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fantomfan

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Since it is going to be much warmer in the next couple of days, I decided to make time to re-paint some of my poor old vintage machines, being, my Hoover Constellation 858, Lewyt 121 and Kenmore Magicord. I am looking for paints that would somewhat look like the original paints on these machines. For the constellation, a beige for the bottom, and orange-peach color for the top. For the Lewyt, I'd like to paint it a light gray only on the bottom and wheels. I am not going to touch the unpainted top. For the Kenmore Magicord, I would like to try to find a light blue. Does anybody know where I can find paint that wouldn't easily chip off? I already know by experience that house paint doesn't work. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Also, I am having a hard time deciding on what type of brushroll to replace my Rainbow D4 power nozzle with (The older version of the D4 nozzle). I am not impressed with the performance of the original brushroll installed (which is still in good shape). Again, thanks for the help!
-Mitchell

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Not sure if Krylon Fusion will do?

Be VERY careful if you're going to strip off the old paint; it might have lead, which can be hazardous
 
I didn't have any issues with the paint.

I didn't scrape everything, just the bad spots. This was months ago. I will try to find that paint. Thanks! -Mitchell
 
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