Kirby 561

[thermokid]

I'm Confused ! !

Yes I am sure it was and is a 561.. And I didn't say my parents bought it for me. It was my mothers and she hardly used it because she didn't like it.. she said it was to heavy, so she bought a Blue Electrolux automatic G which she still has and doesn't use anymore... I use that old Kirby every once in awhile and it still works as good as the day it was made... And I'm not that old that I don't know when we got that wonderful Kirby..

 

[sukething]

My vacuums still look wonderful...

Sadly, my vacuums are still in storage due to my health issues right now, so I can not take pictures of them but will when I can. The same gentleman that polished Fred's Kirby, also did mine almost 30 years ago and still look great as when they were frist done. I also try to keep them looking that way by keeping them covered and never getting dusry. He polished a GE upright, a Hoover 700 and my Kirby model 509 they were and still are stunning, as well as he did others over the years. He has a couple more of mine to do one day I hope to retrieve. He really truely does an outstanding job. I am proud of his work.


David

 

[atrac]

I'll second the request -- what do you polish them with???

I just bought a 515 and would love to have it look like a mirrored finish!!!

Is it steel wool and sand paper???

 

[compactelectra]

The Only Way

To get a shine like that 561 is with specialized equipment. Here is the buffing machine at Kirby. They also sandblast the aluminum before various stages of buffing with buffing compounds you can see next to the wheel. Very dangerous as well. I got a buffing machine from Sears, but have never been able to get the kind of shine a professional can. I leave it to them. These machines are dangerous as well.

 

[kirbfan94]

Well I got a classic III Bag For it now.
It looks much better and it gained some power too.