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It was 6.5 inch diameter on the logo for the bag. It’s a little bigger than an original.

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Ultimate G restoration

Thanks John

Thanks Les!

Thanks! I wanted something to stand out and not just be the plain replacement bag. If I could have found a plain gray bag I would have recreated the original styled logo as it would have been.

After several months of cleaning/polishing/rebuilding I’ve finally finished the restoration on this 518. I tried to keep it as original as possible and reuse most of the old parts. I replaced the bearings and had to source the light cover from a D80. The light cover trim was replaced and I...

I’ve been trying to get the fan off the 518 I’m restoring and the sucker is so rusted in there it isn’t budging . I sprayed it down with PB Bkaster for now. Any suggestions? Thanks!

I may have confused everyone, I meant the cloth shake out bag. I want to get I as original as possible. .

I was given this 518 and it’s seen better days. I plan on restoring it to original look. Luckily it isn’t missing anything and the motor sounds good. I’ll post pics along the way. What is the correct bag replacement? Too bad you can’t find the original Kirby bags.

I have two Mark ll units. One of which was a display at a vacuum shop in NY and was never used. It’s still in the box. The other I found in pieces and had to source some of the parts which wasn’t easy. It works and I actually use it sometimes. I will try to post some pics soon. I also have...