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Bear with me as I've taken loads of pictures since the weather was so good and the lighting was perfect! I'll start off with the unique Creda drum just as Mike has finished off with above.

Hi Mike, Thanks! I've got it all polished up now and ready for installation in its new home - I can't wait to try it out and see how it performs. No matching dryer yet but Creda were renown for their dryers so I'll keep looking out as they were very popular and unsurprisingly kept going for...

Hi Neil, As far as I know, there were three core black fascia models - the 10700 (this machine), the 10800 which had the 'Rhythm Spin' option and variable temperature and the stunning MicroElectronic 12000. Then there were a variety of exclusives under the Debonair name etc. I'll make a video...

Hi Paul, Thanks! The weather was lovely here all weekend so I was able to get the Creda finished and it looks very smart indeed - even without its original lid. Until I can obtain another lid or secure a matching dryer (whatever comes first) I'll just have to live with it and maybe put it under...

Hi Johnny, Great work! I think black & white quite suits it and the finish you have achieved is so good. Echoing Mikes remarks these are very solid machines and the mechanics shouldn't give you any bother for years to come. Engineers nowadays upon seeing one of these would probably say they...

Good evening Neil, Thank you, I'm glad you think so! It seems I may have done it some justice then. It's easy to see why it's one of your favourites, the minimal control panel and chunky chrome door makes these machines stand out from their competitors from a styling point of view. In 1979...

Which takes us up to this evening! It was nail biting having to gently peel off the masking tape and newspaper that had protected the other aspects of the machine whilst all the painting was going on but once removed the result was truly fantastic! It's so nice to see what this machine should...

Last weekend I water tested the machine before going further and thankfully the machine is fully watertight and quiet to boot thanks to the new bearings. So, onto the final big job of this restoration and perhaps the most obvious job at that - the front! Before respraying I primed any rust...

The all important and very hard to find suspension unit arrived next and was swiftly swapped with the absolutely knackered one supporting the left side of the tub. These are by no means easy to fit but after a few choice words it's fitted and I won't have to worry about a Creda dancing all over...

Since my last update, I applied two further coats of Hammerite to the potential 'troublesome areas' of the outer tub before fitting a new dispenser-tub hose, new backplate seal and refitting the backplate and inner drum assembly to the tub.

Hi Paul, I'm afraid the Creda has been returned to its original glossy white enamel finish as you will see now in the next couple of posts I'm about to write up. James

Hi Neil, Thanks for your anticipation and kind words. The restoration is taking a little longer than I expected but you'll be glad to hear that it's 95% complete with just a few finishing touches to do this week. A lot of work has been going on, I just didn't have the time to update the...

It would help if I attached the link! LOL http://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?69785_2#bott

Most recently I turned my attention to the outer tub itself. Classic machines with enamelled outer tubs like this one have a habit of rusting through if not looked after properly. Thankfully, the outer tub is in good condition and only has the usual accumulation of soap scum at the bottom and a...

Creda One Thousand Electronic 10700 Peter's machine that I had the pleasure of buying has now continued its story in a new thread I have created which can be found in the link attached. Once again, thank you Peter and to everyone who contributed to this thread as if it wasn't for this thread...

I then decided to make a start on the internal work with the easiest issue being remedied first and that was the bearings so off came the alloy backplate which is in fairly good condition thankfully but I gave it a brisk clean anyway. I then knocked out the old bearings that had failed due to...

Rather than doing a half-hearted job of painting the patches I just got my scraper out instead and scraped off (very easily might I add!) the paint altogether so that the front can be given fresh paintwork all over! So it now looks like this...

Evening all, This lovely washer came all the way to me from Kent back in January not long after my birthday. However, due to work and finishing off the Hotpoint 1509/05 restoration I'm not long after making a start on this one. I knew about most of the work it required thanks to the seller...

Finally for tonight, an arty picture that looks like something one would see on a flyer or in a magazine promoting the machine and a particular detergent/detergents. Regards, James

Standing proud beside the Liberator Best Buy model 1700.