Cleaning tips

Hello,
My husband and I just bought a Cavalier CSS-8-64 coke machine and have a couple of questions... It's in great shape outside, no rust or dents, and works great. The inside is dirty and has a little surface rust. Whats the best way to clean the inside up?, can we haul it out in the driveway and pressure wash it? Whats the best way to clean off the surface rust?
The only thing missing is 1 of the 4 feet off the bottom, can it be replaced?

Please hurry before my husband takes it apart...I can only keep his tools hidden for so long!!

Thanks in advance,
Kristy
   

[johnieG]

Not to worry, the levelers (feet) are avaliable from many reproduction parts suppliers, first vacuum out as much of the crud as possible, then you can use a pressure washer to clean out the inside of the cabinet but use the lower pressure setting and try not to spray the evaporators fan-motor, it doesn't care too much for getting soaked! and you might bend the fan too, to clean up light rust use elbow grease and  medium-steel wool & TSP, for slightly tougher spots use gloves,& eye protection and naval-jelly rust remover and coarser steel wool,(*! NOT with the TSP at the same time!) you can also use a BBQ wire-type brush to loosen and scaly rust spots before the steel wool treatment, also try not to blast the area between the inside liner and the outside cabinet (the black plastic barrier ("breaker-strip") you could force water into the insulation inside and once its wet, it doesn,t work & causes rust. make sure its completly dry again before attempting to plug it back in, if the fan-motor gets wet it may not work until it drys completely, and make sure the drain hole & pipe/hose is clear & working properly, blow it out with an air hose, you don't need a puddle rusting out the bottom pan of the liner or making a mess! hope you have fun with your new toy and let us know how it's going too '>

PS Got any pictures you could share '>

[Pat Pixley]

Myself I would start off vacuuming it out if there is broken glass or what ever  then I would  hand wash it with warm soapy water  that might do the trick.
And naval jelly is it for the rust and I like Easy Off for dirty greasy area's like around the compressor.

Pat  P.

P.S.
Yes If you have a photo please send it maybe Jim could
put it at photo area.