Ken, is that your '58 WA950R?
GE Dryer on SF Bay Area CL
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I gave the panel a quick dose of chrome polish. On the label it claimed to remove rust. It did, but this amount of rust isn't exactly within reason. It may clean up further with more meticulous attention, but there will still be rust remaining regardless, and plenty of pitting.
Compare to shots posted above.
I gave the panel a quick dose of chrome polish. On the label it claimed to remove rust. It did, but this amount of rust isn't exactly within reason. It may clean up further with more meticulous attention, but there will still be rust remaining regardless, and plenty of pitting.
Compare to shots posted above.
as a kid i remember we used to us regular coca cola on our bikes and to get rust off from the frame and fenders, it actually worked. possible to try this on the panels, i don't think it would harm the printing on the panel. another product you might try is a rust removing gel that you could get from the parts counter at you local car dealership. i had some rust on the bumper of my truck they cleaned it with this and no rust appeared after 8 years.
Jon
Jon
Thanks for the Coke and jelly tips. I'll see what I can accomplish with those as well. Presuming real sugar wasn't a key rust-removing ingredient in the Coke, in which case I'll have to pick up a bottle of Mexican Coke. Only Coke right? Not Pepsi?
doug
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Ge washer and dryer sketch
I have always wondered how do u guys make those what looks like to be a own sketch of the washer and dryer. Thanks doug
I have always wondered how do u guys make those what looks like to be a own sketch of the washer and dryer. Thanks doug
It's the acid in carbonated drinks that works on the rust; carbonic acid formed when carbon dioxide is dissolved in water. It's the same stuff that attacks marble outside in the rain.
Have a Coke and what's left of a smile
Coca-Cola (and others) have been adding phosphoric acid to their soft drinks for decades to increase the amount of sugar (usually from corn) and make the drink more, uh, (addictive is such a nasty word) desirable. Phosphoric acid has a disastrous effect on human tooth enamel and isn't so hot for the kidneys either. If ever you doubt that fat cat corporations buy legality in the good ol' US of A, just sit back and enjoy the pause that refreshes.
I don't know if this is true with Pesach Kosher Coca-Cola which doesn't taste as sweet to me. I must admit I love the stuff but we were taught about the phosphoric acid content back in high school chemistry class in the '70's.
Coca-Cola (and others) have been adding phosphoric acid to their soft drinks for decades to increase the amount of sugar (usually from corn) and make the drink more, uh, (addictive is such a nasty word) desirable. Phosphoric acid has a disastrous effect on human tooth enamel and isn't so hot for the kidneys either. If ever you doubt that fat cat corporations buy legality in the good ol' US of A, just sit back and enjoy the pause that refreshes.
I don't know if this is true with Pesach Kosher Coca-Cola which doesn't taste as sweet to me. I must admit I love the stuff but we were taught about the phosphoric acid content back in high school chemistry class in the '70's.
Are you saying they add acid so that it takes more sugar to make it taste sweet? When I went to school, they still used sugar in soft drinks. When I visited soft drink bottling plants with my father in the late 50s to very early 60s, you could always tell a clean plant from one with lax maintenance because if the sugary mess was allowed to "mellow" in places, instead of being cleaned daily, the whole bottling room took on a sour, fermentation-type of smell. In certain areas, that might have been a pleasant, familiar smell, but it was not one of cleanliness.
Second Attempt
After checking out naval jelly at the hardware store and seeing on the label that it shouldn't be used on chrome, I gave the panel another shot with the Turtle Wax chrome polish and a stiffer toothbrush. There was a slight improvement that was indicated more by the fact that the polishing cream took on a brown tint than by the results once buffed it off.
At this point I feel it's as good as it's going to get. I might have it at 10-footer status by now. Anything better than that will require re-chroming and re-painting. The pitting looks much worse in the flash photo than it does to the naked eye, but regardless, the pitting is there and can't be corrected with polish, jelly, soda or anything else.
After checking out naval jelly at the hardware store and seeing on the label that it shouldn't be used on chrome, I gave the panel another shot with the Turtle Wax chrome polish and a stiffer toothbrush. There was a slight improvement that was indicated more by the fact that the polishing cream took on a brown tint than by the results once buffed it off.
At this point I feel it's as good as it's going to get. I might have it at 10-footer status by now. Anything better than that will require re-chroming and re-painting. The pitting looks much worse in the flash photo than it does to the naked eye, but regardless, the pitting is there and can't be corrected with polish, jelly, soda or anything else.
But What's This?
This strange item is inside the well for the lint screen and exhaust. It's not stationary and seems to pivot from the bottom. It can be moved to lay in the bottom of the well, or up and out of the way on the side.
Is it supposed to be there, or is it a weird foreign item that has gotten itself wedged into place?
This strange item is inside the well for the lint screen and exhaust. It's not stationary and seems to pivot from the bottom. It can be moved to lay in the bottom of the well, or up and out of the way on the side.
Is it supposed to be there, or is it a weird foreign item that has gotten itself wedged into place?
STRANGE THING UNDER LINT FILTER
The early years of this dryer design had a wire guard to keep socks out of the blower in case you tried to run the dryer with the filter removed. The problem was that the guard would get clogged and people would not know to check it and clean it, so it was removed from later production models.
The early years of this dryer design had a wire guard to keep socks out of the blower in case you tried to run the dryer with the filter removed. The problem was that the guard would get clogged and people would not know to check it and clean it, so it was removed from later production models.
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