What to offer on this Vendo 81?

[BONOVOX]

Nice pick up, and at a good price in my opnion.
Where I would start first is, unless you are 100% sure you want a restored machine, I would first start by giving the machine a GOOD CLEANING.  You'll be surprised how well some of theses machines can actually clean up with some good ol elbow grease!!

THEN, if it's not up to your standards, think about the restore.... but at least give the ol dog a chance to live a natural life  

Again, nice find.

ADDED NOTE:  I reread your orignal post... didnt notice that its been repainted before.... in that case, STIP HER DOWN lol


 

[Kaleid20]

As soon as I get her home and give her a good cleaning I'll post some better quality pics. You guys can give me your 2 cents if you think it's worth media blasting this baby down and repainting her. I sure would like that 2 tone paint to really POP! Otherwise, I'm probably just gonna start with a few small things. Rechrome the medal, rezinc the coin mech, and clean up the compressor.

[MoonDawg]

     It appears that only the front has been re-painted, the rest is all original. You will find that with new chrome and plating, it will make the old finish will look like crap!
     There is nothing wrong with refinishing the front doors, bottle stack, shelves and compressor first. At a later date you can always repaint the cabinet and liner.

[Kaleid20]

Good point...that new shiny chrome probably would really bring a lot of attention to a bad paint job.