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« Reply #20 on: June 12, 2006, 10:22:59 am » |
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Hello ZMonet,
Welcome aboard!!! Check your local automotive paint distributors, if you decide to do a nice paint job using Centari or PPG paints. If you decide to do a "quick and easy" paint job try using a quart of industrial paint like Rustoleum and buy a cheap gun from Harbor Freight. If you use a roller or spray bomb you will not be happy with the results. I personally would show the machine to your Dad and explain that you just aquired it and then take it home and restore it correctly. I believe it would have alot more sentlementle value to your dad knowing that you took the extra time to create a restored machine just for him!!! 
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TERRY@SODAWORKS RESTORATIONS
Lots of Round Top machines
Buy-Sell-Trade-Restorations
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« Reply #21 on: June 12, 2006, 11:16:57 am » |
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| Quote (ZMonet @ June 11 2006,7:08) | | ............... so I guess it would be a matter of just buying or renting a paint sprayer and getting the paint |
Boy, are you under estimating the hours ahead of you!! I like Terry's idea of taking it home so you can make time to do it right.
The slider is one of the easiest soda machines to paint once the side door is removed and it's a piece of 1950's history so at this point, you might as well spend a few more bucks and spray a hardcoat shiny finish like it had originally. ( BTW you may inherit this machine back some day)
You asked for our opinion, and here is mine....This machine is 50 years old and this is it's first re-paint, so either paint it right or don't paint over it at all. |
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ZMonet
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« Reply #22 on: June 16, 2006, 05:08:00 pm » |
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I just purchased some items for my 55 Ideal Slider from Steve at Funtronics. The guy is an encyclopedia of knowledge on these machines and it would be worth purchasing him just for his advice on particular items. Anyway, he sells Dupont Centari paint in spray cans and although I know this is against advisement of the board, I plan on using the spray cans to paint the machine come early July. I'll take pictures and let you guys see how it comes out. If nothing else you'll be able to say "I told you so".
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Ideal 55 Slider - Coke (1st machine) - gift for father
Ideal 55 Pepsi (single dot) - almost finished restoring
Ideal 55 7 Up - need to pick up
Ideal 55 Generic - at my parent's
Vendo 110 - currently restoring
Vendo H63C - cleaned up and operational
Westinghouse Cooler - Collecture MADE ME buy
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ZMonet
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« Reply #23 on: July 09, 2006, 07:20:43 am » |
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Well, I finished the project and gave it to my father for his birthday (July 8th). He really liked it so it worked out well. My brother and I picked it up on the 7th, worked on it and got it done in less than a day. I'm pretty happy with the results, although I understand that these results might not meet many of your quality control levels. However, so that people can remain somewhat informed on what someone with little can spray painting experience can do and to see the Funtronic's spray paint applied, I have attached pics (the original pics are attached to the first messages in this post).
Interesting side note, we had to drill out the locks and we found 50+ full 6.5 oz Coke bottles in the lower compartment. Judging from the dimes that were left in the machine, I don't think the thing had been used since the early 70s.
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Ideal 55 Slider - Coke (1st machine) - gift for father
Ideal 55 Pepsi (single dot) - almost finished restoring
Ideal 55 7 Up - need to pick up
Ideal 55 Generic - at my parent's
Vendo 110 - currently restoring
Vendo H63C - cleaned up and operational
Westinghouse Cooler - Collecture MADE ME buy
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ZMonet
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« Reply #24 on: July 09, 2006, 07:22:18 am » |
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more pics
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Ideal 55 Slider - Coke (1st machine) - gift for father
Ideal 55 Pepsi (single dot) - almost finished restoring
Ideal 55 7 Up - need to pick up
Ideal 55 Generic - at my parent's
Vendo 110 - currently restoring
Vendo H63C - cleaned up and operational
Westinghouse Cooler - Collecture MADE ME buy
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ZMonet
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« Reply #25 on: July 09, 2006, 07:23:32 am » |
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Ideal 55 Slider - Coke (1st machine) - gift for father
Ideal 55 Pepsi (single dot) - almost finished restoring
Ideal 55 7 Up - need to pick up
Ideal 55 Generic - at my parent's
Vendo 110 - currently restoring
Vendo H63C - cleaned up and operational
Westinghouse Cooler - Collecture MADE ME buy
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bubba
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« Reply #26 on: July 09, 2006, 08:01:32 am » |
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That came out really nice... good job... congrats!  '>
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Ken
V-63 -Bottles
2-Cavalier USS-64
VMC ST56B Royal Crown - being built
Vendo HA56C Coke
2-V63C DP
V63C Coke
U-Select-It 5cent candybar machine
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« Reply #27 on: July 09, 2006, 09:47:48 am » |
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Yep Well Done. Bet your dad is pleased. Now get yourself another one and have
another go... A couple of years down the road you'll be like the rest of us. Did I say years, should have said months.
Dave
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BrianB
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« Reply #28 on: July 10, 2006, 10:11:55 am » |
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Wow, great job! I bet your Dad was happy with it, I know I would be!
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Brian
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BryanH
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« Reply #29 on: July 10, 2006, 10:19:40 am » |
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Nice job... looks like it turned out pretty nice. What's next?
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Thanks, Bryan
Cavalier USS-96: unrestored, working on the back patio
CV VUB/C 8-91: a fantasy restoration?
GE Cooler: in pieces, my next project
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