my hoover 700

[hoover119dude]

HI ALL.

I GOT MY HOOVER 700 TODAY. NOT IN THE BEST SHAPE BUT IT CAN BE AGAIN. I THOUGHT I HAD A RUBBER BUMPER SOMEWHERE AS WELL AS A BAG SLIDE WITH BRACKET AND SPRING BUT I GUESS NOT AS I CANT SEEM TO FIND THEM.

ANYONE HAVE THESE SPARES I NEED???

I LIKE THIS ONE AS I DONT THINK THERE ARE MANY REBUILDS HERE AS THERE ARE IN THE STATES.

THE CORD IS PERISHED BEYOND USE BUT I DO HAVE A SPARE THOUGH. THE BAG IS HELD UP BY A RIBBON OF ALL THINGS. PLEASE HELP ME TO GET THIS GRAND OLD GIRL GET BACK TO HER FORMER SELF.


CHEERS, GARY.

 

[hoover119dude]

SINCE THERE ARE NO REPLIES TO THIS THREAD I THOUGHT I WOULD SAY THAT I HAVE BEEN BUSY ALL DAY WORKING ON THE 700.

THE BAG HAS BEEN GENTLY WASHED AND DRIED ON THE LINE WITH A SENIOR PAPER BAG INSIDE TO PREVENT THE BAG GETTING DIRTY AGAIN.

A BELDEN RUBBER CORD INSTALLED AND THE HANDLE RESPRAYED IN A NICE SATIN BLACK

A NEW GENUINE BELT INSTALLED. ALSO I USED A BIT OF WIRE HANGER AND A HOOVER BAG SPRING TO REPLACE THE RIBBON THAT HELD THE BAG UP. LOOKS ALMOST LIKE THE GENUINE HOOVER PART SO I AM HAPPY WITH THAT FOR THE TIME BEING.. NOW IT JUST NEEDS A GOOD POLISH AS SOON AS I CAN FIND OUT WHICH BRAND TO USE.

IT ROARS TO LIFE WHEN SWITCHED ON AND DOES A GREAT JOB CLEANING CARPETS AS THEY ALWAYS DO.

I WILL GET A FEW PICS UP SOON. GARY.

 

[gwillim]

Hi gary..That is a smashing cleaner! You have done a great job restoring it.They are one of the best vintage vacs there are i think.

Will

 

[dysondestijl]

I bet it looks grand

 

[hoover119dude]

HI WILL.

THE PIC YOU SEE IS THE BEFORE SHOT. ON THE EBAY LISTING THE SELLER USED AN IMAGE FROM THE NET. HAD HE USED THE REAL VAC IN THE LISTING I DOUBT IT WOULD HAVE SOLD.

AFTER TALKING WITH THE SELLER I KNEW THE CORD WAS CRACKED NEAR THE PLUG BUT DIDNT KNOW THE REST WAS VULCANIZED AND STIFF. NOR DID I KNOW IT WAS A REBUILD. HOWEVER I AM HAPPY WITH IT ANYWAY AS I DONT KNOW HOW MANY REBUILDS ARE OUT THERE.

I KNOW VINTAGEHOOVER HAS A FEW. I WONDER HOW MANY THERE ARE OUT THERE.

 

[hoover119dude]

I AM STILL HOPING TO BE ABLE TO REPLACE THE RUBBER BUMPER AS IT IS STIFF AND BEYOND SAVING.

 

[hoover119dude]

MORE HAS BEEN DONE TO MY MODEL 700 THIS WEEKEND.

I TOOK THE ADVICE OF VACBEAR58 AND WENT TO HALFORDS TO PURCHASE THE AUTOSOL POLISH HE MESSAGED ABOUT. BOY WHAT A DIFFERENCE THAT MADE!!! I CAN STYLE WHAT IS LEFT OF MY HAIR IN THE REFLECTION.

I HAVE DECIDED TO CALL HER ROSIE.

SHE ALSO HAS A NICE TOOL SET NOW. THE WANDS ARE NOT BLACK AS NORMALLY WOULD BE BUT A BARE ALUMINUM LOOK. I THINK IT WOULD HAVE GONE TO ANOTHER MODEL AS THE HOSE CONNECTOR FOR THE 700 SERIES WAS THERE BUT ALSO A SMALL ROUND CONNECTOR FOR WHAT I THINK IS THE 425 AS THERE IS THE ONLY ONE MODEL OF HOOVER I THINK THAT IT WOULD GO TO. I HAVE INCLUDED A PIC OF THE TOOL SET FOR YOU TO SEE.

AS SOON AS I CAN SOURCE A RUBBER BUMPER FOR HER I HAVE A FRIEND STANDING BY WITH A NICE CAMERA TO GIVE HER A PHOTO SESSION AND I CAN CREATE A GREAT THREAD DEDICATED TO HER.

THE BUMPER THAT IS PRESENT AT THE MOMENT DOSENT HAVE HOOVER STAMPED ON THE FRONT SO I BELIEVE THIS CLEANER (ROSIE) WAS REBUILT SOMETIME IN THE LATE 30S OR EARLY 40S.

I WOULD SO LOVE TO HAVE A BUMPER TO FINISH HER OFF NICELY. I HOPE SOMEONE CAN HELP US. LOL GARY.

 

[gsheen]

I really want to get one of these, I have only know of one in SA. Lovely looking machines.