Paul Carmody Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 (edited) This is my sons fan he brought by for cleaning and service.What a deal!Free fan and service for my life anyway.Then he left it and ran off with my restored 16” Westinghouse. This was my first restore and what actually started me n this hobby nearly 5 years ago now,and probably close to 50 give or take fans later.I thought I would share pics. I have a few of the resto pics from the day, and all the completed pics I just took.I know this is a bold statement but you may be looking at the most meticulous, and ridiculously,restored Northwind on the planet.All casting imperfections smoothed out even in the base screw slots.All hardware or bare metal items trued,oil blued,brass polished and cleared coated.Inside and out.All metal components reverse electrolysis to remove rust and paint in this case. Edited May 31, 2023 by Paul Carmody 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Carmody Posted May 30, 2023 Author Share Posted May 30, 2023 All the working components cleaned up nicely. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Carmody Posted May 30, 2023 Author Share Posted May 30, 2023 (edited) The steel blade was polished to a shine and I did a layering process using clear toner’s consisting of yellow,green,and black where the metal is still visible to make it appear to be brass.Believe me it took some experimenting and redoing to accomplish this effect. The fan body is gun sprayed with an enamel and hardener, wet sanded then hand buffed. The speed selector indicator. I went with bare metal and a poor man’s brass coat. Edited May 30, 2023 by Paul Carmody 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Carmody Posted May 30, 2023 Author Share Posted May 30, 2023 This over complicated fan speed controller.Now I just set them on a constant 110v.These little guys spin way too fast and warm on high at 120v+ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Carmody Posted May 30, 2023 Author Share Posted May 30, 2023 I hope you enjoyed.My son and his wife have some interest,that’s about it in my circle, but I think only you guys and gals can appreciate a ridiculous amount of hours spent on a fan restoration. Thanks for looking. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel Lagarde Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 Paul This is a beautiful restoration with a wonderful fan for your collection. Thank you for posting this for us. Mel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Ray Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 Stunning resto! An absolute beauty! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Gaines Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 Paul, That's really nice looking fan! Great job. Thanks for posting it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kilnapp Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 Wow, that’s a high level restoration! I’d be interested to know more about the process you used to make the steel blade look like brass. Very impressive!! Thanks for posting 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Chew Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 Great job on Northwind Paul. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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