Just got my first wringer washer, and it needs a little work so I need some help

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Hm okay. Ill have to check it out.
I fount at home depot, a microfiber duster with a thin stiff metal core, and its long, and was very cheap. It will be absolutely ruined, but it should fit into the tubes and rub off most of the old grease, along with hot water and soap is what I will try.
 
Okay so a bit of a bad thing happened. I had sanded off a lot of paint and rust from 2 sides of the chassis on the outside with my electric sander. I got powder everywhere in the small building it is in. There is a lot of stuff in there, and the powder settled on every possible non verticle, right side up surface. It also got in my nose and a little bit in my eyes. Enough to make me blow white out of my nose lol. Then I thought...this machine is from 1952, so it might have lead paint. I thought it could be powder coated, which wouldnt be, but to make sure, I bought a lead tester kit from home depot. And it got a positive result. So now I have poisoned myself a little bit, and ruined a room and all the stuff in it. Im not quite sure what to do at this point. I feel nervous to even go in there. I will have to do some reading to see if it is safe enough to go in there and vaccum everything up and clean everything that got the powder on it. That includes taking things apart. I also must figure out how to get all of the paint off without releasing a bunch of powder into the air. This includes the paint inside of the legs. Any ideas?

BTW, the circles on the card contain lead to prove the substance works. They show the color of what a positive result looks like.

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Concerning lead paint:

I also sanded my 1952 Maytag in my garage which is built into my home, I never thought about lead and I did not wear a mask. Shame on me for not even thinking about it. I am also an adult and I have no children living with me and was under the impression that Lead is most harmful to younger children.

I have noticed that most people on here have sanded there machines outside and that is where I would continue and I would wear a mask. Once painted the lead will be encapsulated and not harmful.
 
Another thing----back in the 50's and 60's you see many a householder removing house paint with sanders,paint remover machines,scrapers,torches and without any protection.Didn't see any of those folks dying like flies.And as a kid I cleaned out impact type bullet traps without protection.The lead dust was absorbed in the sand in the splash plate backstop.For the most part the bullets were in HUGE clumps-lifted them out for the recycler-yes the lead was recycled in those days--early 60's.
We cleaned out rhe clumps-put in new sand and new Homasite board-what you put the targets on and all was well.No one said anything about it-was part of being a jr rifle club member.I am OK today over 50years later!Thios was in the indoor pistol range.
 
Don't panic. What's done is done

Get a bucket of soapy water and wipe off as much as possible. Dig a hole somewhere to pour the buckets into, and bury it. Try to avoid sweeping or using ur vacuum until you've got as much removed with soap and water. Keeping it damp will reduce dust.
If u need to sand more on the machine, wet sand with a bucket of soapy water to reduce dust.
 
Thank you all for the replies. I wasnt really too concerned that it would kill me, but more so that it could give me some kind of slight brain or organ damge over time. I feel a lot better about it now though. I read online that many of the foods I eat remove lead from the body, and I read also it can be cleaned up with just soap and water. It would not have though it was so simple. That will be quite tedious though considering home much stuff is in that room lol.
To remove the paint, I have found a non toxic paint stripping gel, and I tested it on a spot and it worked very well after only 3 hours! So now most of the chassis is covered in it. Then Ill just peel it off in clumps with a scraper or steel wool, and throw the paint bits away.
Sorry for the episode everyone. Haha! I was just so concerned after I blew my nose and white paint came out, and found out it was leaded.

I would not have thought appliance paint would be leaded, as I thought it could be powder coated or something like that, but the test kit almost definitely proves it. And powder coating was very new in 1952. It was even redder when I went out there last night.
 
I now have all the chassis parts covered in paint stripper including the legs and the horizontal and vertical drive shafts. The chassis has all but the front outside coated, and has been coated for days, and it just made it a little easier to scrape and scrub off the paint. But for some reason, the paint on the vertical part of the right angle drive has peeled iteself up, while nothing else has done this.
Also, I got more parts in the mail yesturday, and it should be all the parts that I need, besides maybe for the wringer. I did not realize how rough my center plate was until seeing this brand new one!

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Yes! It is near! In fact I have bought the paints to use on the machine! A primer, tough white layer, and the color I have chosen for the top... I picked a fun color and I think I'm going to like it... Turquoise!
The paint stripper did not do what it did on the vertical right angle drive to any of the other pieces I cover with it. Im thinking because that one part was aluminum and the rest is steel. It did weaken the paint so it can be scrubbed or scraped, but it really is difficult to get off still. I decided to just throw all the pieces into a giant Tupperware container filled with vinegar and citric acid. The reaction has definitely taken place. Id like to even put the chassis in there if it will fit!
 
A lot

Of scraping sanding priming
What paint are you using as ur finish coat?
Can't go along with ur color choice for the lid.. I if its not going to be white.. Think it would look better if it was polished aluminum with a clear coat. But the lid is easy enough to change color on!
Keep up the good work!
 
Oh by "top" I meant top coat. Not the lid, thw whole machine. I will test it to see how I like it before putting it back together with that color. It is a lighter turquoise. Also my lid originally had paint on it I believe. It has not a lot of it left. I still have to take that off and soak it, but Im waiting until I finish the chassis and put the machine at least partially back together. There are too many pieces of the machine all over lol.
And yes tons of scraping and scrubbing. No more sanding until the paint is totally off though. I wont have to do a lot of scrubbing though as now the paint falls right off!
And thank you!
 
The paint has put up quite a fight! I had been working on it for a while, not able to get it all off. Then i got busy for 2 weeks. Now I am back to work on it. Today I applied a nee paint stripping chemical. Just checking it nnonnow and the paint *seems* to come off easily. I will be attacking it full on tomorrow. Sorry this project has moved so slow lol.
 
Hah! Awesome! Bubbye rusty lead paint! And I am now finishing up sanding off all the rust. Haven't worked on it since my last post but am doing some tonight. Then Ill either start painting this, or sand off all the legs, then paint.
 
Well it ended up being very difficult to get the rust off, so I finally found a container that was big enough to hold the chassis and soak it in citric acid solution, and so it is sitting in that now. That will make it easier. It might rust a little at the water line, but it is worth it.

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Oh thank you! I may have to look into that. And I had a problem with the paint stripper and the vertical part of the right angle drive. The first paint stripper I used took a lot of that paint off immediately but it also put pits in the aluminum! It also still has paint that is very stuck on to it, and it had some kind of goop on it last I checked. Now Ill have a pitted right angle drive but there isnt much to be done about it. It wont sand really. The paint stripper said nothing about not working with aluminum.
 
New parts for Maytag Wringer washers are still available which are made by an Amish man in PA. Only parts not available are for pump assemblies and their pully. Wringer rolls are available but are not as good as the old originals. Also, a total new wringer washer is available for 2 grand that he builds. It looks exactly like an E model and is beautiful. They sell like hot cakes to the Amish. My family sells all of these in Amish country.
 
Oh wow! That is really cool! How much do they sell the rolls for by chance? Mine are pretty messed up but are still usable. Mark has brand new unopened ones but they understandable cost a fortune, and he has used ones which are still a bit pricey. I believe the used ones were around $130. He usually gives me some discounts though. I'd much rather have new ones however.
 
Here is the last time it will be seen white. This is the second type of paint layer; the white enamel. The first pic is with all the white paint done. I ran out, but will just do more coats of thefinal paint. Now on to turquoise!

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