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Post by JW on Jan 14, 2005 0:34:52 GMT -5
So I picked up this 48" Emerson at the thrift store tonight (it's REALLY cool and unique; see my post in Gallery Updates). When I got it, it was covered in layers of RANCID tobacco tar. I took the motor apart and washed the plastic parts in the sink with dish soap, and it worked great. However, the blades are a slightly more difficult task. I tried Orange Clean - very little luck (even let it soak in for 10 minutes or so.) Simple Green at full strength worked pretty well, but it still left some and I don't want to ruin the blades by using it. Any suggestions, especially from those who have been cleaning up fans for a while?
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Post by Sean B. on Jan 14, 2005 0:38:26 GMT -5
So I picked up this 48" Emerson at the thrift store tonight (it's REALLY cool and unique; see my post in Gallery Updates). When I got it, it was covered in layers of RANCID tobacco tar. I took the motor apart and washed the plastic parts in the sink with dish soap, and it worked great. However, the blades are a slightly more difficult task. I tried Orange Clean - very little luck (even let it soak in for 10 minutes or so.) Simple Green at full strength worked pretty well, but it still left some and I don't want to ruin the blades by using it. Any suggestions, especially from those who have been cleaning up fans for a while? On any metal parts that I run into I use windex, but I usually end up leaving the blades alone, take my Hunter Summer Breeze* for example. VERY YELLOW BLADES. Damn smokers. Does any one think wood polisher may work on the blades? MODIFY:*by the Summer Breeze I mean the 52" one that has been in my group for some time now, not the 42" one that was just added. Check out the massive photo update including a brown Original and an odd Japanese spinner, similar to the one Dan found in GA. |
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Post by CEILINGFANWIZ on Jan 14, 2005 6:58:08 GMT -5
use lysol kitchen cleaner on all of the fan housings, brackets, holders blades:) it's what i use, make sure it doesnt have hydrochloric acid:)
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2005 1:04:20 GMT -5
I'm very careful with blades, you dont want to let any water-based liquid soak in.
9/10 cases I use WD40 which both cleans and polishes. It's very good for both wood and metal.
In more sticky situations, I use Murphy's Oil Soap. It's oil-based so it's less likely to harm wood. When that isnt strong enough I use 409, however I am careful not to let it soak and to dry the the blades ASAP and then apply WD40.
I've tried a few other things, but these options usually work.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2005 1:47:15 GMT -5
an odd Japanese spinner, similar to the one Dan found in GA. I found a Japanese Lasko and two KDKs. The Lasko has a stationary housing and capacitor-on-top (lower canopy). The KDKs have a very streamlined housing, the top piece rotates with the blades and *IS* the capacitor cover. Which is yours? |
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Post by Sean B. on Jan 15, 2005 1:50:05 GMT -5
I found a Japanese Lasko and two KDKs. The Lasko has a stationary housing and capacitor-on-top (lower canopy). The KDKs have a very streamlined housing, the top piece rotates with the blades and *IS* the capacitor cover. Which is yours? The one most similar to it is the Lasko one. There is a pic of it uploaded to my group, and as soon as I get my email working again, would be more than happy to send pics via email. *MODIFY:Also I may add, that the spinner I found has a ceramic mounting plate. By mounting plate I mean the part that the blades mount onto. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2005 1:51:41 GMT -5
The one most similar to it is the Lasko one. There is a pic of it uploaded to my group, and as soon as I get my email working again, would be more than happy to send pics via email. Then it is very most likely a Lasko. If it has fake wood parts and metal blades it may be a Sanyo. |
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Post by Sean B. on Jan 15, 2005 2:08:24 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2005 2:39:18 GMT -5
Linking to pictures in Yahoo Groups is always a bad idea. For one, the extremely long links often get cut off (and are annoying. Second, Yahoo changes the location of the pictures often so the links become outdated very quickly. Lastly, the link wont work at all unless you are a member of the group in question and signed in. You cant assume that everyone viewing is a member of your group. I'm not. |
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Post by JW on Jan 15, 2005 9:46:40 GMT -5
The brackets are quite similar to the odd remote controlled SMC in the Yahoo galleries. Judging from the shape of the blades and top of the motor, I'd say it's a Lasko. Definitely not a KDK because the blades would mount underneath the top piece and not on top of it.
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Post by Sean B. on Jan 15, 2005 11:28:30 GMT -5
Linking to pictures in Yahoo Groups is always a bad idea. For one, the extremely long links often get cut off (and are annoying. Second, Yahoo changes the location of the pictures often so the links become outdated very quickly. Lastly, the link wont work at all unless you are a member of the group in question and signed in. You cant assume that everyone viewing is a member of your group. I'm not. I know that you are not but that is your bussiness, not mine. The majority of the people here are. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2005 17:59:48 GMT -5
I know that you are not but that is your bussiness, not mine. The majority of the people here are. If you expect people to see your pictures, particularly in an unrelated public forum, it becomes your business. As for posting Yahoo photo links, see above. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2005 18:00:15 GMT -5
The brackets are quite similar to the odd remote controlled SMC in the Yahoo galleries. Judging from the shape of the blades and top of the motor, I'd say it's a Lasko. Definitely not a KDK because the blades would mount underneath the top piece and not on top of it. Skeletol tulips? I recall seeing a spinner or a picture of a spinner with those brackets but I cant quite bring it to mind at the moment. Definitely not a KDK from what you say |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2005 18:30:13 GMT -5
*MODIFY:Also I may add, that the spinner I found has a ceramic mounting plate. By mounting plate I mean the part that the blades mount onto. I didnt catch this before. DEFINITELY a Lasko. |
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Post by Sean B. on Jan 21, 2005 18:39:52 GMT -5
I didnt catch this before. DEFINITELY a Lasko. Ok, thanks. That was my first thought but I figured that it just might be something else. You never really know when it comes to fans I guess. Of course I am the idiot who thought the Classic Fan was a 36" Hunter until I got home. |
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