Electrolux model E

[zephyrlux]

Hi! I've been an Electrolux fan for as long as I can remember. I am happy to have found this site! I found a model E recently at an estate sale for $5 ! It was the last day of the sale and what a bargain. Couple of questions I hope some one can help me with? The power nozzle works great but has seen better days. How can I clean it up to make it look like new? Also, it came with the original blue woven hose but it isn't the best. I have a replacement modern hose, which it I got at Electrolux, but what should I do with the original hose? Is there a way to restore it? Or just Keep it for sake of all original and retire it to the closet? Thank you in advance for your suggestions

 

[electrolux137]

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I'd love to see photos of the Model E. It's my favorite Electrolux of them all.


 


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[rugsucker]

Electrolux

To have a Power Nozzle included your Electrolux may be an 'L'(seen on bag door)instead of an 'E'(seen on rubber handle).Both are great vacs and can still clean anything in a modern house as well as the car in the driveway.I am using 3 Mo Ls in different areas.
If you are in Western NC you may be close to me(and tons of Elux vacs/parts/supplies).
Jimmy
423-268-4841

 

[human]

The PN2 is one of my favorite power nozzles. I'm a sucker for shiny metal and with a little patience and elbow grease you can make that one gleam. I can't tell from the photos whether it has a lot of deep scratches. If so, you'll probably need to start by sanding out the scratches with fairly coarse sandpaper, maybe #100 or #120, rubbing perpendicular to the scratch, then switching to progressively finer papers, each time sanding perpendicular to the direction you used for the previous paper. Eventually, you will want to use an automotive polishing compound like Mother's Chrome and Aluminum Polish to put a final shine on it and then a good quality car wax to protect it.

 

[zephyrlux]

Thanks for the replies!

Thanks for the replies and the feedback. It is a model L not an E. I'm learning everyday. The scratches are just surface scratches. I was hoping a good polish could restore the shine. Anyone had any luck trying that approach? If so, what kind of polish did you use?

 

[electrolux137]

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There was an after-market power nozzle retrofit for the Model E. Same design as for the R, F & L models.


 


 

 

[zephyrlux]

Thanks Electrolux137!

I found your site yesterday and have found very useful and entertaining!

 

[human]

If the scratches are light, you might try starting with a somewhat finer sandpaper, maybe #180 or #200 and work your way up from there. One thing I forgot to mention in my earlier post is you should keep your sandpaper wet. You can also try ultra fine steel wool like #000 or #0000 if you want to avoid sandpaper. You could also try some red rubbing compound, also available at most auto parts stores. It's more abrasive than white polishing compounds like Mother's. This might get some of the scratches out before you give it a final polishing and waxing. And as they say, there's no shine like Mother's. FWIW, the methods I have described are tried and true for polishing up vintage Kirby vacuums. I've got an Electrolux PN4A, painted gray to match a Silverado, which I don't have. The paint is pretty badly scratched so I've been sorely tempted to strip it to bare metal and shine it up.