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Has anyone else here ever try Novus plastic polish for restoring and polishing plastics, on their vacuums and such? All I am going to say is just...wow. I first heard of the stuff 4 years ago when I scored a 1976 GE Portacolor TV. The seller restored that TV with Novus, and the thing didn't...

Thanks to Tom who helped me out with a 1031 attachment set, I was able to test out a Convertible with attachments for the first time. I thought it did a pretty decent job, even considering it isn't completely closed off from the brush roll. It's funny though, now, after seeing how it hooked...

Just curious about what are some of the specs on the Hoover Convertible? The ones I got with the 4.7 amp motor, what RPM does it operate at on normal speed/high speed? Then the next question is then what speed does the brush roll spin at then? For a while I've always wondered about that. When...

Since I am just getting starting in vacuum collecting, I just wanted to know how some of the maintenance is done. Over the past weekend, took take apart and lubed the brush roll bearings. Now the question is about the motor. I see how to get to the sleeve bearing on top. But how do I get to...

I figured I'd introduce myself over here. I also post on automaticwasher.org I'm just getting started in collecting vintage vacuums. This fascination is resurfacing from when I was little. I kind of lost interest in modern vacs after the mid 1990s. It took me till now to realize my vacuum...