rusty vacuums

[blknblu]

We've seen them, it sucks, it happens.
Poor storage is the leading cause, flood damage is another.
These two I recently acquired are rusty, but are salvageable.
I believe these were stored in a barn. Sometimes the rust is so bad the steel has holes in it. With these, they both run, but cosmetically, they need help.
These will both need to be re-painted, it just means more work.
This will be a winter project.

I have seen rustier ones on ebay with the buyers asking outrageous prices.

The one without a label is a Silverado, which I never had before.
All of the hoses have rusty ends on them as well.

 

[bikerray]

I always refer to them as the Electrorust models. I found a model LX that looked good but inside it was a block of rust.

 

[rohmell]

I found two of the Silverado model recently that were waiting to be picked up by the trashmen. Outside, they looked great, but inside they were all rust. Sadly, into the dumpster they went.