Vendo 56 Coca-Cola Coke Machine Professional Restoration Vendo 81 BEST IN USA
Every Antique soda machine that I Professionally restore is disassembled down to the bare cabinet, and sandblasted down to the bare metal!!! Modifying ONE MAKE AND MODEL Machine AND MAKING into a machine that was never made..... THIS TYPE OF MACHINE HAS NO RESALE VALUE! LIKE TAKING A CORVAIR AND MODIFYING IT TO LOOK LIKE A FAKE CORVETTE!
COMPLETE DISRESPECT FOR BOTH THE CORVAIR AND THE CORVETTE.... RARE MACHINES NEED TO BE AUTHENTIC TO BE VALUABLE!!! AS ECONOMIC TIMES GET TOUGH, MORE CON ARTIST ARE ACTIVE.
LOOK FOR THEIR FEEDBACK, ASK FOR REFERENCES.... MINE ARE POSTED FOR ALL TO SEE. I continue to get contacted by people who are getting ripped off by Competitors!!!
IF YOU ARE CONSIDERING PURCHASING A MACHINE FROM SOMEONE ELSE, AND THEY ARE USING MINE TO COMPARE THEIR'S TO, ASK THESE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS: NOTE: ALL THESE FACTORS HAVE A PLACE IN DETERMINING THE VALUE OF A RESTORED COKE MACHINE! AND HAS THE MACHINE BEEN MODIFIED TO OPERATE DIFFERENTLY THAN IT WAS MADE WHEN ORIGINALLY PRODUCED? Fake Corvettes have ZERO resale Value!
WAS THE MACHINE STRIPPED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE BARE CABINET, AND SANDBLASTED TO REMOVE THE EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL RUST? Many amateur refurbishes will not take the machine apart, leave the original insulation, and internal rust intact, and do a quick scuff and shoot paint job, then miss-represent the machine as restored...
ARE THE INTERNAL PARTS THAT WERE ORIGINALLY GALVANIZED NOW POWDERCOATED OR SIMPLY PAINTED? Painting internal parts that were originally galvanized is a cheap, incorrect substitute for powdercoating that will not hold up inside a refrigerated cabinet.... Don't allow the amateur or TV Personality to tell you different!
Paint is cheap and easy and chips off. Powdercoat will last 10 times longer!!!HAS THE ORIGINAL ZINC PLATING BEEN RE-ZINC PLATED OR WERE THOSE PARTS ONLY PAINTED? A lot of parts inside the coin door original came zinc plated from the factory.... I always have these parts re-zinc plated, then I clear coat the so they won't tarnish 4. WAS THE CHROME PLATING DONE AS SHOW CHROME OR WAS A CHEAP CHROME PLATTER USED WHO DOES UTILITY PLATING? People don't realize that there are different degrees of chrome plating.....
My chrome is done by the best in the country.. Custom Chrome in Grafton Ohio. They are famous for their quality show chrome...... WAS THE CORRECT ORIGINAL REFRIGERATION UNIT RESTORED, OR IS THERE SOME TYPE OR REPLACEMENT UNIT IN PLACE?
Many restorers simply replace the original refrigeration unit, with a new reproduction unit..... It is my position that maintaining the original refrigeration unit retains the antique integrity of your vintage machine, the same way keeping the original motor in your classic Corvette would. WAS THE INTERNAL RUST IN THE CABINET REPAIRED PROFESSIONALLY AND THE CABINET UNDERCOATED INTERNALLY BEFORE NEW INSULATION WAS INSTALLED? Not doing this simple step could lead to future issues.....
Instead of seeing how much you can get away with, I go the extra mile, and have established practices that ensure your machine will stay restored.... IS THE PAINT JOB DONE BY A PROFESSIONAL PAINTER OR BY AN AMATEUR many amateur restorers will try to paint these machines themselves in their garage instead of paying the professional paint shop to do the job correctly!
WERE THE CORRECT ORIGINAL GRAPHICS RE-APPLIED ON THE MACHINE, OR INCORRECT GRAPHICS DONE FROM INCORRECT MEMORY? Many amateur restorers will put an incorrect graphics in the wrong spot because they don't have enough integrity in their work to even look at an original to see the correct graphics and placement...... WAS THE VENDING ASSEMBLY DISASSEMBLED AND RESTORED PROFESSIONALLY? Many amateurs will simply paint the inner cabinet and vending mechanism with a can of Hammer-tone spray paint....This is a true sign of an amateur who is out to make a quick buck instead of doing the job correctly!! DOES THE MACHINE VEND CORRECTLY? Many makes and models will not vend the new small size Coke bottle correctly, they were designed and engineered to vend the original size Coke bottle that is no longer made. DOES THE MACHINE COOL CORRECTLY? Many Amateur Restorers do not have an understanding of the correct Cycling these machines require to not "Short Cycle", They also install wrong fan motors that are noisy or turn in the wrong direction.
WAS ALL THE OLD ORIGINAL WIRING REPLACED? Old original machines have old wiring that is cracked and dangerous, this can cause fires or personal injury..... Old Wiring needs to be replaced!!! DOES THE MACHINE HAVE ALL NEW LEG LEVELERS THAT TURN FREELY? Old machines have old leg levelers that are always rusted in place, a proper working machine needs to be properly adjusted so the condensation water drains properly!Many old machines have rusted inner cabinet liners where the old galvanized liner has rusted through, soaking the internal insulation where it is trapped, causing these machines to rust from the inside out!!! WAS THE OLD ROTTEN DRAIN TUBE REPLACED? Many Old machines have drain tubes with an S trap that is filled with debris that won't allow the condensation to drain, this also leads to holes in liners, and internal rust 15.
WAS THE ORIGINAL INNER CABINET LINER PROFESSIONAL REPAIRED OR IS THE BOTTOM OF THE LINER RUSTED AND COVERED WITH HAMMER PAINT TO HIDE THE RUST? Many Amateurs will try to hide a repaired inner cabinet liner with bondo and hammer paint, this is a dirty trick that is done to deceive the potential customer, this will not last, again internal rust. WAS THE ORIGINAL STAINLESS BANDING RESTORED, OR NEW PLASTIC CHROME CAR MOLDINGS APPLIED? Certain makes and models of vintage Coke Machines came with Stainless steel banding to separate the colors, others did not, some amateurs will put plastic car chrome moldings on machines that are not even supposed to have anything, they always use the wrong profile too!!! Other amateurs will restore a machine all one color when it is supposed to be red and white with banding......
WAS THE ORIGINAL COIN MECH RESTORED? Huge difference in value here folks! New Reproduction Mechanical coin mechs are a last resort.
NOTE: ALL THESE FACTORS HAVE A PLACE IN DETERMINING THE VALUE OF A RESTORED COKE MACHINE! I HAVE ALSO BEEN ASKED ABOUT A T. PROGRAM AIRED ON THE HISTORY CHANNEL CALLED "PAWN STARS" IN WHICH A SEGMENT WAS DONE ON RESTORING A VINTAGE COKE MACHINE........
THE MACHINE THAT WAS WHEELED INTO THE PAWN SHOP WAS A VENDO 39 AND THE ONE PRESENTED AS RESTORED WAS A CAVALIER 72......... THERE IS NO AMOUNT OF RESTORATION THAT CAN CHANGE ONE MAKE AND MODEL INTO ANOTHER MAKE AND MODEL...... KINDA LIKE TAKING A FORD GALAXY INTO THE CAR RESTORATION SHOP, AND COMING OUT WITH A CHEVY CORVETTE.... THE PRODUCERS OF THE SHOW PULLED A HOAX ON THE PUBLIC......... WHAT HAPPENED IN VEGAS, SHOULD HAVE STAYED IN VEGAS, AND NOT BEEN BROADCAST ON T.
The item "Vendo 56 Coca-Cola Coke Machine Professional Restoration Vendo 81 BEST IN USA" is in sale since Tuesday, April 16, 2019. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Banks, Registers & Vending\Vending Machines\Soda".
The seller is "sleepwalk" and is located in Elyria, Ohio. This item can be shipped to United States.- Product Type: Soda Machine