Electrolux model F

[detroitdirtbag]

I got my parts from Terry yesterday, everything was nice. Even though the cord winder is off a later Vac, it matches. It came complete with the switch cord, I do have an extra from tan bumper if anyone needs one. I also got a cord halo not sure why, but I he had a few nice ones. My mom sure would be happy it’s all fixed up. It gets a retired life now just cleaning the finished floor in my garage. The sound just brings back memories, thanks to all who helped with questions here.
Terry is top shelf on parts and service. I’d recommend him for your Electrolux needs.
I need a tan vent for the winder. I’ll have to scour eBay.

 

[detroitdirtbag]

I see after filers avail, we never had these, are they good for the vacs?
Does it go in last, by the door?

 

[electrolux137]

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When the four-ply bags were introduced, Electrolux instructed users not to use filters in their LXs, LXIs, Es and E-As. Then when the F came out, filters were discontinued. There's not even a way to install them.

 

[kirbyklekter]

I think I read here

that Electrolux owners manuals were printed up in huge batches and they would use the left over stock on the the next model if they could. If the model had a long production run, and they used the same manual without reprinting and editing I could see how certain features and improvements made during said run weren't shown or mentioned.

Kirby did similar during the 500 series. I have four manuals for various models that either borrowed most if not all of the previous models copy. Same manual, different cover. I've learned that you can't always rely on the owners manuals to determine when a new part or feature or change to a given model came about.

Printing is expensive so I can see why they would try to get the most mileage from a print job. It's very common now days for instruction manuals to cover 5 or 6 models in consumer electronics for instance and appliances where the only changes made were cosmetic.

 

[detroitdirtbag]

I’m going to paint the metal part of the extra floor floor brush I bought on eBay tan, and use the tan rubber from it. The teal just looks wrong on this vac. I have 2 paints, a tan and an almond. I’ll see what matches. I have a nice teal floorbrush plastic pc if someone needs one in the teal.

 

[detroitdirtbag]

E137, thanks. I thought you maybe just set in in before the bag, I just bought 24 bags for $16 and change, free ship on Amazon.

 

[detroitdirtbag]

I’m going to attempt to paint the metal part on the brush side, it’ll be kinda hard not getting paint on the bristles, looks like the brushes are crimped in. Here’s 3 tans I had, I did a spray out to see what matches best, it’s an extra part so if it turns out bad, no biggie. The paint on the 2nd druse I bought is almost perfect, so I’ll save that one. My mom put a teal brush on there, not sure why. Her Electrolux guy always gave her wrong stuff.

 

[jo]

I think trust had been changed

I think by then Electrolux may have changed the color scheme to the teal and tan as that was next to coordinate with the new model G. I know a lot of Electrolux’s that were sold with different colored parts as original equipment.

For painting make sure you sand first. Next mask the bristle strips with tape or you and uncrimp with a screwdriver and remove them they are in their own crimp strip. The bristle strips are replaceable and you just receipt to close it back up to hold the strips back in place.

The correct color for the metal piece for an F would have been the main color of the tank which is that beige gray color....Not the creamy tan color of the ends of the machine.

Also several costs will hold up better.

Let us know how it goes and comes out!

Jon

 

[detroitdirtbag]

I can barely see the color in Jo’s pic. But it looks gray.

 

[detroitdirtbag]

I stumbled on this on the web. This is the hose I’m looking for I take it?

 

[detroitdirtbag]

Jon, you gave me an idea, so I tried to slide out 5he brushes, a little here and there, and they popped rite out. I straightened up the grooves where they staked the brushes a5 the factory. Now I can wire wheel the steel pc and sand with the brushes out of the way. The brushes say fuller brush on the bottoms. Then I scrubbed everything, way better.
Here’s a gray that I had laying around, rustolium Stainless Steel. Should be fine, not exact but it’s on the brush.

 

[johnnyb59c]

daaaaaang...

$100 in 1959 would be like $893.19 today

 

[detroitdirtbag]

Funnier yet, I spent more than it initial price to refurb it

 

[detroitdirtbag]

Got her all cleaned up, I’m not happy with the paint, I need to go to Home Depot anyway. So I’ll look for a better gray.

 

[jo]

Maybe...

Maybe it’s the metallic finish you don’t like perhaps. Though the ones in the late 80s and on were just steel with a clear coat on them so it looked a lot like this. Glad you were able to get the bristles out, definitely makes things easier.

Yes Fuller did make the brush bristles for Electrolux and other vacuum cleaner brands too. Not sure how long they did that for them. But Electrolux made so much of the entire machines themselves that perhaps this they decided to have outsourced. Today’s floor brush and combination rug and floor tool uses plastic bristles. I do NOT like them in comparison. The bristles bend over especially on the front edge. The dusting brushes are still real horsehair though. Some of the real horsehair ones were all black and others a mix of grays. You can actually buy new bristle strips for these. I did some years ago on ebay and they are real horsehair.

Jon

 

[detroitdirtbag]

The Krylon gray paint matches pretty good for the flip brush.

 

[jo]

Looks pretty good!

I like it, looks pretty darn close from the picture!

It’s nice that your canister doesn’t have any rust. Mine had little speckles of rust all on the upper half of the canister and that made me want to paint it.

Jon

 

[detroitdirtbag]

I finished up the floor brush, I swapped out the better brush strips too, thanks for the idea, it came out nice, prob looks like It did new. I think the teal brush replaced the OG tan one, I remember something breaking. Now I have a nice all teal brush if someone needs one. Even has a teal thumb lever pad.

 

[electrolux137]

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Nice. What color Krylon is that? The closest match to Electrolux Gray was called Dove Gray. Unfortunately it's no longer made.

 

[detroitdirtbag]

Krylon gloss vintage gray, if you were to do the whole vac it would prob be ok. No primer with this one too. It’s hard matching 60 year old paint, I’d have to take the vac apart and get at where it’s been cover from light. Terry owes me a switch, but the vac is perfect now, I’m happy.