Antique Emerson Model CF 521 Project

[Adam D.]

Slowly but surely it's coming along.. The slower the better off.. Once I remove most of the paint, I'll grind it down.. Rotor and Stator are in great shape for something that's 75+ years old..

[Adam D.]

Grill is coming along great... Hmmmm, Wondering if I should use primer first before the finish? I'm mostly likely going to use clear coat over the finish to protect..

[Deleted]

There is a lot of spray paint with primer already mixed in.

[Adam D.]

I know that, but the particular beige finish that I'm going to use may not be available like that.. It's usually the common colors that's offered with primer..

[Andrew G.]

If I were you, I'd start with a couple coats of white primer, then add a few coats of the beige, then clearcoat.

[Adam D.]

Moving right along... Lots of pitting from corrosion..

[Adam D.]

All the cracked blades ended up coming apart..






Priming stage







Tomorrow I'll be putting a finish on some parts to test and see if this Almond color will look good.. Primer has gotta set for over 49 hours..

[Deleted]

Looks great so far! I want one of these.

[Adam D.]

Thanks Dan!!

[Adam D.]

Restoring this thing is like working under the hood of a Antique vehicle.. It's got that same old oil smell..






I want to remove the stator, even removed all the screws, it don't want to budge, my gut feeling tells me to stay the hell from trying to remove the rust and crud from around the stator




Here's the finish I chose.. This is before the clear coat, which will slightly darken the finish.. Not too happy about the blades, they are slightly warped.. I suppose if I really wanted to do a hack job, I could get some putty and cover the cracks...






Motor housing coming along

[fancollector12]

Yes it is coming along, and well!

[Andrew G.]

The stator needs to be pried out with large flat-tip screwdrivers. I've done it several times with Hunters, it's easier than it seems.

[Adam D.]

Thanks Vincent


I'm just worried about the wires that are connected to the transformer.. I suppose I'll loo into it more..

[Max C.]

That is looking amazing Adam! Personally, I don't think the putty is actually a bad idea.

[Adam D.]

Thanks Max!! I've got a better idea with dealing with blades that have been warped..





Under surgery.. This one is rounded, meaning it makes contact in the middle, while both ends are spitted, notice how I have the wall of cinder blocks set up on one side.. Left side has got a split in the end portion of the blade, as you can see in last pic.. I'll worry about that once I'm done with gluing back the whole right piece..





Once the glues dries, I'll sand off the residue.. I may try putty to hide the cracks so they won't be noticeable when I apply the paint..