark! Just let me know what I owe you for it.

Post# 7943 , Reply# 6   1/10/2007 at 04:47 (6,315 days old) by thekiz (Oklahoma City)        
Out "D" spot out!

 I've had good luck with a product called "Goo-Gone", don't know but it might be worth a try. Russ

Post# 7944 , Reply# 7   1/10/2007 at 05:04 (6,315 days old) by charles~richard ()        
Goo Gone

 is the same kind of stuff as Tar-Out. That kind of stuff just did not work. The black tarry stuff on the hose (both on the metal ring and about 1" of the hose) is hard and petrified. It just won't budge.

Post# 7958 , Reply# 8   1/10/2007 at 12:27 (6,315 days old) by bigbubbacain ()        

My Bad. I haven't bought M.E.K in a few years. I should figure out how to dispose of what I still have. BTW Charles-Richard: in your Great American Garage Clean-Up (page 3 photo 7), I see the Hamilton Beach, Hoover and Westinghouse, but what are the other two machines in the middle?

Post# 7959 , Reply# 9   1/10/2007 at 12:48 (6,315 days old) by charles~richard ()        
Cadillac and Air-Way

 The bronze-colored machine is a Cadillac and the one to its right is an Air-Way. It is kind of a rare model I think, inasmuch as it has a more slender handle tan the black plastic (?) handle of the Air-Way Chief, and the handle is made of metal. This is the same handle that the twin-motor Air-Way had but this was not a twin-motor machine. I don't have any of the machines in that photo any more - they were all taken that day by lucky helpers.

btw, for those who don't know what he's talking about, see link. I do not have this section of my site listed on my portal page.

CLICK HERE TO GO TO charles~richard's LINK
Post# 7960 , Reply# 10   1/10/2007 at 12:51 (6,315 days old) by charles~richard ()        
Then here's another one...

 The first cleanup in the link above took place in 2001. The job that day was so big that we didn't really get it finished, so some of the crew came back a year later and we did finish.

Then of course I had to do it yet again last summer but it wasn't nearly as bad -- we had less people but it took less than a day to complete. Now, there's hardly anything out there anymore. I have photos of the last clean-up but haven't gotten around to putting them on a web page yet. Another of a million rainy day projects. I have SO much vacuum cleaner stuff to add to my site... will I ever get it done??

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Post# 7971 , Reply# 11   1/10/2007 at 17:07 (6,315 days old) by rocketwarrior ()        
Charles - JetSetModern

 Charles, is that the Fairfax we are talking about on JetSetModern? Is that gray cord original? Geez, I better send you a red cord also. I couldn't find an 8 foot box for the hose so I will gently curl it like a cobra into a smaller box.

Post# 7978 , Reply# 12   1/10/2007 at 18:29 (6,315 days old) by bigbubbacain ()        

Thanks Charles for setting me straight on the Cadillac. I love the styling of that machine. There was an older Cadilac at my favorite junk shop in Houston. I had to back away from it because it had been spray painted silver and had a $75 price tag. Yuk!

Post# 7979 , Reply# 13   1/10/2007 at 18:46 (6,314 days old) by charles~richard ()        
Jet Set Modern

 ???

Not sure what that is -- there are photos of my Fairfax, and the very bizarre floor polisher attachment, at the link below.

My Fairfax does have a gray cord. I had always assumed it was original but perhaps not.

Anyone know what the relationship is between Fairfax and Kirby? Don't know what I mean? Look at the hose and hose end -- the Fairfax hose end is identical to the earlier Kirby hoses except that the end is a little shorter. But it's the same exact design and has the same ridges and stuff on it.

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Post# 8004 , Reply# 14   1/10/2007 at 22:10 (6,314 days old) by bigbubbacain ()        
Oh LAWD! a rat in the tool box!

 Now I know how Blanche Hudson felt. LOL

Post# 8026 , Reply# 15   1/11/2007 at 07:26 (6,314 days old) by rocketwarrior ()        
JetSetModern

 Charles-Richard, when you scroll down on the JetSetModern link below you get to your Firfax with the janky (smile) gray cord and, and, yikes!, and the lack of red bumper on the rolling pan. I had better fix that also.

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Post# 8035 , Reply# 16   1/11/2007 at 11:28 (6,314 days old) by charles~richard ()        
Ohhh,

 I had forgotten all about that site! Re the Fairfax, are you sure the gray cord is not original? And that even the early S-1 (1956) had a bumper around the bottom? Only reason I ask is, this machine came to me in practically brand-new condition. It had hardly been used at all. Some of the attachments were still in their plastic packaging. So I'd be surprised if the cord had given out so soon, and there was no bumper on it. But I know next to nothing about the Fairfax other than the early ones are really beautiful!

Post# 8052 , Reply# 17   1/11/2007 at 14:19 (6,314 days old) by rocketwarrior ()        
I know nothing.

 Charles - I was just razzin' ya - I have no idea/knowledge base to suggest what is original and what is not - for any machine. I am just a scrap metal outfit (smile). But if you want to make it prettier, I am sending the trimmings. Take care (and think "Omaha in the fall" - smile).

Post# 8053 , Reply# 18   1/11/2007 at 14:25 (6,314 days old) by charles~richard ()        
:)

 Prettier is good! :))

Post# 8059 , Reply# 19   1/11/2007 at 16:35 (6,314 days old) by petek (Ontario)        

good gawd and I thought I was bad LOL. I saw just about everthing except Jimmy Hoffa in there. He wasn't was he?

Post# 8137 , Reply# 20   1/12/2007 at 09:07 (6,313 days old) by rocketwarrior ()        
Helmet, Flying, Fairfax, Man's

 Charles Richard -
I am not sure if you are aware that Fairfax motor covers were used in the development of helmets for early rocket warriors.

Post# 8157 , Reply# 21   1/12/2007 at 12:30 (6,313 days old) by charles~richard ()        
How could anyone look so serious

 when wearing such a fun helmet! :)

Post# 8158 , Reply# 22   1/12/2007 at 13:22 (6,313 days old) by ian88 ()        
Well he -is- a rocket warrior...

 ;)

Post# 8165 , Reply# 23   1/12/2007 at 16:13 (6,313 days old) by vacuumkid3 ()        

Mark! Your jet packs are SO COOL!!! I am very impressed with your art! In fact, all of your art is amazing!

~~K~~

Post# 8176 , Reply# 24   1/12/2007 at 17:43 (6,313 days old) by rocketwarrior ()        
Kyle invited this (smile)

 So, what could Kyle (Vacuumkid3) be talking about? Hmmmmmmm. Gee, to be fair to the uninitiated I have provided a link that should explain everything (smile). Really, I am only doing this because Kyle referenced it (smile). BTW, this is not a commercial venture ------ yet! Y'all be careful out there this weekend, it's not a jungle.

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Post# 8177 , Reply# 25   1/12/2007 at 17:51 (6,313 days old) by vacuumkid3 ()        

HAHA!! The bomb...the jet packs...the cars...what else?!?! When will you get the Air-Way/Compact man up on the site?

~~K~~

Post# 8311 , Reply# 26   1/14/2007 at 13:15 (6,311 days old) by rocketwarrior ()        
Okay, improved Fairfax Helmet

 Rocket Warrior Fairfax Helmet, version 2

Post# 8324 , Reply# 27   1/14/2007 at 16:47 (6,311 days old) by charles~richard ()        
Mark,

 You are SUCH a nut!

Which is why I like you so much!! :))

Post# 8333 , Reply# 28   1/14/2007 at 19:17 (6,310 days old) by vacuumkid3 ()        

HAHA!! I completely agree, of course in the GOOD way, which OF COURSE is what Charles is saying!! I also love your WWII era bomber cap! Your leather jacket is also neat! A flying ace ready for takeoff! My twin is planning on getting a B-3 type bomber jacket, and already has the cap. Now he just needs the goggles after the jacket...

~~K~~


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