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Author Topic: Finished DU Grenier 5 cent "CANDY MAN" candy bar machine!!  (Read 7713 times)
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« Reply #10 on: March 08, 2014, 08:43:29 pm »

WOW!!!  jawdrop  That came out really nice.
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« Reply #11 on: March 09, 2014, 06:57:40 pm »

Nice work!

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« Reply #12 on: March 09, 2014, 07:32:22 pm »

beautiful machine
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« Reply #13 on: March 09, 2014, 08:26:41 pm »

Very cool machine and really nice job on bringing it back.
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« Reply #14 on: March 10, 2014, 07:18:49 am »

You did a great job Bob. Always great to see the before and after pictures.  happydrinkers
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« Reply #15 on: March 10, 2014, 08:20:36 am »

I love those machines.  I have one that I am going to do one year.  I'm not sure what year.  They had two similar bases.  One of the bottoms went 90 degrees straight down and the other one went on a angle and the 90 degrees down.  I have the straight 90.  I wish I had the other one, but at least I have a stand.  I have a thing for stands.

The machine turned out nice.  Did you paint the inside or plate it?  Was the "Candy" top piece chromed?


Here's a picture of an ad, a angled base, and a straight base.  I'm going to paint mine like that two toned blue one in the last picture.
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« Reply #16 on: March 10, 2014, 12:09:18 pm »


i think I prefer the straight stand.. I'd take any stand..
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« Reply #17 on: March 10, 2014, 10:31:41 pm »

Good choice in colors. Looking good.  happydrinkers
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« Reply #18 on: March 16, 2014, 04:27:20 pm »

Larry,

I painted the inside of the machine, and all of the shelving units, there are twelve of them. The CANDY script was in really nice condition when I received it. So I really just polished it and it came out really good! Now the actual mechanism sides of the shelving units have a sliding piece to them and must slide free in order for the machine to work properly. I did nothing to them except sand blast, replace all the springs and basically left them alone. If I had painted the sliding mechs the paint would have gummed them up and the machine would never vend properly. So if some was doing a 100 point resto I would plate these for sure. Like I stated in a previous post the button mechanicals are the hardest thing to restore on these. It really is a jigsaw puzzle, once you figure that out the rest is pretty easy. Patience on these are an absolute. Hundreds of tiny screws, nuts and about 5 different size springs which number in the hundreds also. But well worth the work when finished as it really is a nice looking machine you just done see everyday.  GOOD LUCK with yours!!!  Someday I hope top find a base for mine!!!
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