Thread Number: 82285
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
1962 WDA-62 Restoration ...... |
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Post# 1062774 , Reply# 1   3/9/2020 at 21:46 (1,507 days old) by sfh074 ( )   |   | |
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here is a peek at the reproduction. Original on the left, new on the right. |
Post# 1062776 , Reply# 2   3/9/2020 at 21:50 (1,507 days old) by sfh074 ( )   |   | |
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However the better of the 2 that I obtained in 2017. The poor baby! |
Post# 1062789 , Reply# 7   3/9/2020 at 23:04 (1,507 days old) by sfh074 ( )   |   | |
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Sent out for new porcelain refinishing. Arrow shows a spot completely rusted thru and fixed like new. Jeff at IPE did a great job! |
Post# 1062807 , Reply# 9   3/10/2020 at 02:06 (1,506 days old) by d-jones (Western Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh Area))   |   | |
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Post# 1062812 , Reply# 10   3/10/2020 at 05:36 (1,506 days old) by Easyspindry (Winston-Salem, NC)   |   | |
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. . . is phenomenal!!!! Thank you for sharing this. Frigidaire was the best ever.
It appears that your work is the best ever also.
Jerry Gay |
Post# 1062814 , Reply# 11   3/10/2020 at 06:25 (1,506 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)   |   | |
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Post# 1062847 , Reply# 12   3/10/2020 at 14:02 (1,506 days old) by Hippiedoll ( arizona )   |   | |
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No shortage of words of praise, to describe the work you do for these vintage GM Frigidaire washers! Showroom new is exactly what you are accomplishing with you Frigidaire pair! I'll be coming back to this thread to catch up on your progress. Everything you've shared in these pictures looks BEAUTIFUL!
Your talent, focus, and skills are just amazing Bud! I enjoy reading your threads and I'm always shocked at the great work you do, you always impress! I can't wait to see your Frigidaire set when they are completed! Thank you for taking the time to post & share the pictures of your progress. Much love & respect :o) |
Post# 1062858 , Reply# 13   3/10/2020 at 15:20 (1,506 days old) by hobbyapocalypse (Northeast Pennsylvania)   |   | |
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Post# 1062874 , Reply# 15   3/10/2020 at 20:26 (1,506 days old) by joelippard (Hickory)   |   | |
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Post# 1062875 , Reply# 16   3/10/2020 at 20:32 (1,506 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 1062876 , Reply# 17   3/10/2020 at 21:06 (1,506 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas)   |   | |
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Post# 1062989 , Reply# 18   3/12/2020 at 14:38 (1,504 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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If this were a car show you'd be wining best in class. Concourse restoration at it's finest! Even the detail on the motor is stunning. Did you also plate the springs, too?
Aren't those hex head cap screws for the mechanism support so much fun to remove when they get this bad? *eye roll* Would love to hear what your trick was on getting the right belt tension. Ben |
Post# 1063384 , Reply# 21   3/16/2020 at 08:01 (1,500 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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Post# 1063409 , Reply# 23   3/16/2020 at 12:32 (1,500 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 1063424 , Reply# 24   3/16/2020 at 16:21 (1,500 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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Post# 1063426 , Reply# 25   3/16/2020 at 17:05 (1,500 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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How did you transfer the old cycle markings from the old knob to the new one? |
Post# 1063441 , Reply# 27   3/16/2020 at 20:56 (1,500 days old) by vacman1961 (North Babylon, New York)   |   | |
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OMG, what a beautiful and thorough restoration, great job. |
Post# 1063527 , Reply# 28   3/17/2020 at 11:52 (1,499 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Bud, I somehow had missed your original post about the belts. If AW supported categorical stickies I'd motion to make the Multimatic belt post one of the first honorary posts!
Wow; again top notch work. The fact that you even plated the pulleys speaks volumes on your attention to detail. A shame GM didn't spend the extra few bucks on sealed bearings on those, it would have saved many a washer back in the day. Ben This post was last edited 03/17/2020 at 13:24 |
Post# 1063660 , Reply# 31   3/18/2020 at 09:37 (1,498 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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to great success!! Royal Purple, it is a little $$ but when Im restoring a machine like my Charcoal Frigidaire I want the best. I just saw this is a synthetic too! I never knew there was a difference in moisture retention in grease! Good lesson thanks!! CLICK HERE TO GO TO jetcone's LINK |
Post# 1063747 , Reply# 33   3/19/2020 at 01:48 (1,497 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN)   |   | |
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Post# 1064343 , Reply# 36   3/23/2020 at 17:23 (1,493 days old) by Hippiedoll ( arizona )   |   | |
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You get down to every little detail. It's gonna be just like stepping back in time, buying this Frigidaire WDA-62 washer brand new, and bringing it back with you to the present day!
This is too cool! I love it! You're doing what many of us wish we could do with things from back in the day (toys, cars, vacuums, washers, etc.)! Keep up the GREAT work Bud! :o) |
Post# 1064670 , Reply# 37   3/26/2020 at 08:38 (1,490 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 1065332 , Reply# 39   3/31/2020 at 13:43 (1,485 days old) by Losangeles (Muscle Shoals, AL 35661)   |   | |
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I just got through reading sfh074 Bud (Atlanta) post about his restoration of the 1962 WDA. I saw this machine before it had anything done to it. Now it seems that there has been a miracle in Bud's Garage. The pics he has posted are nothing short of amazing. His attention to the tiniest detail is worthy of the spyglass award. I know Bud's work personally. He took my 1963 Imperial's transmission apart, pick out all the broken and chewed up parts, replaced the parts needed, then in a case or two actually made the parts needed. His love and dedication to the restoration of vintage washers and dryers has no bounds. He is truly blessed to have such to have such a talents for appliance restoration.
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Post# 1065333 , Reply# 40   3/31/2020 at 14:09 (1,485 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 1080802 , Reply# 42   7/12/2020 at 19:16 (1,382 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1080852 , Reply# 43   7/13/2020 at 09:08 (1,381 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c )   |   | |
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Is the way to restore a washer!! |
Post# 1101571 , Reply# 44   12/21/2020 at 22:06 (1,219 days old) by peterh770 (Marietta, GA)   |   | |
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