GE Roll Easy Restoration

[encorevacuums]

As many of you might know that we lost everything to Hurricane Helene. That included all my vacuum cleaners both current and vintage. My GE Roll Easy also drawn. The good new is that my freind from the local Aerus Lux store was able to get it running. However it does have some rust and paint blemishes. I was hoping to find someone who may be able to remove the rust and maybe even match the paint. I have attached a few photos. If you or anyone you may know that would be willing to take of the project I would be eternally greatest. The Roll Easy was my greatest find.

 

[lesinutah]

It

Would not be too hard. It's the unadsembly and reassembling that would be hard.
The graphics on the aluminum either would need to new stickers.

 

[encorevacuums]

Hi Less, Thanks for the info. So you're saying that it's not going to be worth the effort or only part of the restoration is possible. Thanks Michael

 

[human]

You've got this...

It's certainly do-able and worth doing. It'll just take some time and patience. You'll need to disassemble things as much as you possibly can and buff the damaged surfaces with sandpaper and/or steel wool before priming and painting. Be sure to do this thoroughly. For the rust, Naval Jelly or some similar chemical rust remover will be the answer. I would also be tempted to just replace the rusted screws with stainless steel ones, rather than trying to buff them out. The problem is the rust will just keep coming back. If you can't find the exact length you need, get ones with the proper thread pitch, then cut them off to fit with a hacksaw or Dremel. Several of my vacuums have this type of custom screw. For the lettering, is it, by chance, embossed into the metal? If so, you're in luck. You can just spray the pieces the proper shade of blue, and then wet sand them with a very fine grit sandpaper on a sanding block to remove all the paint except what's down in the lettering. Just take your time and don't get overwhelmed with the entire project. Break it down into a series of sub-projects and take satisfaction as each one of them comes together.

 

[encorevacuums]

Thanks Edgar, I really appriciate the advice. I don't feel confident enough to tackle that all by myself. I have a friend who works for Aerus here that may be able to help with most of that. Stay tuned. Thanks Michael

 

[encorevacuums]

Thanks Edgar, I really appriciate the advice. I don't feel confident enough to tackle that all by myself. I have a friend who works for Aerus here that may be able to help with most of that. Stay tuned. Thanks Michael