myvacsrock
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Another Hoover Model 700 Restoration
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brando_husky
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Amazing work Kyle! As always!
What did you use for the bumper?
What did you use for the bumper?
hygiene903
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Looks Great!
Another awesome restoration! Always a plus to have the cleaning tools and paperwork too!
Jeff
Another awesome restoration! Always a plus to have the cleaning tools and paperwork too!
Jeff
WOW!!
Kyle,
You did another amazing job. You are good!
Jim
Kyle,
You did another amazing job. You are good!
Jim
dysonman1
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Stunning work, as always. You are so good at what you do. Thank you for saving these oldies so they can be here 50 years from now.
myvacsrock
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Thanks all!
The old Hoovers are some of the most fun to redo. So well made, and a great final product after all is done with them!
Brandon- the bumper is a 22” rubber tie down strap from eBay. If you buy like five or more, you get them for about 1.50 each. I could not restore some of these machines without them. So many have received this treatment and almost never is anyone the wiser. The trick to making it look more authentic is taking some black acrylic paint (it dries tougher) from a tube and dotting the new shiny silver rivets with it. They end up covered and when the paint is dry you need to squint to see them.
The old Hoovers are some of the most fun to redo. So well made, and a great final product after all is done with them!
Brandon- the bumper is a 22” rubber tie down strap from eBay. If you buy like five or more, you get them for about 1.50 each. I could not restore some of these machines without them. So many have received this treatment and almost never is anyone the wiser. The trick to making it look more authentic is taking some black acrylic paint (it dries tougher) from a tube and dotting the new shiny silver rivets with it. They end up covered and when the paint is dry you need to squint to see them.
Tie down strap
Kyle,
I used a tie down strap I had in the back of my truck for the bumper trim on my Bug eye, worked great.
Jim
Kyle,
I used a tie down strap I had in the back of my truck for the bumper trim on my Bug eye, worked great.
Jim
watsonw
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Once again...
...Kyle, a beautiful job done, such a rare beast over here with the pistol grip and bag and spreader assembly complete.
Congrats from across the pond.
Walter, Middle of England, UK.
...Kyle, a beautiful job done, such a rare beast over here with the pistol grip and bag and spreader assembly complete.
Congrats from across the pond.
Walter, Middle of England, UK.
huskyvacs
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I have a 700 with the original rubber bumper (its crumbling) and it actually has yarn strands inside the rubber down the top and bottom edges, I guess so they could get the rubber to shape in the mold? It's so interesting how they made these and the tricks they used.
If someone had a tool & die made from an original mint condition bumper, I bet you could press out new bumpers made with, like, melted down car tires or something. There is a very small rubber making shop in my city but I have no idea if they take random joes off the street. It's not like they are getting any business, the building looks virtually abandoned but people are still working there.
If someone had a tool & die made from an original mint condition bumper, I bet you could press out new bumpers made with, like, melted down car tires or something. There is a very small rubber making shop in my city but I have no idea if they take random joes off the street. It's not like they are getting any business, the building looks virtually abandoned but people are still working there.
