New Arrivals & Returns From The Spa!

[brandon_w_t]

Oh my lord. Charlie these machines..... They are just so.... Perfect.


I am blown away by the eurekas kenmore and airway. They are just supreme examples of some not to often seen machines. What beautiful restorations too to top it off.

 

[air-waycharlie]

I got an old bag that was in terrible shape from ebay. I used a razor and removed the patch and washed it. Then I bought a bag from ESSCO, (years ago), that was a genuine Kirby replacement bag for the Classic or Omega as this was the only bag they offered at the time, and had my tailor sew it on.

I saved the bag for a long time and finally it has come to good use. It looks great on the vacuum and by adding a zipper, sewing closed the scraper from the inside and adding a strip of cloth to hold the fill tube, makes it suitable for daily use. The Omega has a more powerful motor than the Classic if I am not mistaken. With the improved brush roll and belt it is a wonderful cleaner and I love the sound of the original metal fan.

 

[air-waycharlie]

Thank you Brandon for your kind words. You are relatively new to us, (the club/forum that is), so you have not had a chance to see some of these vacuums.

Those that have been around for a while have seen some of them at conventions or in pictures posted in previous web sites.

Again, thank you for your comments. I don't have a large collection but what I have collected is somewhat rare, all the vacuums that have a special meaning and I have tried to restore them either by myself or with the help of friends to nearly new factory specifications.

Sometime I'll post more!

 

[kenkart]

FABULOUS!

But That Saturn and Eureka 250 are the STUFF!!!!

 

[luxg]

Wow Charlie, you have been busy!  Just beautiful.  Those two Eureka's are stunning, but then all of your machines are.  Thanks so much for sharing with us.  


 


Terry

 

[vac_whisperer]

Thanks for the patch how-to.

PS: The polish is absolutely stunning! What brand of polish did 'ya use?

VW

 

[air-waycharlie]

When I do my own polishing, I use Flitz, Brasso, car wax, Pledge and shoe polish. All produce different results on different surfaces at different stages of the polish process.

Not all machines need all of the above. Not all surfaces need all of the above. You learn over a period of time what works best for each. Black rubber bumpers look great, (for the most part), if you go over them with back paste shoe polish and buff it off. Then if you use just a touch of Pledge on a cloth and go over that, the shine is even better--most of the time. Most paste shoe polish is oil based and the rubber will benefit from it. Sometimes Armor All does the trick as well.

It is a process of testing to see what works best. Most painted surfaces look wonderful after a treatment of ColorX by Meguiar's car wax. A second treatment can even produce better results.

Just play around with what is out there and available and you will find what works best for you on whatever you are working on.

 

[air-waycharlie]

One other thing different about the Super Chief from the Chief, is that the brush roll turns towards the machine----meaning the dirt collected from the carpet is sent to the suction more efficiently.

On the earlier model, the Chief, the brush roll turns, "backwards", similar to the early Singer R models and the Premier Grand.

 

[hoovercelebrity]

Wow, Charlie!

Thanks for sharing pictures of your cleaners! They are incredible... I didn't realize you had some of those. The logo on the AirWay bag is delicious (how many of those AirWay disposable bags do you have?! Those are rare as hen's teeth!), and I love that 50's Eureka. Such a smooth and glamorous look! You definitely have some real gems; I hope I can come and play with them again sometime!

Fred

 

[vac_whisperer]

How well are those compared to Nevr-Dull or Mothers?

VW

 

[portable]

<span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Beautiful things, Charlie. It was a treat to see the Super Chief. And the Eurekas and Saturn are wonderful. You have amassed  quite a collection over the years. Thanks for sharing. - JL</span>

 

[crevicetool]

I know I'm a little late in the game here but...

Charlie! Those machines are terrific! I often think about the "AirWay show" at the convention. I learned so much, and your presentation was fantastic.


You have a great collection - one of these days I am going to get there and see them in person.



Thanks for sharing,

Rick