Hoover 652 e reetoration

[gsheen]

Wow its been a while since I posted on here. This quarantine thing has definently given me some time to catch up on projects.

Our local recycling plant has a deal with me and keeps all the vacuums to one side for me and I give them all my scrap metal.
This comes in really handy for spares to keep older machines going and every now and then it tuens up a Gem like this very rare platic base 652e.
Most plastic based hoovers came with the full Ranger style cover.
This is a 1984 model so one of the last of this shape ever made.

 

[gsheen]

When I got it the motor sounded siezed

I wonder why that was.

 

[gsheen]

Lots of sanding was nessasary to remove the yellow from the base.

 

[gsheen]

Buffing time

 

[gsheen]

All Done and looking and working like new again

 

[vac-o-matic]

Beautiful! Surprised at the plastic base..modified? Good to see you posting again!

 

[madman]

Did you use the cat to apply the final polish?

lol nicely done.

 

[lesinutah]

Lol

I bet the cat was the supervisor.
Is the white base metal or plastic. Is the machine a 220 or 110.
It looks like it's brand new.
Les

 

[kirbyklekter]

You do good work

Real nice. That's a nice arrangement you have with the metal scrappers.Do they ever get more than you can take in a given trip? Do they weigh what you bring in against what they set aside for you or is it casual in that regard? Sounds like a good thing, I may try something like that although the people I've encountered at these scrapper locations aren't the most 'pleasant' people to do business with...grumpy!

 

[gsheen]

Hi Guys

This is a 220v machine manufactured here in South Africa
It uses a plastic base, these plasuc bases were normally covered by a full hood like the one on the left.
This was a budget machine.

On the recycling, the owner and I are good friends and have a very trusting work relationship.
Some months I give very little and get loads, other times i give loads and get very little. I also do engineering work for a suppier of small appliances here so i get a rather large amount of kettle and toaster returns to check for faults and reasons for returns.

 

[gsheen]

The attachments that came with the machine

 

[gottahaveahoove]

WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Excellent work. And, to think, it was thrown away in the trash!
Dear God !!