Cadillac Junior Handheld

[madman]

husky - There's two problems. One is that my sanding job was imperfect, there are some sanding marks left. Second is that some of the aluminum really is just dull despite the high degree of polish. To that, I think you may be right, in that there's probably an oxide layer that's gone deep enough into the metal that it can't be sanded off from the surface. Oh well.

human - Yes I had thought about that. I still plan on using it, though it's somewhat weak compared to my other hand vacs. As an aside, I can say for a fact that the polish job is better than factory. Under the model plate there was a patch of aluminum still shining like new, and the sanding marks were very prevalent.

kirbyklekter - No, I haven't waxed it yet. I'll get around to it sometime.

 

[madman]

Patched the holes in the bag. Not pretty, but functional. I will need to make a new bag clip, the one on it is not meant for it. Other than that, it's fully restored to working order. I was using it on my stairs today. The suction is pathetic by modern standards. Still fun, though.

I checked the current draw, it's just over 100 watts. 30 shy of the rating, but my instruments are not super accurate. It did get a bit warm, but anyway it sounds like it's running perfectly fine.

Would you look at that? I finally managed to actually see a project through to completion... and in less than a year, too.

 

[lesinutah]

Nice

If you really get a high speed or high powered buffer the oxidation comes off.
The vacuum looks like a mini kirby vacuette.
Very nice to go along with your upright.