cars-guy
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Hey all, new to the forums. Not sure how it’s taken me ten years to join but here we are.
I have an interesting idea. I’ve been on a kick of restoring a few of the many vintage vacs I have, 2 of which, are a rounded hood w light green convertible and a hoover model 28. Both are mechanically and aesthetically in great shape except for the paint on the metal base.
I don’t have a lot money to spend on buying matching paint or powder coating so here was my idea. What about striping the paint and polishing the aluminum of the bases only to a nice chrome finish like a Kirby or old hoover coffee can? The convertible is already sanded and ready for paint so I may do that still. Much cheaper than powder coating and would look original (buffing would be even cheaper) The model 28 would have to be powder coated to get the original almost hammered finish it came with.
Either way for both, the original paint can’t be saved. The convertible is already sanded so I can paint it or buff it down to shiny aluminum. The Model 28 I can leave as is with a fair amount of exposed aluminum (somehow doesn’t look terrible like some 28s with badly scuffed paint and a lot of paint transfer) or buff it down too. I could always take it apart again later and powder coat it when funds allow.
I think at least the 28 would look pretty cool and unique in silver and brown. Not sure about the convertible but who knows.
Any thoughts or any reason why this sounds like a bad idea.
I have an interesting idea. I’ve been on a kick of restoring a few of the many vintage vacs I have, 2 of which, are a rounded hood w light green convertible and a hoover model 28. Both are mechanically and aesthetically in great shape except for the paint on the metal base.
I don’t have a lot money to spend on buying matching paint or powder coating so here was my idea. What about striping the paint and polishing the aluminum of the bases only to a nice chrome finish like a Kirby or old hoover coffee can? The convertible is already sanded and ready for paint so I may do that still. Much cheaper than powder coating and would look original (buffing would be even cheaper) The model 28 would have to be powder coated to get the original almost hammered finish it came with.
Either way for both, the original paint can’t be saved. The convertible is already sanded so I can paint it or buff it down to shiny aluminum. The Model 28 I can leave as is with a fair amount of exposed aluminum (somehow doesn’t look terrible like some 28s with badly scuffed paint and a lot of paint transfer) or buff it down too. I could always take it apart again later and powder coat it when funds allow.
I think at least the 28 would look pretty cool and unique in silver and brown. Not sure about the convertible but who knows.
Any thoughts or any reason why this sounds like a bad idea.
