loman4ec
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« on: December 21, 2010, 09:13:12 pm » |
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Well I am finishing up all of my current projects before I move. I have never had to pull off anything like this before. I finished three machines in about 4 weeks. The V39 had been a work in progress for several months. It was done right. It was stripped down 100% and done inside and out. It looks fantastic. The lettering was done by hand and the paint was done by a local custom car painter and was done in House of Kolor base clear.
The USS-64 and Glassco were done for the same customer. He wanted a budget refurbishment. They both look good but were not done like the V39. He wanted the Glassco as a reach in cooler and since we ar in Cincinnati he wanted it done in Bengals. He also didn't want to spring for the cost of a real cap catcher so I had this stashed away and put it on. The customer is happy so thats all that matters. I attached some pics. Overall these look really nice.
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loman4ec
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« Reply #1 on: December 22, 2010, 07:33:58 am » |
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Wow tough crowd  Both the USS64 and Vendo 39 still need decals on the sides which I am doing today. I also cant figure out the lock bar on this darn Vendo 39. I cant get it to work. Once I get the breaker strips in the 39 I will post pictures. It looks great inside. I hammer pained everything and polished the drum. I painted the two inner wheels and polished the outside by hand with blue magic. That stuff really works. I got a simple hand polish to look like a mirror.
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90grad
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« Reply #2 on: December 22, 2010, 08:05:08 am » |
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Looks great, Josh! That Bengals cooler is a great idea.
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Wayne
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Cavalier 51 (1953) Cavalier Airline Cooler 7-Up Picnic Cooler Vendo 110 (1957) VMC 56 Bottle (1964) VMC 56 Can Westinghouse Master Water Bath Cooler Westinghouse Standard Ice Cooler Westinghouse WB-102 (1963)
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loman4ec
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« Reply #3 on: December 22, 2010, 07:16:39 pm » |
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Thanks. They were fun projects. The galssco looks good for a stripped cooler. The USS-64 looks great too. The V39 is picked up tomorrow and it is almost done. It is the nicest I have ever done.
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Pat Pixley
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« Reply #4 on: December 22, 2010, 07:42:06 pm » |
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Look Good Josh  nice idea on the Glasco . would like to see the insides of these always nice to see the complete thing inside & out  .
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loman4ec
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« Reply #5 on: December 22, 2010, 09:08:18 pm » |
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The inside of the glasco is as is and so is the USS-64. The owner basically wanted a refurbishment and not a restoration. They were done very cheap. I a, still working on the vendo 39. but I will post pics of it. It looks good. The breaker strips go in tomorrow.
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« Reply #6 on: December 23, 2010, 09:12:38 am » |
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That drum face looks sweet! Will that finish hold up over time or would you have to re-polish it? I have a V-39 that needs restoring.  Tim 
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loman4ec
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« Reply #7 on: December 23, 2010, 09:49:24 am » |
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I don't know if it will hold up. It does look good though. Blue magic is a miracle worker. I love it. I barely had to run a use any elbow greas. I think it will hold up for while. Then it is easy to polish
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« Reply #8 on: December 23, 2010, 10:46:23 am » |
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What is Blue Magic? Is it a car polish? I need to polish the stainless candy shute on my Stoner. There's just no way to buff it unless you have small buffs.
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loman4ec
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« Reply #9 on: December 23, 2010, 05:16:22 pm » |
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Blue Magic is in my opinion the best metal polish on the market. It spreads easily and it polishes with little effort. I have had this tube for forever so I do not remember where to find it,
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« Reply #10 on: December 23, 2010, 07:03:24 pm » |
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Wizards is another awesome metal polish and they make other products aswell .
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loman4ec
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« Reply #11 on: December 24, 2010, 10:25:25 am » |
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Well the owner came and got the 39 and was delighted with it. I didn't think I was going to get it done as the main door seal wouldnt let the door close. I ended up putting the old seal back on. At least it was in good condition. He was so happy with the machine he even gave me a tip. What a nice guy. He also has a summer home in Daytona so he said when I get settled in orlando to call him and he wants me to build another for him there.
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« Reply #12 on: December 26, 2010, 01:23:19 pm » |
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Hi Josh,
1st off they all look good. but on the USS 64 I noticed you got rid of the wood grain contact paper and the black trim around the coin slot, but did you also change out the sign? Just wonder, because my USS96 and all the USS64 I saw came with the red coke wave sign.
Ray
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loman4ec
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« Reply #13 on: December 26, 2010, 02:48:29 pm » |
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yes this is a different sign. I bought the replacement sign from Funtronics. They are exact replacements and are screened just like the originals. They are very nice. Yes I got rid of the woodgrain and took off the black trim and threw it away and replaced it with new stick on chromed plastic. It is easy to use and looks great. Its also cheap. I got it from auto zone and it was $15 for the whole machine.
I just reread you comment and you commented on the part around the coin slot. I painted the black part white. Its looks a lot better than the original black and I replaced the black coin slot with a chrome one from a CSS-64G.
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