Hoover Duster Model 200 find

[scoover]

Very rough Duster from ebay UK.

Well used, in damp storage for 60 years apparently and with a (rotten) home made bag. Interesting in that it is a Canadian for UK market Duster. I always thought these were all badged Minor; in fact there is an old VL thread that shows pictures of a Canadian badged Minor with a lower serial number than this one. Go figure...

It runs(of course, its a Hoover) and it is cleaning up nicely. I am going to leave it with some patina but have taken the decision to replace the very corroded tool mounts with better examples from spare tools.

All I have to do now is find an original bag :/

 

[madman]

It polished up nicely.

You should really keep that bag, homemade, rotten, or not. You may need it to help make a new one, if you can't find an original.

 

[scoover]

Thanks for response, (watched a couple of your youtube vids BTW, good stuff

Yes, already washed and stored. I am not likely to find a factory one.

 

[scoover]

Duster 200 with motor body and cap painted. I still have some work to do on the steelwork, fan and switch housings and replace the hose and bag connectors.

 

[rugsucker]

"Very rough Duster--"??Not now!!!!

All I can say is -- I'm speechless.

 

[scoover]

Finishing and sanding

Thank you rugsucker, glad you like it. Done at home with an acrylic paint straight out of a rattle can: Lots of (10 maybe) thick coats with gentle heat from a radiator in between over the course of a couple of days, finishing with an hour in the oven at 80c. I rub it back with those 2" micro mesh pads in the picture down to 12000 grit before a cut and polish. It's definitely not as good as the Hoover factory original stove enamel but it looks OK, if I say so myself

 

[watsonw]

Coach work finish.

Hello Doug,

Sheer perfection in finish.

Also love your cleaner display unit.

CONGRATULATIONS, Walter.

 

[huskyvacs]

Words cannot describe how absolutely perfect that paintjob is! And done with a rattle can and cooking it on top of a steam rad and an oven? I just don't believe it! Every time I even venture near a spray can, it always ends up matte and blotchy and looking like a tacky art school project.

 

[scoover]

Spray paint and cabinets

Walter,

Thank you. I am pleased with how the Duster has turned out so far. The cabinets are a necessity, I live in a flat and there were machines squirrelled away all over the place! Once I have found my last missing machines, disposed of the doublers and restored the rough ones it will be a good looking display. At the moment you can see the handles in a giant clump to the right of the shelves but I intend to build a drawer unit that sits underneath the shelves holding handles, bags and spare bits and pieces. That way my small collection will completely fit in that space(1.45M wide, 40cm deep and 1.8m high. However there are around 150Kg of Hoovers sitting on those shelves so I am going to have to build a very sturdy base unit!

Huskyvacs: Thanks! I think its a lot to do with the individual paint. I have found a good paint (UK only Screwfix no nonsense black gloss). Heat is also pretty important. Needs to be done in a warm room with a heat source it can sit on straight away. It also needs patience (saying that as someone who has almost no patience) sometimes I will paint and harden off a part for a week before getting to the rubbing stage.

 

[madman]

It looks amazing. It's a lot of work, but I'd say it looks as good as, or better than, the original Japan black. (I'm assuming that's what it was.) Now I'm wondering if maybe I'll put the work in for my vac's, which I was considering just leaving it alone. Perhaps I'll test the process on something first. Great results though!

 

[huskyvacs]

Do like I did and just buy a cheap and ratty vacuum that isn't valuable to use as a test dummy and for practice.

 

[scoover]

Thanks MadMan. Its hard to stop once you've started. When I got this one I thought, well it's rare and very rough so I'll just fix the worst bits. Of course once I had painted the motor cap that made the motor body, which was actually not bad, look terrible. I have also fine sanded the alloy fan housing back and I am going to mop it but I have deliberately left some historic scratches in it. Same with the badge, I've cleaned it up but not to "new". If you look at my profile pic you'll see that most of my coffee cans are as found with a lot of patination. I actually don't mind that too much and when they get makeovers eventually it will be minimal.

Huskyvacs; Don't think I am likely to find another Duster!

 

[beko1987]

That is amazing! You should rightly feel very proud! Wish I could paint like that!

 

[scoover]

Thank you all

Beko1987: Aw shucks man, your making me blush. Seriously its (a) not too tricky (b) not as good as it looks. I am pleased with it though. I have been working on my 450 and 575 in the same way. Think the motor cap on the Duster is the best so far but I can still see the imperfections!

BTW I have watched your vids and seen your Manchester vacs posts - good work with their 725! See you have an 875 too - me, you and about two other people by the look of it.

Cheers