Sow's Ear To A Silk Purse: Faux Royal Master
Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2014 7:59 pm
I bought a corroded labelless DA from Rob a good while back for super cheap that he had listed here. It looked like he found it at the bottom of a lake. 
I had put it together with used parts and used it as a beater in the pool a lot. Flash forward I decided to get it chromed and give it some upgrades. Cans went to Dave for a refinish. The internals got rebuilt with new parts. A cyclone nozzle, HPR with new diaphragm and hookah port adaptor were added, as well as a DBE and all new hose loop. With the addition of a cyclone, I thought a Royal Master label was fitting. When I got the cans back, I was afraid to assemble it for a while for fear of nicking the perfect chrome. Dave's work on these is impeccable. The cans now are perfectly flawless mirrors. I finally put it together though I can't take credit for much here aside from assembling the parts. Hats off to Dave, Bryan, Allan etc... Who did the work to make such possible. I don't think this will be a pool beater any more, but will get used.
I had put it together with used parts and used it as a beater in the pool a lot. Flash forward I decided to get it chromed and give it some upgrades. Cans went to Dave for a refinish. The internals got rebuilt with new parts. A cyclone nozzle, HPR with new diaphragm and hookah port adaptor were added, as well as a DBE and all new hose loop. With the addition of a cyclone, I thought a Royal Master label was fitting. When I got the cans back, I was afraid to assemble it for a while for fear of nicking the perfect chrome. Dave's work on these is impeccable. The cans now are perfectly flawless mirrors. I finally put it together though I can't take credit for much here aside from assembling the parts. Hats off to Dave, Bryan, Allan etc... Who did the work to make such possible. I don't think this will be a pool beater any more, but will get used. 