All this Westy talk got me thinking...

[turquoisedude]

I knew I was going to regret not doing this during the initial restoration work - I decided a couple of weeks ago that it was time to spruce up the Canadian Westinghouse washer and dryer set.
When I first got them back in late fall of 2009, here's how they looked:

 

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The cabinets were a bit dingy... The dryer had some paint damage

 

[turquoisedude]

The washer had been re-painted at some point in its long life, but needed a refresh.

 

[turquoisedude]

And while I had the washer cabinet apart, I chose not to repaint it due to lack of time... Bad move...

 

[turquoisedude]

Since late winter, though, they have been on prominent display down in the Ogden Laundry, so I had to do something to 'pretty them up'!

 

[turquoisedude]

So, I took 'em apart...

 

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It was like my own assembly line down in the basement. Hubby reminded about the 'lovely obstacle course' I created. Tough!

 

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But it was really worth the effort!

 

[rp2813]

Beautiful.  The Westies of this general vintage are among my all-time favorites.

 

[redcarpetdrew]

Hubby reminded about the 'lovely obstacle course' I

Nice looking machines!

You mean that all I have to do to have the other half keep her distance is build a barrier of Westinghouse parts? WOW! I gotta get me one of those... LOL!!!

RCD

 

[turquoisedude]

Now, the BUT...
When I put the dryer back together, I had lots of fun... I wound up breaking the connectors to the door safety switch when I dropped the front panel the third time; I will be damned if I can get the lint trap trip rod to work again - so I just took it out, but the kicker: the darned thing won't run! I don't have a 240 volt line in the spot where the CD-6 dryer is now displayed, so I tried hooking up a 120 volt line connection to test the motor and timer, but nothing happened. GRRRR!
I did a couple of tests, figuring that I messed up the connections I re-did on the door switch, but the prelimary tests were fine. Could it possibly be that this kind of dryer needs a 240 volt hookup to even run??
I had to put the machine back together 'cause we're having visitors in Ogden next weekend (pinkgurl from Brownsburg's a comin' with her family, so I will need the room) so I will have to be a little patient.
Good news, though - the washer still runs!!

 

[frigilux]

They look beautiful! Sorry about the problem with the dryer---what's that phrase?..."No good deed goes unpunished!" The Westy slant-fronts are such regal looking machines. Yours look like they just came off the showroom floor.

 

[stan]

Paint

What did you use to paint them with? Very nice, professional looking paint job! Stan

 

[tlee618]

Paul, looks like you did a great job! They look showroom fresh!! Hope that you get the dryer problem taken care of without much of a hassle!

 

[appnut]

Paul, they look brand new.  Congratulations.  I know you'll get the dryer issue(s) solved.  That's a given. 

 

[aldspinboy]

Paul that is a fantastic job !!!

Eugene said it best they look like you just bought them at an appliance store .

Cant wait to see them in person.

By the way loving that Frigidare Dishwasher video that one has slipped past me very cool  Mr. !

 

 

 

Darren k

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[takacedon]

Just lovely

They are wonderful, and the chrome looks so good too. Did you have to clean that up or was yours not pitted?

 

[arbilab]

Having lived through it, those were the 'golden age' for Westinghouse. A few bugs but almost entirely superficial a young teen (which I was) could solve. Except the boot, had to call 'the man' on that.

What beauties they look now!

 

[jetcone]

Paul

FABULOUS job! you'll work out the switch details, I am pretty sure the motors were 120V so you should be able to get power to it somehow to test. Do you have the wiring diagram?

 

Must come see your collection sometime!

 

jon