Can I restore this Pavoni Europiccola?

by **Maskedman** on Tue Apr 26, 2011 5:56 am

Hello all,

Is it possible to restore this Pavoni, it looks kind of banged up - but it's only around ~$100?

Kind regards,

Thomas

by **DrDregs** on Tue Apr 26, 2011 6:28 am

Looks complete and in fine fettle except for the crooked group (Not my imagination - is it?). Straighten that up without damaging the boiler and it should be an easy restoration.

I would not bother with the original brass and copper finish. All chrome is more practical and will be a cheaper restoration. Looks better too but that's just my personal preference.

I like the wood bits. They will also look really nice with chrome.

by **zubinpatrick** on Tue Apr 26, 2011 6:36 am

In the 2nd pic looks like the group is crocked to the boiler....if so that is pretty messed up and speaks to either a bent boiler or a bent group. Either might be irreparable. For $100 it is worth a try, if you can't fix it the parts should bring in that much. How banged up it looks is not the problem....new seals, heating element and P stat ( if all are broken) can set you back some $.

by **KnowGood** on Tue Apr 26, 2011 7:09 am

I would buy that for parts alone.

by **Maskedman** on Tue Apr 26, 2011 7:18 am

Thanks for the comments guys.

The seller says that the brewhead is a bit crooked, but everything is working perfectly.

I was hoping for an easy restoration, but I'm not so sure anymore

Thomas

by **RayJohns** on Tue Apr 26, 2011 7:11 pm

just the wooden handles on that thing alone are probably worth $100+ if you clean them up a bit!

a couple of hours with some "Bar Keeper's Friend" and some paper towels and that thing will look brand new I bet.

Ray


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