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Title: Decorator restore/update Post by: timsmore on February 20, 2006, 10:08:51 pm This will keep track of my attempt to bring a Vendo Decorator Pepsi Machine into this millenium. I bought this machine for $50.00 west of Phoenix. The owner let me know that the machine ran but did not cool. This is the first machine of this type that I have seen. For many of you this may be routine to update but this will be my first real attempt at updating any machine besides my Vendolator VMC-77. Most of that was a good cleaning and painting the interior parts.
This Decorator was designed between 1968-70. This front of the machine had seen to many HOT Arizona days in its time and had warped and become distorted. Title: Decorator restore/update Post by: timsmore on February 20, 2006, 10:44:47 pm Once I got the machine home my first duty was to get the bottom hosed out. It had atleast 3 pounds of dust, dirt and spiders in the bottom. Once I had accomplished that I then began to assess the inside of the machine. It surprising look quite nice but it is missing one rack for the bottles.
Title: Decorator restore/update Post by: timsmore on February 20, 2006, 10:49:47 pm Here is a quick before and after look to see how much better the door looks. Obviously I had no way to keep the lovely panel look. I have opted for smooth clean look. I may take this in the direction of a Miller Lite theme. The color will be simple enough for me and hopefully I can locate decals to give it a finished look. I would like to keep the Pepsi look but the only Pepsi bottles that I have access to are from Mexico and they won't go through the vending holes. The glass is about 3 times as thick as a regular American bottle.
Title: Decorator restore/update Post by: Creighton on February 20, 2006, 11:49:13 pm Looking good! I have a spare correct shelf. PM your address and it's on its way.
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