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Wow you've done a great job cleaning that up Alex. It really does look great, well done

That is a rug reno head, with a miracle head brush. You can tell because it has the cut outs in the head to slide it onto the shampoo tray, the miracle head does not have these cut outs. Only holes for the screws which hold the axel shaft in place. And yes some were painted blue, while other...

You could use model paint and a very fine brush to repaint the recessed logo. I had to touch up the logo on my 505 and just so happened to have a red with an almost identical shade to the belt lifter logo. You'd never tell. I'm sure you could get hold of a small pot of model paint with a close...

Did you put the brushes back in EXACTLY the same way you removed them? I don't think they wear evenly, so the face is asymmetrical. This is noticeable when the motor is turned backwards you can hear the clicking noise as the segments of the commutator catch on the brushes, but turn it the...

Glad to hear my guide worked for you, and very pleased you got it sounding healthy again :) Happy to help

I can help determine what parts go with what, value is hard to put on vacuums really. I will email you from the email address in your profile to discuss it further if that is ok

What a great find, you'll have to post some pics, I'd love to see it. These are fairly easy to take apart really. First remove the rug nozzle, cord, handle and emtor/ bag etc. So you are left with just the power plant, you could remove the front axle assembly and rear wheels also if you wanted...

The "801" is actually a Royal vacuum cleaner. The tools in the first pic are for the Royal, bar the metal nozzle which is for the Kirby. Can't tell if that wall brush is a Kirby one?? The Kirby is from 1953, and I'm sorry, but I don't know much about the Royal. Both vacs look very nice, you...

oh, I wonder what that is ;) Good luck with the restoration, looks like it needs a bit of work!

I'd love it, if you could send to the United Kingdom? :)

You really have done an amazing job' well done/ Must have taken you an age. hehe thanks, you never believe, but that Kirby bag has never been used ;)

Wow you've done a great job on them vacs Jake! Very impressed, You have some really nice machines there, well jel ;) Its really nice to see a younger collector into some of the older machines. Thanks for sharing That Tradition is a minter :)

The ebay seller "kirbyfans" can still get hold of them I believe. I can't find any in his ebay store, here is a link to it. Just send him an email and ask him if he has any. http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Kirby-Needs?_rdc=1

Thank you Joe, it's well worth a try! In that case George it best be retrobrighted ;) Thanks for the information tolivac, very useful! Hope something cheapish comes up, I don't want to spend to much on a UV light source. A sunbed was my initial idea for the source of something a bit more...

Thanks James, yes I need to give you a hand with a few machines, we need a strong UV light. That 185 doesn't look to bad George :)

Thank you very much Jake :) If we ever get some sunlight bring the vacs around and we can do a bit of retrobrighting!

Ah! Thanks for the explanation Jake! That’s pretty cool.

Wow, that looks a really interesting attachment. I had no idea anything like that was available for a Dyson. Is it easy to use, or is it something you’d get your kickers in a twist over? How does it spread the Zorb powder? Looks like the Hopper connects to the clutch somehow via that little flap...

Woops, silly me, forgot to attach the picture!

Defiantly eBay! Like I said to you the other day, there were loads of the earlier buckets on there not long ago; they all seem to have disappeared now :( I've attached a pic showing an earlier bucket [the type you should have, but of course in red]. Notice at the top lip of the bucket, between...