Shortly after Covid my wife was diagnosed with Cancer, thankfully it was caught early.
After chemo, operation, radiotherapy and more chemo she has now thankfully been declared cancer free.
During this time we needed things to occupy ourselves, had to stay in a lot because of her almost complete lack of an immune system.
So we started to get small restoration projects that could be picked up and put down between treatments and recovery time.
Started off with a rather unloved Airbrush Compressor from Ebay, didn't know if it even worked.
Luckily it spluttered and hissed into life so started stripping it down.
My wife cleaned the filter/regulator and all the shiny parts up a treat with some Autosol
I rubbed the heat sink down and resprayed it with a can of Jenolite Satin Black.
Cleaned up where possible internally, replaced the intake filter and bought some new screws, washers and bolts.
Didn't look too shabby when it was finished
It also came with an Airbrush, that wasn't even mentioned in the description although it did appear in one photo.
Under all the mess it turned out to be a rather decent model, an Iwata HP-CH
Stripped down, soaked in white spirit then cleaned in a cheapie Ultrasonic Bath.
It was in a dreadful state, but after a few soakings including astonish cup cleaner it looked much better.
Replaced all the seals and the needle, only other unsalvageable part was the nozzle cap.
Worked a treat and again came out rather better than we imagined.
Next up was an old Phjilips wireless, too far gone internally so fitted a few dab parts and bluetooth.
The speaker luckily was undamaged and still sounds very authentic.
Illuminated with led's and a green one to mimic the original magic eye.
Got an old (new) braided cord and use it now on a daily basis at half ten for Popmaster.
Once my wife had recovered we started proper life again especially travelling so the projects stopped.
Last month we were in the Netherlands and my wife just couldn't resist this lovely old coffee grinder.
We are on the restoration road again, its already stripped down and replacement glass collection pot sourced.
We started all this at a very sad and gruelling time for my wife and to a lesser extent me too.
Strangely though we remember it fondly, gave us something else to focus on and it all ended happily.
Further update when the grinder is looking a bit (lot) nicer and thanks for reading.
After chemo, operation, radiotherapy and more chemo she has now thankfully been declared cancer free.
During this time we needed things to occupy ourselves, had to stay in a lot because of her almost complete lack of an immune system.
So we started to get small restoration projects that could be picked up and put down between treatments and recovery time.
Started off with a rather unloved Airbrush Compressor from Ebay, didn't know if it even worked.
Luckily it spluttered and hissed into life so started stripping it down.
My wife cleaned the filter/regulator and all the shiny parts up a treat with some Autosol
I rubbed the heat sink down and resprayed it with a can of Jenolite Satin Black.
Cleaned up where possible internally, replaced the intake filter and bought some new screws, washers and bolts.
Didn't look too shabby when it was finished
It also came with an Airbrush, that wasn't even mentioned in the description although it did appear in one photo.
Under all the mess it turned out to be a rather decent model, an Iwata HP-CH
Stripped down, soaked in white spirit then cleaned in a cheapie Ultrasonic Bath.
It was in a dreadful state, but after a few soakings including astonish cup cleaner it looked much better.
Replaced all the seals and the needle, only other unsalvageable part was the nozzle cap.
Worked a treat and again came out rather better than we imagined.
Next up was an old Phjilips wireless, too far gone internally so fitted a few dab parts and bluetooth.
The speaker luckily was undamaged and still sounds very authentic.
Illuminated with led's and a green one to mimic the original magic eye.
Got an old (new) braided cord and use it now on a daily basis at half ten for Popmaster.
Once my wife had recovered we started proper life again especially travelling so the projects stopped.
Last month we were in the Netherlands and my wife just couldn't resist this lovely old coffee grinder.
We are on the restoration road again, its already stripped down and replacement glass collection pot sourced.
We started all this at a very sad and gruelling time for my wife and to a lesser extent me too.
Strangely though we remember it fondly, gave us something else to focus on and it all ended happily.
Further update when the grinder is looking a bit (lot) nicer and thanks for reading.
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