Clean up photos of Amanda and Dan's Whirlpool

[rickr]

I worked on the 84 Whirlpool Saturday, for my niece Amanda. The machine did not have much use, however the previous owner (Dan's grandmother) must have had well water with a high iron content. Plus the machine had sat in a leaky basement for the last five years without being used. The gross ring with the lint on it in the spin basket is a "Magic Lint Filter" a 1980's replacement for an actual lint filter system. ("Tragic Lint Filter", as far as I am concerned)

 

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Tub ring

And winged Surgilator

 

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Dirty tub

With a gross deposit of dried whatever under the "lint filter"

 

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Cleaned, but rusted tub

Time to get out my POR 15 again this Saturday.....

 

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Metal furnace tape will help with this job

Doubled over and pushed up from under the rim of the tub.

 

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Three coats of POR 15

On the tub bottom, the rusty areas of the tub rim, the short center post. (and my hands and arms..... again) LOL!!

I also checked the wiring, hoses, and replaced the drive belt just because it is 20+ years old, while waiting for the POR 15 to dry.

 

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Time to clean the parts up.

Two jugs of CLR rust remover, one spray bottle of CLR, Twelve Brillo pads and lots of "elbow grease" to clean the rust off the spin basket.

I was also trying to do some work on my 1957 Unimatic, but Amanda's machine comes first.

 

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Getting it together....

Going back together. And looking like a washing machine of any brand or vintage should..... CLEAN!!

The tub ring is a hard plastic material on this model. It was easier to clean than the metal type. It had one piece of metal, just under the snubber. Of course it was starting to rust. So I painted the edge with three coats of POR 15

 

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Looking good!!!

Like any vintage machine should!!

 

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Spin cycle action shot

I did not bypass the lid switch on this washer. Amanda and Dan have two small children, it cannot be done.

 

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Control panel glamour shot of 1984 Whirlpool

After the machine gets a coat of car wax.

Looks pretty good,I must say. Not old enough for my taste... However this machine would be as old to Amanda, as my 1956 Whirlpool is to me!

 

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What happened to the ......

.....Tragic Lint Filter???

Well, I'm not putting that worthless thing back in this nice sanitary machine. Besides making the washer smell like mold, I don't think it did a damn thing anyway. It fit on the bottom of the spin basket, so the lint was already out of the spin basket (and clothes) by that time anyway.

It now resides in the trash can.

 

[westytoploader]

Rick, you did a FANTASTIC job cleaning that machine up...don't know if I could do it myself! That Whirlpool looks fresh off the showroom floor like all of your machines, I bet Amanda and Dan will be thrilled! Will definitely last another 20 years. And I'm sure you'll have the WI-57 looking and running like brand-new in no time!

I've seen and ran this exact machine before, at a certain residence in El Campo that also houses a spectacular theater room...;-)

--Austin

 

[bobbyd32l]

Nice Job!! I love that agitator! I would love to see it in action, I bet the turn over is awesome! Again, Great Job! What a nice machine! They are going to love it for years to come!

I also like that Frigidaire

 

[swestoyz]

Wow!

Rick, everything you touch always comes out looking showroom perfectly clean! Most would pass on this machine, but with the bit of time and energy you put into it, most would love to take it home! You are such a nice family member to do this for your niece and nephew - Wow, what a guy!

Ben

PS - I want to know your secret - on getting out the hard water stain on the tub, it looks brand new! Oh yeah, and nice WI-57, BTW!!

 

[rickr]

Thanks guys! Amanda was going to purchase a new dryer, and junk the matching dryer to this old WP washer. However I talked her out of it. Sooooooo, guess who has a dryer to go over this Saturday???? LOL!!
Won't be as bad as the washer, or take near as much time however. Plus they will be saving a ton of money, and have better machines also.

 

[pulsator]

WOW!!! That machine looks amazing!!! Perhaps I will be able to find a BD Whirlpool in fixable shape! I've always got my open for a good condition large capacity Whirly, but none have popped up! I guess I just gotta look closer to the machines that could get fixed up and look like new!

 

[knitwits1975]

I like it!

 

[agiflow]

Beautiful restoration Rick! Washing the belt-drive way! LOL

It will be great to see that Frigidaire when your done with it also...nice work.