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Thread Number: 67575
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Repainted Maytag Center-Dial Machines |
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Post# 903082 10/14/2016 at 18:02 (2,743 days old) by Lowefficiency  (Iowa) |
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I ran across this dryer on Craigslist and did a double-take. It's not quite my style, but it looks better than I would have thought! It sort of looks like it's dressed up for a special occasion - a black tux with a blue bow tie. :-)
Has anyone else painted one of these, or come across one that has been painted in a non-factory color? (Or perhaps a rare factory color, such as the turquoise?) | ||
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Post# 903088 , Reply# 1 10/14/2016 at 19:17 (2,743 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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| Post# 903096 , Reply# 2 10/14/2016 at 20:05 (2,743 days old) by Bigterkc (Kansas City) | ||
Not my style  | ||
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Post# 903386 , Reply# 3 10/17/2016 at 09:46 (2,740 days old) by Volvoguy87 (Cincinnati, OH) |
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Black MT. | ||
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Post# 903389 , Reply# 4 10/17/2016 at 10:08 (2,740 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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appliances are good test runs for many shops/schools....as a training guide before they go onto vehicles....
my brother works at a shop that paints on a small level like a fender.....now have added a full paint booth....and have been doing fridges a lot to test with..... white is easy, but something like red or black is selected to show any and all defects in a paint job..... I too would like to see an 806 set in black.....or even some shading combinations.... | ||
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Post# 903483 , Reply# 5 10/18/2016 at 08:03 (2,739 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains) |
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I inquired once into the cost of turning an avocado 806 into a decent Maytag colour. Was referred, as Yogi mentioned, to the local VoTech. Instructor was highly interested - said he'd love the challenge. My cost would have b been materials plus a service charge of $50. Cheap.
But - ran out of time, went back to Germany and the 806 went into service. Stayed in service for years. Unfortunately, stayed the most hideous of all colors for years, too.
I've painted refrigerators pastel colours over smoked harvest gold (second nastiest colour in the pantheon of ugly) and it seems to work best when the primer is grey.
Who does porcelain? Anybody? | ||
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Post# 903488 , Reply# 7 10/18/2016 at 09:05 (2,739 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI) |
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 That turbine is a nifty design...
If only if the engine was such a bust to retain the body style & interior fixings...
To make something like that today, you still need Plymouth--or to have quickly done it in its final era, as when you had the Prowler, the Voyager, and Neon... (and whatever the equivalent to the Chrysler Cirrus/Dodge Stratus was, too; circa late-1990's...)
-- Dave | ||
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Post# 903555 , Reply# 8 10/18/2016 at 19:58 (2,739 days old) by washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i) |
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Why, Panthera, how can you say such a thing against Harvest Gold?! I shudder to think what you have to say about Avocado Green?! :) I'm sorta fond of Harvest Gold, myself...
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Post# 903568 , Reply# 9 10/18/2016 at 22:36 (2,739 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains) |
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Todd,
The biggest fight we ever had in our house was over a Twenty Eight Hundred in avocado. I'd be willing to save a thumper in avocado, but that's about it.
Hate that color passionately. I like Pank, tu'qua, sunny yellow and coppertone. Poppy red, too. But the post 1967 colours, yeah, pass. But, heh - everyone's tastes are different. Those are beautiful Maytags, by the way. Are they yours? | ||
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Post# 1048425 , Reply# 10 10/22/2019 at 12:43 (1,640 days old) by LowEfficiency (Iowa) |
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Adding a photo uploaded by bradley1964 in another thread:
www.automaticwasher.org/c... Not sure if this is the paint being removed (chrome underneath), or the panel being re-painted in silver...
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