Doug Wendel Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 I tried to sell this fan in Indianapolis at a reasonable fan, but nobody wanted it 😞 It needed new bearings, but otherwise a very nice original fan. It had the original headwire and appeared completely un-messed with. So I messed with it. It was low-hanging fruit for a easy restoration. With my new-found fan time and a little help from my friends, we banged it out in several weeks. This is the first of a small series I'm going to do in this color (RAL1014 Ivory). I have a lot of black fans with polished brass. So this one is reversed with ivory finish and blackened brass. The original fan had blackened hardware, and perhaps copper oxide blades(?) Thanks to Darryl Hudson for the new bearings and straightening out the bearing cap. I caught him at a good time, and he got it done nearly overnight. And thanks to Kim Franks for the advice and pointers on brass blackening. I do think I will revisit the badge, as I'm not super happy with the antiquing on it. I hope you like it! IMG_9683.MOV IMG_9693.MOV 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Kovar Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Spectacular! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Fisher Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 "I hope you like it!" Don't like it at all...............................................................Love it!🧐 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Ray Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Nicely done! What was your antiquing process for the brass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Wendel Posted December 15, 2021 Author Share Posted December 15, 2021 I just used Brass Black, a few grades of very fine steel wool, a sponge, and a polishing rag. Then I coated in nikolas lacquer per usual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Roadt Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 " nobody wanted it in Indianapolis " Bet you could sell it now Nicely done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Adams Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Wow that is SWEET! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Gaines Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 That is One Great Looking Fan! Good job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Dunaway Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Ultra nice outcome on that one Doug. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kilnapp Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Beautiful!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron May Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Nice. I like the color combination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Evans Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 I really like your ideas for the new finish. Great work on this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marce Clark Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 that is AWESOME. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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