I have discovered that my old Hoover 0212 floor polisher is in good working order after sitting at the back of a cupboard for 20 years or more! However, I can't get hold of new polishing pads as Hoover discontinued selling them about 5 years ago. Can you tell me if I can still get hold of some ?

Vanessa Wilkins, February 2012

I've recently come across one of these vintage floor polishers from my vintage parents. Thanks for the tip about "snap".

To remove the wooden brush disks:
Place the polisher horizontally on a work surface with the brush disks facing upwards. The brush disk central metal boss sits over the circular drive stub. The retaining spring loaded press stud is in the drive stub and can be see to one side of the brush disk central boss. With, say, a smallish flat bladed screw driver, press the press stud fully in and start lifting the brush disk off with the other hand, loosening the pressure on the screwdriver at the same time.

As to obtaining new brush disks: seems that buying new ones is now not possible, but new wooden brush disks could be wood worked up from larger brushes refixing to them the metal central bosses from the old brushes. The bosses are held on by three screws on each brush disk. A good project for fanatics!

Derek (UK)., July 2019

Explain unsnap, snap up or down, are we talking about the whole disk or just the metal clamp in the middle. Is it push down and turn right or left, do I need to use a screwdriver to unsnap

Robert, February 2014

The pads are held on with a press stud on mine so you should be able to just unsnap them.

DC, June 2012

How to I get the old ones off.

Robert., March 2012