Giving New Life to an Old Sunbeam Mixer
Final Product My friend knows me so well and appreciates my addiction for anything vintage she saved this 1950's Sunbeam Mixer from going into a dumpster, to give to me. She was cleaning out her grandparents' basement and came across a lot of stuff that needed to be donated and recycled. This mixer was in pretty rough shape and no longer worked but it had my name written all over it! I decided it would be a great accent piece to display in my kitchen but needed to clean it up first. I went to my nearest hardware store and purchased steel wool, 100 grade sand paper, a plastic painters tarp, and one can of white outdoor-metal spray paint. First, I cleaned the mixer with soap and water and removed the old power cord completely. Second, I needed to make the mixer as smooth as I could since the old Sunbeam paint was peeling and rusting. I sanded down the mixer with the steel wool and the 100 grade sand paper the best that I could. Unfortunately, I don't have a grea
