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| Posted: Wed Apr 29th, 2015 11:44 pm |
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Vladimir Djuric Guest 
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My first "Vintage Fan project restoration" ! 1954 WESTINGHOUSE "Lively Aire" model 12LA3 was in really bad shape when got it for 20 bucks ... Thanks to this forum, i pickup few ideas for my project !                •
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| Posted: Thu Apr 30th, 2015 01:23 am |
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Christopher Harding AFCA Member 
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That looks awesome! Great job, and the paint color really works well. I have a couple of these and love them. Good runners. Last edited on Thu Apr 30th, 2015 01:23 am by Christopher Harding |
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| Posted: Thu Apr 30th, 2015 01:33 am |
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Tony Clayton AFCA Member 
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Welcome to the Club for starters. That looks Amazing Vladimir! Well done Awesome job!
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| Posted: Thu Apr 30th, 2015 02:57 am |
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Vladimir Djuric Guest
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Christopher Harding, Tony Clayton - Thanks ! Sorry for my bad English i lived all my life in Europe, moved in USA couple years ago ... I pick this copper-ish hammered finish to give kinda industrial look. I don't have shop or tools for this kind of job - and most of sending was done by hand ... My problem was right color of cloth covered power cord, and i have kinda unique solution! I got me Paracord from Home Depot [ $3.78 for 50 ft.] slide out inner nylon cord and got me perfect sleeve for power cord ... Just the color i like ... 50 Ft. Light Desert Camo Paracord  And for bottom cover i use gray leather - make it wet in the sink, stretch and make a mold for cover shape ... Leather is awesome, wont slide on any surface, and gray match the natural aluminum color ... While i was painting the whole thing i was concern about even paint layer in center blade piece, and what i did - i put blade on drill bit, put in drill and spray while spinning blades on low speed, and paint spread nicely all around both pieces - front and back, some masking was done before ... And, IMHO - best thing for polishing aluminum is: Mothers BILLET Metal Polish  kinda pricey - but last for long time .... Thnx again guys ... • Last edited on Thu Apr 30th, 2015 03:07 am by Vladimir Djuric |
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| Posted: Thu Apr 30th, 2015 03:23 am |
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John Hilliard Guest 
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Beautiful Fan. Creative use of materials. Great Pictures. Well Done. That is a stunningly beautiful fan! 
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| Posted: Thu Apr 30th, 2015 12:33 pm |
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Tom Zapf AFCA Member
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well it looks lovely now, enjoy it! summer is coming!
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| Posted: Fri May 1st, 2015 01:30 am |
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Kevin R. Braswell AFCA Member 
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I am inspired by your work, and problem solving! Great job OLd Sport!the color and cord is perfect!
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| Posted: Tue May 5th, 2015 05:30 pm |
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John McComas AFCA Member 
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Great Job! Perfect color match on the cord. Looks super!
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| Posted: Tue May 5th, 2015 07:09 pm |
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George Durbin AFCA Member 
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Hi Vladimir! Another great idea to cover a power cord and get a super match for your fan!! Very Nice!! Geo...
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| Posted: Tue May 5th, 2015 09:32 pm |
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Jim Kovar AFCA Member 
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Absolutely stunning, Vlad! That copper hammer tone paint really accentuates the polished aluminum and chrome. Thanks for the "Paracord outer sleeve" tip! I'm going to try it. Attached Image (viewed 1683 times):
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| Posted: Tue May 5th, 2015 09:53 pm |
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Vladimir Djuric Guest
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Thnx guys for compliments, and glad i can help a bit with some ideas ... :-) Just contacted my friend , who owns Goldstone Antiquery & Oddities store in Westover, West Virginia, he may have some fans for me ! I think there will be more projects on my desk soon ... Right now making leather case for my iPhone, tired of all Chinese stuff in stores ...
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| Posted: Tue May 5th, 2015 10:11 pm |
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David Weis AFCA Member 
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Great job on that fan. The cord realy works that color. After your first fan you will want to do more and more and more!
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| Posted: Sun May 10th, 2015 12:15 am |
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Cory Baughn Suspended 
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How did you get all the chrome to look so good? And the other shiny bits? Looks great my friend.
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| Posted: Sun May 10th, 2015 05:57 am |
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Vladimir Djuric Guest
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Cory Baughn wrote: How did you get all the chrome to look so good? And the other shiny bits? Looks great my friend. Thnx !  A lot of sending and polishing - by hand ... :-)
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| Posted: Sun Jun 7th, 2015 12:02 pm |
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NM Whitney Jr. AFCA Member 
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What kind of wire did you use underneath the paracord? For the record, your paracord idea borders upon absolute genius!
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| Posted: Sun Jun 7th, 2015 01:58 pm |
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Christopher Harding AFCA Member
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Love the cord idea, and I am going to try the leather on the bottom; such great ideas!
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| Posted: Mon Jun 8th, 2015 06:48 pm |
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Judy Konopka Guest
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Wow, very nice. I'm new here and you've really inspired me. I love the cord idea too, and the color - gorgeous!
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| Posted: Mon Jun 8th, 2015 06:50 pm |
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Judy Konopka Guest
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What type of paint did you use? How many coats? Did you use a varnish on top?
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| Posted: Mon Jun 8th, 2015 10:11 pm |
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Charlie Forster AFCA Member 
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Vald, nice job on the fan Working with the leather get it as hot as you can stand and you can work it around and form it a lot. The Paracord from Home Depot Im going to get some also and being a Vet. I can get a 10% discount.
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| Posted: Wed Aug 17th, 2016 03:25 am |
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Jeff Jones AFCA Member
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Wow that is awesome. I love the paracord idea too...would be a heck of a lot cheaper than vintage look wire in the long run. Can just buy cheap lamp cord and cover it :)
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| Posted: Fri Aug 19th, 2016 10:51 pm |
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Rick Powell AFCA Member 
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Beautiful job to say the least, I like your innovative approach you have made a very respectable fan stunning.
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| Posted: Sun Aug 21st, 2016 08:51 pm |
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Juan Varleta AFCA Member 
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I have to say, you really made that fan pop. You brought out a very stylish look that I think is very respectful to its vintage. And they are wonderful little fans. You should really enjoy using that one.
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| Posted: Sun Sep 4th, 2016 01:33 am |
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Kyle Shelstad Guest 
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Vladimir, How did you do the paint? I'd like to know how you got the hammered finish, it's the most beautiful thing i've seen
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| Posted: Sun Sep 4th, 2016 11:11 am |
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Lane Shirey AFCA Member 
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Kyle, Rustoleum has a nice variety of rattle can hammered paints. Follow the instructions closely on the can and they come out great. They can be a little finicky with temperature and humidity.
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| Posted: Sun Sep 4th, 2016 04:42 pm |
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Kyle Shelstad Guest
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thats what i was looking at, but i wasn't sure. I like rustoleum's dark blue, i want to do one of my first gen LA's
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| Posted: Sat Jul 1st, 2017 06:43 pm |
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NM Whitney Jr. AFCA Member
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Apologies for reviving an old thread... ...but I MUST know how you did the cage badge!
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| Posted: Fri Dec 15th, 2017 12:11 am |
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Tom Nordin AFCA Member 
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Okay, I know, this thread is approaching 3 years old now, but still, WOW!! I come back to this fan over & over again. Not sure why. Maybe just because it's SO DARN BEAUTIFUL!!! Sure, not too antique, but did I mention, 'WOW'? Vladimir, this is such a thing of beauty, that I never imagined could occur with this model. No less than awesome, in the true sense of the word. Only four posts for you here on the forum within numerous years... :-| I hope you're doing okay, our Worldly brother... Your Worldly friend, Tom
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| Posted: Fri Dec 15th, 2017 12:18 am |
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Tom Nordin AFCA Member
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P.S. - Your photography skills are top-notch too!
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| Posted: Fri Dec 15th, 2017 12:36 pm |
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Jenn Selchow AFCA Member 
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Vladimir - fantastic end result! Great paint selection, cord cover, and photography! Beautiful! A work of art!
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| Posted: Mon Dec 25th, 2017 08:04 pm |
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Kevin Massey AFCA Member 
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It looks like Vlad is long gone.
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