Getting the Kirbys ready for the Convention!

[sonnyndad]

I spent about 5 hours taking apart, cleaning, and polishing my Sentria and Diamond. Later on this week, I'll do my G4, Heritage, Omega, 514, and 511.

 

[tase]

I see you have the Sentria: Pink Bag Edition like my Sentria was when I first bought it.


 


Your Diamond and Sentria do look good... Though the Pink Bag does make it look a bit fruity.

 

[sonnyndad]

I would buy it a new bag, but I don't really feel like shelling out 50 plus dollars for it. Does it look bad? All the machines set aside will be going to Cleveland this summer.

 

[Gr8DaneDad]

Look great

Great job shining them all up.

TASE, If you are worried about a vacuum looking 'fruity' because of a pink bag, you must not be a very secure guy.

 

[sonnyndad]

I guess I can't complain about the pink bag because I only paid 15 dollars for the Sentria at Goodwill.

 

[gottahaveahoove]

I have 3 Kirby(s) for sale. IF anyone would be interested,

I'd gladly bring them to Ohio. BUT, I don't want to schlep them there and back home. I'll clean them up and post pics. As they said in The Wizard Of Oz,
"Brush brush here, brush brush there and a couple of ladi das..........

 

[sonnyndad]

What models are they? Pictures would be excellent.

 

[tase]

Sonnyndad, the vacuum looks great, though I just love the look of the Sentria in general.

Gr8DaneDad, I have no problem with the pink bag. My Sentria had a pink bag for a good 3 months before I got a new bag at a bargain of $20 on eBay. Though, my gray bag is starting to turn pink again even though it is stored away from most light.

Here's my Sentria going from pink to gray: http://www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?21984

 

[sonnyndad]

Got the rest finished. I won't be taking apart and polishing the Omega, 514, or 511. The Omega's shiny enough for me, and I just don't want to mess with the old ones. I would bring my Heritage 84, but it has a pretty serious motor problem. Maybe next year I'll have it done.

 

[tase]

Awesome. I'm super jealous of your 80th Anniversary G4 and your Diamond Edition!

 

[sonnyndad]

Diamond headlight

For some reason, the Diamond's headlight has quit working. I replaced the light bulb and still nothing. It used to work, but right before I took it apart to polish it, it quit. Any ideas?

 

[tase]

Did you forget to plug the light cord and socket into the motor? That's my only thought of what may have happened...

 

[sonnyndad]

It was temperamental before I took it apart. I was able to perform percussive maintenance on it and got it to work. That didn't help this time.

 

[sonnyndad]

I guess we'll never the models of those mystery Kirbys.