If the water is not distilled, evaporating tap water will leave the white mineral deposit.on a home swamp cooler, the excelsior pads are changed yearly for best performance. You can buy the excelsior mats where ever swamp coolers are sold.Home Depots in Arizona even carry the excelsior. Spinning the tube every so often keeps the excelsior wet.it doesnt have to spin all the time. The excelsior holds the water in the air path. I still have less than 200 dollars in the project and for what it is, I’m very pleased.The stuff inside is excelsior like the other poster said.essentially wood shavings. So, after many hours of striping paint and sanding, the re-spray went well and I’m very pleased with the results. After a few beers and a few choice words, I decided to strip all the paint and start over, only using one color instead of two. The Krylon paint destroyed the Dupli Color base coat. I was using Dupli Color paint with a Krylon clear coat. The 2 brands of paint I was using didn’t play well with each other. That’s pretty much when everything went down hill. I decided to paint mine to mimic the side striping on my Beetle. Since it’s sort of a “universal” fit, for my ’68 Beetle I had to modify the strip that fits into the window channel just a bit, no big deal. I went ahead and ordered one and sure enough, a couple of weeks later it arrived. Ships in about 2 weeks after order is placed.
He charges 160 dollars for his swamp coolers, plus 25 dollars shipping. If you need any guidance with painting just let me know and I can walk you through it.Īfter reading some of the testimonies on his Etsy page, I thought it may be worth looking in to. The grill is removable so you can paint the inside black which helps hide the lack of internal parts. It is ready and very easy to paint, all that is required is fine sanding to clean and prep the surface then apply your choice of paint. This one up for auction is just like the ones pictured except it is NOT PAINTED. There won’t be any rattles or vibrations even at highway speeds. It is very heavy duty and weighs 8lbs (which is less then the dry weight of an original one). It is made from solid 3/8″ thick industrial grade plastic. This swamp cooler is professionally built using precision machined parts. I get compliments and people asking if its original every time I drive my car. You can also add ice to the cooler by simply pouring it in the window slot. However it is functional as a blower, it really moves a lot of air into the car. It is only a replica as in it is hollow so you don’t add water to this one. So here it is this one up for sale is new. I received so many compliments I decided to make more for those who didn’t want to pay the big bucks for an original one. I originally made one of these swamp coolers for my corvair. This replica swamp cooler is just what you need to give your ride that vintage look. A while back, a fellow enthusiast contacted me about a guy in Texas who makes replica’s of the old swamp coolers. I’ve always had my eyes open for one, but never willing to pay that much for one. If you find one in really good condition, you’ll pay even more. If you don’t know what a Swamp Cooler is, click here! If can find a vintage swamp cooler in decent condition, plan to pay 4 to 7 hundred dollars for it.
Anybody who collects older cars, especially VW’s, want’s to have a Swamp Cooler in their collection.