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.
