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hotpoint 95622 Motor seized.

hotpoint 95622 Poor old thing I suppose I would look like this standing in mud for 20 years.

hotpoint 95622 Colour Rose and white!!

Lee’s Constellation 862 Well this one’s restoration has moved fairly fast. Found in a garden shed sitting on the bare earth for a very long time. Photos of the extreme corrosion.

hotpoint 95622 Thanks folks Next episode started in a new thread.

hotpoint 95622 Fantastic machines, I just love them. So good to see all the tools with them. Photo of my 822 I’m missing the dusting brush, soft furnishing brush and crevice tool.

hotpoint 95622 Thanks for all the replies. @ gottahaveahoove The rose and white/ yellow and white machines I found in a garden shed, and have been in there for most of the past 15 years the rose one longer, it was sitting on the bare ground in the mud, the yellow one was on a shelf but it was...

hotpoint 95622 Hello James Drilling out the rivets is easy enough, cordless drill and 2mm 3mm and 4mm metal drill bit’s, it can be awkward drilling out the bag holder and the clasp. Riveter and the rivets are from Halfords or B&Q stock them as well. The cost of the powder coating including...

hotpoint 95622 Before, it dose look better now comparing the photos.

hotpoint 95622 Well that it for this one, just keep a look out for some tools.

hotpoint 95622 All nice and clean. Over time with more polishing the paint spots should disappear slowly.

hotpoint 95622 Front cover, the chrome doses have some pitting but I think that it relates to the machines age.

hotpoint 95622 Spent a couple of hours cleaning the chrome and polishing the leather cover today. Checked the motor while cleaning the motor cover, it is in good condition and needs nothing doing to it.

hotpoint 95622 @ kirbymodel2c James, yes I send the casings to a company not to far from home which chemically strip the old coatings and then sand blast the metal ready for a coating of powder paint which is then backed on in a kiln, result is a very durable finish...

hotpoint 95622 Gsheen Thanks for that, I will remember next time we fall out over anything I can now say, at least you never have to use a vacuum as I do it all with my vintage cleaners and we have the cleanest carpets in town.. Well done that man.

hotpoint 95622 Thanks chaps. Getting in to strife with misses has to be done from time to time, after all it my leisure pursuit and de-stressing medicine, appliance restoration that is, it could have easily been vintage cars and that would cost a lot of money.

hotpoint 95622 Thanks Doug, fine steel wool and some metal polish it is then, sounds good to me. The bakelite coupler, I was a bit nervous at first, it was so tight I worried I could crack it, but then submersed it in some warm soapy water and it loosed. Any ideas of what the fat rubber band...

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hotpoint 95622 Collector2 I have composed a new thread for the 2 constellations. Back to the Triumph. Any suggestions for cleaning and polishing the chrome parts, most are covered with pitting which is expected to some degree.

hotpoint 95622 And now, I am in trouble.