Opinions needed on my DIY vendo 80 restro....

[wee]

First question is on the liner....It's in pretty good shape but I can't seem to get the bottom as clean as I would like for it to be...? Any ideas....I got some CLR but was afraid to really scrub it....I'll try that tomorrow after reading some threads here....Other than I don't have any more ideas.....I would assume comet may be too aggressive.....? I don't really want to paint it with hammer tone... I like the idea of keeping it as original as possible.

Now for the BIG question.....Convert it to cans or leave it be.....?  I'll get zero use out of it if I leave it to vend bottles, but I don't really like the idea of changing it either....I guess it could always be changed back to vend bottles by wrapping some rubber like matterial back around the the rollers....?

Here are a couple of pics of the liner.

[MoonDawg]

     That liner looks just fine for an unrestored machine. Further scrubbing may remove the galvanized coating completely.

      Even if you did reduce the size of the rollers for cans, bottles will still work fine although you may only need to shim the sides if the stacks.

[kbareit]

That tub looks great for an untouched original. You could have one like mine.

[SIGNGUY]

a little CLR , dilluted and some light scrubbing should get rid of that calcium buildup.. (the white stuff.).. just go slow and have water on hand to rinse...

it's not bad like others have said.. if your keep it original, it's not going to looks shiney and new.

[wee]

Started painting the bottom of the box where the compressor sits....It was about the only area with any rust. The paint matches pretty good so far, especially
considering it came off the shelf at Lowes and was only $5  Good enough match for the inside anyway. Notice the hinge I'm holding up in the first pic.





Brian

[wee]

Got it finished....Paint doesn't match as good after 4 coats...But it will do.



Brian