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Quite a few of those 29 watchers could just be people wanting to see if it sells and for how much. I’ve added things to my watch list many times for that very reason, having no intention to bid on the item.

"It looks like they were trying to appeal to a kindergarten crowd."   I was about to call the graphics juvenile, but your take is even better. I'm afraid all that slanted wording would've absolutely set off my OCD and driven me up the wall every time I looked at that thing. Epic Fail! [this...

Minor progress. I was able to get the primer surfacer applied to the base this afternoon and sanded smooth. It came out well, but I'll likely hit it with another coat of ordinary primer before painting it. I also used Evapo-Rust to remove any remaining rust from the underside of the top panel...

Asking $125.00 https://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/atq/d/pittsburgh-real-antique-washer/7312783702.html

Sorry for the delay here. I'm at the point where I need to prime and paint, but I can't paint in the hangar due to the over-spray problem and unfortunately the weather here in Pittsburgh has been too wet to paint outside. As soon as I get a day without rain or drizzle I'll be able to at least...

I'm a bit surprised by the number of A806 washers turning up lately. Just when I thought the supply was tapering off, suddenly they're everywhere.

I just got a Maytag washer like the one in the listing, but I would buy that dryer in a second if it wasn't all the way across the state. When I was a kid we had a pair of Frigidaire's from that period that were purchased from our next door neighbor when circumstances forced him to sell his...

Corrosion removed from the base and front panel. I need to get the cabinet in here now so it can be prepped, then everything can be primed and painted. Some of the pitting on the base was so deep it'll have to be filled before I can continue with primer.   Photo 2 - Most of the paint on the...

Thanks for the tips, guys. Whether I reuse this damper or not I'll give repairing it a try. I did purchase a new one though that's on its way here now, just in case it should be needed. Photo 1 - Today there was a fair amount of panic surrounding this cracked brake rotor bearing. I had looked...

Hi Chris Unfortunately, I don't know what brand the paint is. It was mixed for us at a service center and provided in two one quart cans, one base and one hardener. The labels on both cans are generic, offering little information beyond mixing instructions. The fact that the color was such a...

I understand that this isn't the normal way to disassemble a Maytag washer, but the darn agitator stubbornly refused to cooperate and let go this morning, so I had no choice. The base plate absolutely had to come off so I could take it to the hangar and rework it, so upside down it is, at least...

A bit more progress to report today. First, Dan wanted to know the serial number, so I got that this morning. It's 215247DD. Then I was able to further disassemble the machine. Photo 1 - I got this brake removal tool years ago in case I should happen to need it some day. Someday was today and...

"That's some of the quickest progress and dedication I've seen on this site in quite a while."   Well thanks, Dan. I guess I'm in a hurry to get this done and out of my friends garage, so things can't happen fast enough to suit me. Now just a quick note. In what can only be described as a...

It doesn’t look like that much was done today, but this took a while. The front panel was cleaned up and prepped for sanding. The console was disassembled and each of the parts cleaned. The console itself was then polished up, and apart from some minor pitting it came out well. The real pain in...

Well thanks for trying, Douglas.... but I gave it my best effort with the acid and failed. I don't know what it was that collected around all the little the drain holes, but it took this polishing wheel and compound to finally get through it. I've never had this much trouble cleaning a tub...

Just a quick note. I bought some muriatic acid to try and was both pleased and disappointed. Disappointed in that it seemed to have no effect on the deposits I was trying to remove, but pleasantly surprised with the way it obliterated the rust that had formed in a few places where the porcelain...

Perhaps you’re being too aggressive with it. I’ve never had a Brillo pad scratch porcelain enamel. The trick is to know how hard you can press and when to throw it away. But the acid idea sounds interesting. I think I’ll give it a try.

In other news I was able to spend some time cleaning after work today, so a little more progress to report. The motor shield and the mounting panel for the water valves both had corrosion to deal with, so they got blasted today. Photo 2 - Fortunately the rust came off easily with very little...

Dave - That thing looks like it was caught in a flood. I've never seen anything even close to that before. Yikes!

Thanks for clearing that up, swestoyz. This place is just such a wealth of information. Ask a question and sometimes you have an answer before you can say Bob's your uncle, even on obscure topics.