Vendo 81 pics... dirty/clean

[JUNIOR]

I just got done cleaning my Vendo 81D.. so here are some before/after pics.
The machine has needed goo-gone, 409, rubbing compound and wax (so far)..
I am very happy with the way in turned out.
  still looking for a budget friendly coin-mech & crank handle...

[Creighton]

That cleaned up great, congrats!! The original mech and handle are high demand items, resulting in spendy. Wouldn't be hard to fab a bracket to hold a crank handle until a mech was found.  It would look correct.
Creighton

[tkaz]

Looks great!  Using that rubbing compound is so satisfying when you get the paint nice and clean, I did the same to an original V-44 and it looked brand new when it was done.

[Wojcik]

Great job! 

[Chedki]

That looks great ! What's the purpose of rubbing compound? I assume you use it before waxing it.

[Marvin]

Wow!!!!!  Turned out great.

[Larry]

I used Simple Green and a pressure washer, at a distance, to remove the grime that just spraying and wiping would not remove.  Then I used some Turtle Wax rubbing compound, and some McGuires paint cleaner and some carnuba wax on my ice-cream machine.  It turned out looking brand new.  The rubbing compound really blended the paint shades and evened everything out. 

Rubbing compound is a paste with a slight grit that brings out the natural paint by removing a thin amount.  At least that's what happened to me.

Awesome job on the machine.

[Swachtelncc]

great job cleaning it up

[JUNIOR]

The paint was dull and had lots of fine scratches so the rubbing compound smoothed out the scratches & paint. Just be careful not to rub thru the paint. Then a coat of wax & it really shines.

[TomFromJersey]

Looks great...a little elbow grease goes a long way.
  TFJ