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Thanks for that information Vacbear58! Here is some final touch up with some white enamel.

The hammered finish on most of it was fine but the base was a little rusty. I did have some spraypaint with this hammered finish so I went ahead and sanded and cleaned the base for a quick coat. I am waiting for it to dry a little before I take the paper off

Uh-oh Here is a vintage rat nest. It is made of old instruction manuals so it must have got in there right away. The insides look really good though, I don't see any points where it needs lubrication or leaking fluids.

Now I take off the dull finish and small scratches, etc. with this Mother's Polish. It really works great and is already white.

So then I Rinse it off Look how some rat ate a little of the rubber outlet.

Here is some progress on how I do a quick restoration on these items. I first slather it with Soft Scrub with bleach and this does a lot to get out the discoloration and yellowing of the old finish.

Well it has been a long time since anything interesting has happened over here, but I just picked up this spin-dryer. It is a Creda-Debonair. I read somewhere that it is about 1958. I haven't plugged it in yet or cleaned it up, I think it will clean up pretty good. Does anyone have one of...

I've heard that the term "planned obsolescence" was coined by Henry Dreyfuss about 1957. Anyone else heard this? I have mostly the new bulbs but some fixtures really require the old incandescent.

Hollow core doors The thing to look for is the side wood, the older ones are mahogany, 50s-early 60s, then they put in cheaper wood. They are often thrown away, but are quite nice looking if properly restored.

I Have this exact fridge. Did you get it running?

That is a great collection. Congratulations. Nice presentation too.

Very cool Newspaper. Estatesales.net is really active up here, that is where I go to see what is going on. The classified in the newspaper has really dried up. So many mixers out there but the Kitchenaid is so cool

Tom is right I parted out this exact stove for my 48 GE, I'd wait for something like that.

Frank Sharp He must know about this site. Anyone know him?

here is my Black and Deck lawn trimmer. I apologize as it doesn't have the big blade guard and I can't get to it right now -- I am having to fabricate a new blade for this as the old one is worn too short and they don't make them anymore. The other trimmer is also Black and Decker, I think...

Rewinding Didn't someone on this forum document how they broke open and old timer and rewound it with the properly weighed wire, using a drill? If I remember the operation was a success.

I didn't really know what this thing was but figured it out on the internet. The Stanley 45 is a really cool plane, I hope to get to use it if I can locate some blades for it. They still make the blades, but I will look around a little now that I know what to look for This was in really rusty...

Hi all, picked up a few things at a garage sale and an antique store. I didn't take pictures of the process, but it was pretty simple. These both looked terrible. On the heater I polished the mirrored part, and cleaned the black finish. I then used that black stove polish and it really made...

That looks like a lot of fun Let us know how they turn out. I would just try using it.

Very Amazing I had one for a short time, got it to spin and cracked it open a bit, boy did it look complicated. It is truly amazing that yours works. I would say it is in very good shape from the pictures. Congratulations!