Vendo 56

[BryanH]

Kevin - I have to second Patrick's question.  What did you do to get the compartment looking do good.  I'm in the process of cleaning up (not quite ready to say restore) my first machine (a VMC-56).  It needs to be cleaned but not sure what to do next and would really like to do it myself...  Share your tips.

[johnieG]

So Kevin, did you have a lower pan liner bent to fit the bottom of the inside cabinet floor? I see new metal in the one "after" picture.  '>

or is that a cookie sheet?    ( either way , a good idea)

[johnieG]

Quote (Kevin C @ Jan. 31 2005,8:13)

Hello So I am getting ready to strip this machine apart & start the body work.  I have two questions. 1. See the attached picture of the main door with the the clips that hold the door gasket in place. How do these clips work? & How do I remove the clips & door gasket? Where can I get a new replacment gasket? 2.  How do I remove the big main door from the body of the machine? The hinges look sealed/capped?  Any ideas? Kevin

Just slide a wide bladed putty knife between the liner & the cabinet wall & the clips will pop right off, don't be surprised if the little "ears" on the clips break off, these get pretty rusty, but they are the same type as are used to hold the rubber fender liner on early chevys & can be got at an auto supplier shop (for Bump & Paint shops) as for the hinges, they remove from the top, the bottom is just a "plug"
use a pair of vise-grips on the bottom "Plug" & tap it down with a hammer, & once it's off , us a drift punch to drive the hinge-pin up & out.

[loman4ec]

John there is no pin on the 56's it is made to look like there is. All you have to do is lift up on the whole door and it just slides off.

[Kevin C]

Hello

The replacement lower pan was made with galvinized metal. You may be able to make the cuts & bends with metal working hand tools but it would best if you could make the long folds/bends on a metal break. I own an AC company so I have access &  the people working for me to make these little metal projects. With that being said I was going to make it myself with some borrowed tools but my service manager got wind of the need for a new pan & made it himself. I think he wanted to keep himself inline to pull a few long neck Bud's.

If you try this yourself with hand tools it will take awhile of testing & bending to get the fit & drainage.

Kevin

[sodaworks]

As far as replacing the main door gasket you can order this from funtronic's or the soda jerk works. The gasket is not avail. vulcanized, so you will have to cut the gasket ends at a 45 degree angle and super glue the pieces together. I just did this a recently, turned out pretty nice.

[Kevin C]

Hello

Cleaning of the compartment.

remove the refrigeration parts.  Spray the compartment with a good cleaner & allow it to soak, scrub with a course back side of a sponge & for the bad stains rub with steel wool.  Continue to do this & spray the whole compartment out with the garden hose. Allow to dry & repeat a needed.  If the lower pan is rusted through I fill the holes with a good coating of 'Great Stuff" foam, cut the extra foam off when it is dry & then add the new metal insert pan as explained earlier.

Kevin

[Kevin C]

Hey

This Vendo 56 is now for sale if any of you guys would like to make a deal. It is located in Charleston, SC. I will prepare it for shipping if you need. Let me know because I have another machine on the way to my garage & I need to move one of the current three machines out. I will have an operational coin changer installed if desired. I have not started on the painting.

Help a coke machine addict out of a jamb!

Kevin

[Kevin C]

Hello

Well the V-56 is now in the process of being taken apart for repainting.  Anyone have any ideas how to get the  white metal section out of the door frame. This goes around the bottle doors. I have tried it from the front & back with not luck. I need to get it out for the repainting & dont want to damage it. So any ideas?

The white metal I am talking about is to the left of the bottle rack.

Kevin

[Kevin C]

Hello

The worst part so far is the insulation & the black tar used to seal the metal gaps.  Here is a picture of the machine on the work table. You may notice the sandwich bags with all the screws tagged for the reversal of the process.

I was told that WD40 will work well to clean all the balck tar off the machine.

Kevin