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Title: double take Post by: Ginger Prince on August 24, 2007, 06:23:14 pm things seem a little quiet on the site at the moment.
i like to see all your before and after pix of the soda machines you collect and restore, some are incredulous, like, "that never started out like that, surely!?!" however, there is a broad spectrum of people on the site from soda virgin to professional restorer, so i thought it might be good to see before and after pix where it has been just hard manual graft with no tools, just detergent/degreasant, parafin, chrome cleaner, wire brush or old toothbrush, sandpaper wire wool etc that kind of help, so we are all on an even keel maybe. i'm in england with birdman so soda machines aren't exactly growing on trees, so the item could be soda or coin operated or anything!!! but where that simple but hard graft has made a major change to the appearance or value of the item in a relative short time. i renovate old 60's slot machines as a hobby [and to be frank to help to pay the bills], so ive added pix of a part slot machine i picked up for $30 and spent over x6 hours one afternoon and early evening cleaning up. I still havn't managed to source the missing parts so it still looks like that in storage! ps i remember someone on the site buying a 7up white roundtop all brown and rusty and with the sprinkle of a little magic dust, [maybe rustinhibitor!] it changed from tramp girl to prom girl, gleaming white in a few hours, so thats the kind of pix im looking for, heres mine to get us started Title: Re: double take Post by: sodaworks on August 24, 2007, 06:34:15 pm I have been kinda silent around here lately. I've been really busy restoring a couple of old dirtbikes for the upcoming vintage/classic racing series. Will post before and after photo's when completed.
Title: Re: double take Post by: coke_and_stuff on August 24, 2007, 07:32:07 pm Before
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/coke_and_stuff/Picture075.jpg) After (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/coke_and_stuff/Picture001-2.jpg) Before (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/coke_and_stuff/Picture119.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/coke_and_stuff/Picture117.jpg) After (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/coke_and_stuff/Picture204.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/coke_and_stuff/Picture206.jpg) Before on a Vendo 81D everything was redone and it was gutted when I got it. (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/coke_and_stuff/coke2.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/coke_and_stuff/cokemachinesone.jpg) After (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/coke_and_stuff/301b43ac.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/coke_and_stuff/Picture029.jpg) I wish I had a before shot of this Vendo coin changer maybe Eric can help? (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/coke_and_stuff/Picture032-1.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/coke_and_stuff/Picture031-1.jpg) Joey Title: Re: double take Post by: johnieG on August 24, 2007, 10:41:35 pm One heck of a restoration on the Vendo! ( a V-81?) or should that be "resurrection" nice! :wow:
the Pepsi slider & Coin changer look sweet too! was the "doner" for the Vendo a square-corner I take it? reminds me of swapping out a fender on a '57 chevy! Title: Re: double take Post by: FDNY1975 on August 25, 2007, 09:52:46 am Joey, Pepsi Ideal 55 looks great and so does the Vendo Coin Changer. Eric If I remember right you did the restoration on that one right? What silver paint did you use on the inside of the changer really came out nice. Matt
Title: Re: double take Post by: davethebirdman on August 25, 2007, 04:30:00 pm Can't compete with Joey I'm afraid but here are a few before and after piccies of a couple of my vending machines. Title: Re: double take Post by: davethebirdman on August 25, 2007, 04:33:36 pm Here's another one that was found on a dump. 1920's possibly earlier. Title: Re: double take Post by: coke_and_stuff on August 25, 2007, 05:40:41 pm Coin changer was done by me, silver paint is just rustoleom silver metallic, everything was blasted before hand. It turned out nice. The machine with the rusted out bottom was a Vendo 56 machine was cut in half and a square top bottom was installed.
Joey Title: Re: double take Post by: BrianB on August 27, 2007, 08:19:27 am Here are some before and afters of my Cavalier 55.
Title: Re: double take Post by: Eric on August 27, 2007, 09:30:22 am No Joey did all the work.... I just hauled it down to him....
Joey I have found some snap shots of the 81 I traded you also I'll scan those and get those to you... Stuff looks awesome! That will be a great before and after! Everryones stuff looks awesome! Great job folks! :happydrinkers: Title: Re: double take Post by: coke_and_stuff on August 27, 2007, 11:20:03 am The 81 is getting worked on now, fingers crossed it gets done soon! Very thankful on those pictures Eric, I had a ton but lost them when my comuter crashed last year. Brian that 55 is awesome I need to find one someday.
Joey Title: Re: double take Post by: Pat Pixley on August 27, 2007, 02:46:33 pm Well here is my before and after photo's of my Dr Pepper machine. :biggrin:
Been busy here with work and family stuff (Helping move my daughter again for the third time this yr. :darn: :upside:) And doing my next before and after machine. Title: Re: double take Post by: Pat Pixley on August 27, 2007, 02:54:42 pm and here are the other photo's :oops:
Title: Re: double take Post by: BrianB on August 28, 2007, 06:10:54 am Thanks Joey, 55's are fun little machines.
Wow Pat! That Dr. Pepper is super! I love those colors. |