Hazet Assistent

[panicman]

Making progress. I got my paintable parts all back from the sandblaster.

He did a great job masking off the aluminum hardware.

I followed suit when I sprayed the silver finish.

Friday night I painted the work top, and spent Saturday on the cart parts.

I am still waiting for the cobalt and yellow paints. I am letting these parts hang for a week or so to fully cure before I attempt to mask and recreate the logo.

A stroke of good luck- I found a braking caster that is intact. It is en route now, and when it arrives I will replate it. One rubber bumper has arrived, still waiting on the second one, due in about two weeks.

My order from Hazet for 2 bumpers is in purgatory. No status updates and it's been nearly 3 weeks.

[panicman]

Thanks again.

My silver top looks identical to oldmanvw's, so I think that the hammered silver finish is closer to "correct". I prefer the white aluminum, and I even ordered a can of it, so it's a real temptation to use it.

[rsbadura]

Hello,

[panicman]

Hoping that rsbadura is still following.

If so, 2 questions-

I ordered the RAL light grey when I ordered the light blue. During disassembly, I noticed that the upper work tray on my 161 appears to be finished in a flaked silver finish. I purchased nearly identical flaked silver paint.

I want to confirm: which is more correct for an early 1960's 161?

Lastly, is there a code for the yellow Hazet script, or is it just an eyeball to get as close as possible?

[panicman]

At this point I have cleaned, re-plated, polished, and restored all of the hardware for my 161. I re-painted the trim for the bumpers, so that's ready. The tub and shelves should be done tomorrow from the sandblaster.

I am still waiting for all the paint to ship. Also, I ordered rubber from Hazet for the shelves, and the order is still "processing".

A pause while I wait for shit to arrive.

[panicman]

If you zoom, the last two photos show the discoloration gradually diminishing. Took another dunk in the plating bucket, but I am finally ok with this one:

Also, using the cold galvanizing spray won't work on the uprights for these carts. It's too matte, and it scrapes and rubs right off. So, I polished all of it off and used stainless polish with steel wool. They actually look really nice and shiny. I'll polish them again.

I also found earlier where that rubber grommet goes! Here it is on mine:

[panicman]

The large wheels are just taking longer to strike with zinc, and I'm having to do them repeatedly, as I don't want to see flaws in this protective finish. I think the size may be the issue, these things are big for my small plating set up. Here you can see I have put the wheel in again, and let it plate for about an hour. The bath is turning dark, but the zinc is still coming out fairly bright.

[panicman]

Hi 70bus, I do have two now. The nice blue one is the 1979-era 162N.

It needed some zinc and touch up, but it was still in really good shape.

The one I just recently got is an early 1960's 161. It's more like what I wanted when I really started looking, but it was in rough shape. I am zinc plating its parts now, and the tub, shelves, and partitions are indeed off at the sandblaster right now.

[panicman]

Thanks Everett! No visible or palpable damage.

I did/am doing the larger wheels, the continentals, and they take a looong time to take zinc. Also, the water starts to turn a sort of reddish brown. I wish I had a dc supply with higher amperage, and that may help the process go faster. Have to think it is having some effect on the rubber. It is getting them clean though...? Before and after:

[70bus]

I'm confused. Do you have two? Cuz the text says 'it's all at the sandblaster' but there's a SUPER nice Assistent (with a top tray full of newly-zinced parts) in that photo.

And when can I drop mine off for the treatment; I'm just up the road and any time is convenient for me. :)
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[EverettB]

Wow, that turned out pretty nice.

I guess it doesn't affect the rubber at all
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[panicman]

I think the wheels are turning out fine. Before and after of a front caster and wheel.

[panicman]

Last things to plate with zinc are the wheels. I don't see any way to get them plated other than throw them in the plating bath and see how it goes. The current is pretty small, and the bath should be harmless for the rubber for the 15-20 minutes it takes.

I received my reproduction stool! Great work to Wout in Belgium, who communicated throughout the ordering and shipping process.

The tub, shelves, partitions, and caster bracket are all at the sandblaster. All paints are ordered (I found the RAL cobalt!) and I cant wait to reassemble this cart.

The only thing I am unsure of is when my rubber bumpers will arrive from Hazet. They don't provide a lot of order status info on their site.

[panicman]

Very interesting. Thank you for this additional history.

[rsbadura]

[panicman]

The Hazet logo background and "Assistent" appear to be dark blue.

[rsbadura]

[panicman]

I had 2 broken rivets. Replacement is 5M, solid aluminum, semi hollow.

[panicman]

I notice that the trim bead for the rubber bumpers is silver on the underside. Age, I think, has caused it to turn gold/brown.

rsbadura, anyway to clean this? I have tried mild abrasive, and it didn't bring back the silver at all.

[panicman]

I have ordered the RAL blue paint. For the silver top. I believe that rustoleum hammered silver is a very close match, and it's a very durable finish.