Flower power is back

[thevacomaticiec]

Yesss indeed ,
I re printed the flower power decal on my
Compact Electra Interstate C9
Now not perfect but good enough for me .

 

[thevacomaticiec]

Decal not perfect but not to bad either

 

[thevacomaticiec]

Printed the decal on A4 paper and tape it on whit clear tranparant tape now id looove to make it more factory but hey not bad

 

[thevacomaticiec]

i wish i could havea sticker made not bad

 

[madman]

Two options:
1. Go to vistaprint.com and make a bumper sticker with those flowers. Cut them out, and you've got flower stickers.
2. Go to officedepot and buy full sheet white shipping labels, print the flowers at home, cut them out, boom - flower stickers. This one has the downside of not being water proof, though. Inkjet printed stuff will bleed as soon as water touches it. There's a hack for that too, though. Before you cut out the flowers, cover them with clear packing tape. Then cut them out. Not an ideal solution, but still decent.

 

[thevacomaticiec]

Some good points my friend .
I could do that or just cut out the flowers and trace the rest humm we will see .
But for now not to bad .

 

[electroluxxxx]

Antoine, I had mentioned in a previous post that you should have a screen printer do your flower power logo. Next week I’m headed to a friends shop to help him out so I can snap a pic of his logo and send it to you if you would like. A screen printed logo won’t cost much at all and they can do it as a stick on with a clear background. [this post was last edited: 10/4/2020-22:43]

 

[thevacomaticiec]

the compact is getting her texture paint job doen today had some scrapes bumps nick on her so appart she came and new coat of paint by using a sponge i am able to recreate the TEXTURE hamertone finish on her YAYYY.

will post pic when dry

 

[electroluxxxx]

Do you strip the paint on the machine before painting it? Or do you keep layering it?

 

[thevacomaticiec]

Dad whit a sponge powder finish.
Yess i will clean the wheels and chrome once paint drys .

 

[thevacomaticiec]

how do i clean the bumper whit over spray ??????

 

[kirbyklekter]

Antoine

What ever method you use to remove the over spray, I would do it sooner than later while the paint is still soft.

What Electroluxxxx was asking above was do you strip or remove the old paint before applying the new paint, or do you just paint over the existing paint. Billy

 

[thevacomaticiec]

i try to strip as much as i can before re painting yes .
Ok ill try to clean up the bumper ty .

 

[thevacomaticiec]

OH for sure i try to strip paint as much as i can for sure and mask off of course gota do it right .

 

[luxlife]

What was wrong with the original color?

Was it in bad condition?

 

[thevacomaticiec]

Dayli driver paint starting to chip in many places and crinkle all over jsut you could see she had some battle scar so me beng me paint is on .

 

[thevacomaticiec]

Texture nailled it
Yes the chrome will be polish and sand
And new bumper ordered when i get the $

 

[thevacomaticiec]

Now sont ya worry about a thing new bumper on order (over spray hard to install ectect)]

and i will buff the chrome latch and switch tomorrow but so far not bad not bad

 

[lesinutah]

Bumper

It only comes in black. If you boil it and get it hot it's easier to put on.
I do believe c9 high end machines were blue must like c-80.
I like the paint.
Gas will get the paint off. If you want to try that.

 

[thevacomaticiec]

usually i get it on first try ya tongiht i was ... ... . and ..... bumper fill i nthe blank ok its late bumper wont go one lol have we been there alot huh !!

TY i think it came out good sure chrome needs a buff and few odds and end but hey not bad fora mateur i neeeeeever claim to bea pro.

 

[thevacomaticiec]

Here she is .
Switch and wheel casters and handle paint remove now on to latch and compact name plate and voila .
Bumper blue got tired of try make it white...
Il replace it soon .

 

[thevacomaticiec]

btw best spot order bumper if i do decide to change it longuer down the line

 

[thevacomaticiec]

Voilaaa

 

[thevacomaticiec]

Not perfect but ill do till i replace her bumper.

 

[lesinutah]

Nice

They don't have the white bumper anymore. Tristar didnt have it and sweeper guys on eBay had one which I ordered.
I'm digging the paint job looks like original blue.

 

[thevacomaticiec]

Dangs ....for the bumper
Ty ya the paint is nice for sure .

 

[thevacomaticiec]

Stick on logo ???
for sure send me the info .

 

[thevacomaticiec]

Huummmmm

interesting result whit the gliter rug shoe on a area rug not bad not bad .

 

[thevacomaticiec]

Altho i prefer a metal rug tool (still looking for that metal rug tool compact BTW) .But the rug shoe dida good job on my area rug not bad not bad .
I do havea green metal rug tool from my lux 89 i prefer it but the gliter rug shoe of compact not bad i say. What is your opinion on it ????