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Finally got the belt wrestled on there and wow, what a difference that made.

And KirbyKid, you are correct, this is indeed a Sanitronic 7, I never knew this model existed but can see people easily getting them confused with the D50 as there is hardly any sources for the 7 online so most people that have 7's probably think they are 50s. So, was the 7 made in the late 50s...

The polishing is coming right along, still a good couple more hours of work left before I'll be satisfied, but what little I've already done has scrubbed about 5 pounds of ugly off this thing.

I am having a hard time getting it onto the shaft for some reason.

So I got a new belt for this thing, but how the heck do I put it on? I figured out how to get the roller off and everything, but the new belt is being stubborn or I am just an idiot. Can anyone direct me to a video tutorial or pictorial writeup?

Here's a video of it in action. Can't really see anything as I vacuumed the basement about a week before I got the Kirby so there wasn't much dirt. I need to get the light fixed, discovered one of the wires was broke off the socket so need to solder them back together and will have a light again.

Started polishing a few minutes ago. It's definitely gonna take some love to get Kirby to shine like new, as you can see, I already destroyed one rag just polishing the cap.

What is the correct tool?

Thank you, Ben, I will definitely check them out and add them to my watch list! Secondly, does anyone know how to make the handle stay upright? I can't for the life of me get it to stay up unless I park it against a wall. I don't think anything is broken on the handle mechanism from what I can see.

That's the problem, I live in a very small town and we don't have any vac stores, but I will go down to the auto parts store. Sure they have something like that. Thanks!

Does anyone know what kind of lighbulb I need? I sabotaged the old one getting it out, the glass was busted from the base so I had to use pliers to get the base out and there's no way to tell what it was and the bulb itself has no writing on it.

I think there may be something wrong with it. Does not seem to have much suction? It picks things up but not like I thought it would. Bag is empty, is there anything else I can try?

The plate on the bottom, is there a way to decipher how old this thing is by looking at those numbers, any of you Kirby experts?

Some more pics of my Kirby, if anyone has ever watched the Brave Little Toaster, this vac looks just like the Kirby in that movie! The D80 looks even more like Kirby because of the green.

Yeah, mothers is good stuff. I use it on aluminum wheels and such and have some in my shop. Going to jump on it and get this thing shiny!

Also, what polish would be best to shine it up? I've detailed cars and what we always used on chrome bumpers was turtle wax chrome polish, seems to work wonders. But, not sure if I should use this on the vac or not so I figure I'll leave it to the experts.

Well, I went ahead and bought it. After hearing it run and trying it out I was hooked. It sucks really good and the adjuster still works. Now I have the motivation to clean up my room and vacuum the floor! The Kirby needs to be polished for sure, it's pretty grungy now, and needs a new headlight...

And lastly, a good frontal shot.

And another

Another look