Look what came home with me from Manchester

[hotpoint95622]

Hotpoint Liberator De Luxe 1851-03

No way, the committee where all at home today, much quieter time at work; I spent most of the day in the store making out a stationery order. If I stayed at home I would have been nagged to within an inch of my life, it started first thing this morning about not having a shave for the last few days, Christ I hate shaving, so that made my mind up I’m off to work.

 

[matchboxpaul]

I havent shaved since last week!

Am trying to muster the energy to go and dig out the razor. I HATE shaving too.

Paul
p.s any more 1851/03 tinkering news?

 

[aquarius1984]

Ha and if you dont shave my dearest you will be on the settee this weekend!

I did not fall in love with my father in law! il be damned if im spending time with his lookilikie.

*shudders*

 

[hotpoint95622]

Hotpoint Liberator De Luxe 1851-03

This morning I have had a play with that pressure pot, this may work or may be a complete disaster, I have made a moulding out of cardboard threaded a length of wire thought the outlet tube and placed the cardboard in the main inlet, then injected silicon into the body of the pot till the silicon came out around the main inlet, it also seeped out of the many cracks in the rubber, the seepage was then rubbed around the body of the tub to ensure all where filled.

If this works the pressure switch will have to be fine-tuned for the water level.

 

[hotpoint95622]

Hotpoint Liberator De Luxe 1851-03

Not very attractive.

 

[hotpoint95622]

Hotpoint Liberator De Luxe 1851-03

Now for the suspension, left-hand side, two dampers. Both in good order.
Dam arachnids have moved in, I hate anything with more than four legs more than shaving. And yes I have shaved today.

 

[hotpoint95622]

Hotpoint Liberator De Luxe 1851-03

Right-hand side just the one damper.

 

[hotpoint95622]

Hotpoint Liberator De Luxe 1851-03

Undercarriage. And that massive block of concrete.

 

[hotpoint95622]

Hotpoint Liberator De Luxe 1851-03

Self levelling wheels and the dreaded rust.

 

[hotpoint95622]

Hotpoint Liberator De Luxe 1851-03

Kick strip, more rust, most likely from washing the kitchen floor with an old cotton mop with a metal head, scratching the paint.

 

[hotpoint95622]

Hotpoint Liberator De Luxe 1851-03

Nice navy blue.

 

[hotpoint95622]

Hotpoint Liberator De Luxe 1851-03

Cleaned out the soap draw housing.

 

[hotpoint95622]

Hotpoint Liberator De Luxe 1851-03

Will give it another going over when the re-build commences and get rid of the grey primer..

 

[hotpoint95622]

Hotpoint Liberator De Luxe 1851-03

I have found a local powder coat specialist firm just down the road so will take the consol panel and see how much they will charge to strip, treat and re-coat the panels for me as I think this is to much for me to do myself with my armature spraying skills not up to a standard for such a classic machine.


If it’s not to expensive I may consider having the 18680 spruced up too.

They carrier out powder coating and also spray painting.

 

[HooverJames]

Hi Lee,

Nice to see you're getting well stuck in now. The pressure pot is probably well fixed now by the looks of it, it's very handy to try and fix parts first before splashing out on new ones.

I can't wait til my classic Hotpoint is delivered.

Looking good, James

 

[matchboxpaul]

Hi Lee.

She is keeping you busy then!

Your machines kickstrip looks a lot lighter blue than the shade on the 1701 and 1828.
Looks like they went darker for the follow on series.

Mike has done a lovely spray job on his 1509/10 toploader, using Citroen Midnight Blue car paint.
Yesterday saw me hunting through Halfords and couldnt find Citroen, but could find Peugeot Midnight blue a can of which has been procured for future use.
I am sure the shade you require can be found in Halfords too.

When you get the facia sorted, just reitterate to the sprayers that the silver facia is to be preserved at all costs.
From previous experience, the facia stickers are very difficult to remove without kinking or creasing them.
The silverness also flakes off too.

Nothings ever simple in life.

paul

 

[electron1100]

Good Stuff

OI! spiders are good mates to have, they eat all the other rotten gits around i would rather have spiders in the house than wasps!

Shaving
I havent havent shaved for over two weeks i have a full beard which is rapidly turning me into a mad rasputin lookalike......no good points other than it keeps me face warm at work.

Restoration
You said in another thread that we are so alike well i totally agree, your thinking on how to solve problems is like mine practical and hands on and a bit have-a-go harry ;-) so i can only applaud you on your approach and efforts so far to get this classic machine back to its former glory, i reckon you will do it aswell ;-) now here is possibly another place for Paul and his pot of Astonish polish to visit ;-), coz like i said before after i have spent a lot of time restoring the mechanics on a machine i am too fagged out to clean it all up.

Keep it up
Gary

Ps we are also alike on the give a good kicking approach to things that annoy us ;-)

 

[paulc]

Lee

Congratulations on getting such a superb machine, your thread has kept me very entertained!!

P.S. I never shave, keep the stubble down to a minimum with clippers once a week.

 

[hotpoint95622]

Hotpoint Liberator De Luxe 1851-03

Thanks folks for the words of encouragement, I’m finding this restoration very therapeutic and most enjoyable.

Silver facia is to be preserved at all cost, you mean this, and it was only stuck on in the smallest of patches and was easily removed with a kitchen spatula with out kinking or creasing it, it seem sound with no flaking or cracking, it will be re-attached with some double sided tape after the repaint.

Lee

 

[matchboxpaul]

Great stuff Lee.

I have a knackered facia from a 1701 dryer, with a quarter of the facia loose from the facia plate. I have managed to work it off so far, but now it has stopped playing play ball and I have bottled it.

Kitchen spatula eh. Will give it a whirl.

Cant wait to see the results of the proffessional facia respray. The piccy below shows the knackered 1701 facia plus a spare 1828 facia, both of which need respraying.

Paul