Help with a restoration on and ideal 35 slider

[bubba]

Quote (SIGNGUY @ July 18 2006,10:41)

Thanks. so what does happend when R12 Escapes... Is there an odor, is it dangerous? just curios?? Not that anything has happend (yet). Got the Compressor out and have been clening it with wire brush, will paint with rustoleum Black, tonight and put back in... I was going to attempt the liner removal, but realized after attempting to get the breaker strips off the bottle loading door, they are all tarred in as well and after getting the top gaskets off, realized the there is a whole lotta tar, insualtion and GUNK holding the coils in place... W'ell just leave that for the next guy who wants to restore it... It gets sanded, and painted in the next few weeks and that will be the extent of my restoration.

When R-12 escapes, it is very expensive to replace. Some say its causing a hole in the atmosphere when it floats around in the air... other than that, don't try to touch any gas that is leaking out, it will cause frostbite.

[SIGNGUY]

Thanks for the heads up on the r-12... Hopefully I won't have to deal with ruptured fridge lines.
In regards to the COMPLETE Restoration, Yes, I plan on redoing the electrical system completely, Also the Gaskets and door liners, then Body work, Paint and reassembly on Casters.

Biggest challenge will be the "once" Stainless steel top.. It's completely dulled, faded, old stickers applied.. you name it.. .I will attempting to clean up and see if I can get the Stainless back.. Any Suggestions on restoring the top to a nice shiney finish or should I get it painted??

Thanks,,, This is fun!

[BryanH]

John - look here on cleaning up the lid.  These pads are magic.  I used them on the hinges and from afar they now look like new.  Up close you can see some swirls but still looks nice and shiney.  Also found they work pretty well on conditioning any less than perfect paint jobs (not the final cut and buff but on the undercoats).

[MoonDawg]

Getting your lid to shine will be a real challenge! '>

       Ideal 55's 85's etc. all had stainless steel lids. The Ideal 35's had galvanized painted lids. They also lacked the matching stainless trim across the top front.
       This is good, now you can just fill the dents in your lid and paint it with the rest of the body.

[SIGNGUY]

I was wondering about that, since it looke more galvanized rather than a shiney stainless gone bad!.. Looks like it gets painted with the body.. thanks Glen.

I forgot to mention, if anyone is interested in this machine, please feel free to PM me and make an offer... I am not that attached to it yet and would rather have a Glasco 50.

Thanks
John

[audiobeer]

I like the Ideal 35s and want one to go with my Ideal 55. I look forward to seeing if the Glasco pans out that we talked about.