Phillips P60

[beko1987]

The plastics were ingrained with dirt, so I called upon my car cleaning collection to help me (will post a thread up on Detailing World, the vac ones I have done so far went down well!

Cleaned in the shower with hot water, CIF spray and a small paintbrush
Cleaned (once dry) with Lime Prime Lite (A non abrasive paint cleanser). This took the rest of the marks off
Polished with Menzerna PO5S (A Diminishing finishing polish) to get rid of the scuff marks and small scratches.
A fina lgoing over with Autoglym SRP (A Low abrasive filler heavy polish).

Voila!

 

[jmurray01]

"Sure I read somewhere they did do stiffer ones (oo-er)" Well lets hope Sam, nothing worse than a poor brush roll.

I like mine nice and stiff, it's just no fun otherwise.

Deary me I should lift my mind out of the gutter and this coming from somebody who slated 50 Shades of Grey! I'm ashamed of myself.

 

[beko1987]

Would the finish on these have been shiny or matte? It's matte at the moment, but can't work out if that's the scratches and scuffs causing that. Don't want to hit it with the machine polisher just yet incase I ruin it.

 

[beko1987]

Cut down one of these...

I do have a vac freshener somewhere. At work, in our collection of ancient samples (work for a marketing company) is a Glade drop-in air freshener from 1992. Will save it from the bin. Should be suitably retro. Will pop it behind the cloth bag

 

[beko1987]

This was such a faff to fit. Would the genuine philips ones be any different? By the looks of pictures no, and I'm not paying £5 for 4 more of the loads I already have

 

[madabouthoovers]

I'm very impressed - from the ugly duckling to the beautiful swan - makes you feel pround doesnt it, turning a clapped out old cleaner into something that looks brand new again? I enjoy that feeling when I do my old cleaners up too. Keep up the good work!

 

[beko1987]

It all seals itself together.

 

[beko1987]

Showing how leaky this still is, this was after the below video's. Made a massive mistake though, haven't yet cleaned the hose, and the bag and this are now full of plaster dust again Nothing to the extent that it was before, but still annoying.

Still, downy soft inner bag

 

[madabouthoovers]

On the other thread i showed that dirty DC07, here is one I did earlier the finished article:

 

[jmurray01]

When you say drop it in behind the cloth bag, what exactly do you mean ?

 

[beko1987]

Cheers Mad, I love doing it! Even if I just pass them on or sell them, I like to renew their lives, and I can say I've taken one apart!

I had to replace the sponge bit that seals the bag down, used one of my daughters bath sponges that we never use on her

 

[beko1987]

The cloth bag sits in the bag compartment, then the paper bag goes inside that. I'll waste it putting it in the paper bag all the time, and I don't want it to stain the cloth one so I'll try and tape it inside the bag compartment out of the way. Did briefly think of opening it up again and secreting it but probably won't.

Sorry for the rubbish pic. Next to the only thing close enough to age I have.

 

[beko1987]

I don't think I've ever seen a black cyclone before. Is it a special?

 

[jmurray01]

Two questions - "opening it up all the time", what do you mean ?

Secondly, what do you mean by secreting it ?

I'm sorry to be a pain but I'm confused!

 

[beko1987]

I'll stop spamming this thread now!

Apart from some video's!!

Off to write the rebuild up properly! Watch this space...

 

[beko1987]

It kicks the DC05's behind (see the other thread for a similar video in a sec!)

 

[madabouthoovers]

The black cyclone was one of the last DC07s to be produced about 2008/2009 - It was an end of line argos exclusive - very basic with no clutch, called the Precision. That one above I sold 3 weeks back for £55. The dirty one on the other thread I bought today for £14.50 spares or repairs - I'll be refurbing it and selling it on, as I already have 2 DC07's in my collection. I take it you will be selling on that P60? sounds like the Inland revenue tax form you get each year lol - wonder of they made a P45?

 

[beko1987]

Lol ok J, I'll try and explain (will try, as said air freshener is sat on my desk out of bounds until Monday!)

Imagine something the size of a pen lid, that is the air freshener. Was thinking of taping it onto here somewhere, imagine the smell will still permeate the air.

Bag Compartment.

 

[jmurray01]

You know Steve I knew it rung a bell!

 

[jmurray01]

OK, now I know what you meant about secreting it (I did all along it seems now you've explained it) but what do you mean about opening it up all the time ?