Philco Restoration Part 2 and a note of Thanks........

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Beautiful job and great idea on the painting. BTW, according to Rich Hall the author of "Sniglets," the little mixing ball inside a can of spray paint is called a "glacket."
 
Thanks all. Painting is an art and Ive had moderate success with both car and appliance painting. They really are the same, actually washers being much easier to paint. Keep in mind that 99% of all successful painting is surface preparation. Whether its a car OR an appliance, the first thing you do is SAND the surface lightly before priming. I then WET SAND the primed surface with at least #300 Wet/Dry sandpaper. I did three coats of paint on the Philco, letting it dry between each coat about an hour. It sounds like a lot of work, and it is, but the results are very rewarding knowing you did it yourself and did it well, and its much cheaper than having my car painter doing it. In all honesty, with a high pressure spray gun, my car painter does do a little bit better job. But when its back together and in place, it looks just fine. I didnt paint the Philco dryer at all, as it was not bad, and side by side the paint matches very well. Im no genius by any means, if I can do it, you can do it too!
 
Hi Peter! Remember the day that we moved these? They were right in the MIDDLE of a sea of washers! We had to move at least 20 or 30 washers to get these out.....
Yes I found another dryer locally that had a good fan on it. The fan was the weak spot of these dryers. It would collect lint, become unbalanced and then break the blades off it while running, which in turn would break the plastic fan housing. 2 of the dryers that I had were both broken. I used them for spare parts and saved the rest for the future, and made one complete dryer out of it all. I found the gas version of this dryer a year ago at the appliance junkyard that I go to, but didnt pick it up as I was then am still now completely out of room. Prob it has the same fan prob as the ones that you and I found in Aberdeen.
 
Thanks for sharing the painting technique! Beautiful and interesting machines,Jimmy. You could also use the lint filter for a minnow bucket when you went fishing! :)
 
And, Jimmy, I was sick when we left that last night, with about 5 Philco washers rolled out of the way and just left there because they were too far gone. I'm getting sick again now thinking about it! But you can't save everything... sigh!
 
Great photos! Thanks for sharing. You've done a remarkable job with the Philco. Glad you're feeling better, too. I really admire those of you at this site who do restorations. I hardly have the patience to paint a bedroom, much less dissemble an entire washer and deal with replacing/fixing parts and re-painting. My hat is off to you!!
 
Jimmy,
Thanks for the great pictures and detailed information. Your dedication to restoring these machines has really paid off. I think next to Frigidaire washers, the Philco "blades of water" agitator system comes in second (on my list anyway!). Congratulations on these fine machines. Patrick
 
Who'd have thunk it. I love that idea about shaking the cans on the agitator and I'm going to do it myself. I found a couple of those old metal school desks, kindergarten sized that have been languishing in my garage waiting to be spray painted.
 
Jimmy a beautiful job is an understatement. And THANK YOU for the detailed pics of control panels. And see, a GM Frigidaire does have a redeeming value for you. I know they're not your favorite. Bob.
 
Bob, my washers are like pets or children. I love them all in their own special way. To say that Frigidaires are not my favorites is rather presumptuous. I like each and every brand, whether I have them or not for their virtues and their faults. No one brand is all things to all people. I have more Frigidaire sets than all my other washers. Unimatic set, 2 Multimatic sets, a Rollermatic set, and a 1-18. Its best to keep an open attitude to the engineering and design of mechanical things, and remember that unlike today, most companies were trying to make the best possible product they could, with design improvements every year.
 
Now I get it!

It's the mixing of the paint that does it. I love to paint and restore too but was always too impatient to shake the can for more than two minutes. You have done great with the Philco washer cabinet and just with a spraycan! I never thought about wet sanding the primer. Do you also wet sand the paint after it dries? Also, do you ever use a car wax on your finishes? I used a Mcguire's three step wax system (cleaner,polish,wax finish) on my '56 Hotpoint fridge and it worked great! I'm going to go out and find a spray can shaker right away.
 
Hi Jimmy,
Thank you so much for sharing the wonderful photos with the detailed descriptions. It is great to see the step by step restorations on these rare machines. The paint job looks great too! So this washer came from the farm also? Looks brand new now,and a matched set even!
I did not know you had been ill,and I am glad that you are doing better. May 2006 be a better year for you. (:
 
Jimmy- I can't get over the wonderful restoration and painting you did. There really is an art to this. Didn't realize you were ill this year but it is great to see that you are back in action. Thank you so much for the great pics and the advice. It will help many of us.
 
I'm glad that you're feeling better.

And thank you for not only saving these wonderful machine but for sharing the restoration process with us. (I love that blue tub on the washer.) I always thought that Philco had some of the most innovative and handsome machines. (I never knew anyone who owned a Philco, but I used to drool over the ones on display while window shopping at a Philco dealer that was located next to a drive in on the old Somerville Circle that my family and I used to frequent during drives in the country. I always used to get yelled at because I preferred window shopping to whatever it was that I had ordered for lunch and/or dinner.)

Thanks again!

Mike
 
Thanks Jimmy for sharing those pictures with all of us! It looks like you have done an outstanding job on them I love the night photo with their console lights glowing. I assume from the pictures that you moved these beauties into your basement laundry room. What a fun set to have. Congratulations!! Terry
 
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Jimmy the Philco set is a job well done. Pat yourself on the back. What a ingenious way of mixing up a paint can I like that Idea. I was wondering if you could mix a gallon paint can on it as well? It would be like what a paint store does when mixing paint. That is way cool. Glad your feeling better now hope it continues will be praying for you. Dan

 

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