/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1424225
You're welcome.

Also about restoring the door, consider doing a full job.
1*/ Get rid of asbestos and use modern styrofoam instead for insulation
2*/ I won't be surprised if you were able to remove/unclip >>1420720 properly after asbestos removal, if it's metal based, consider re-chroming it, or at least polish it with good old toothpaste+elbow grease combo. Else look for plastic chroming tutorials.
3*/ Now that asbestos and Coldsport label are off, spill paint remover everywhere : there is no point trying to keep old paint anymore as rust has started cancering door.
4*/ when done, spray the whole door with rust-stopper/anti-rust, then paint it with off-white/ivory/absinthe(very light yellow-greenish tint, not sure how it's named in US) car paint. Painting an old fridge with modern white may look odd or out-of-time.
5*/ Fix door handle while paint dries. You may encounter a complete working one in junkyard, or look for a service manual detailing fixing of door handles. Also consider 3D printing if some parts are missing.
6*/ Replace rubber liner with modern/magnetic one, I won't be surprised a modern fridge's "replacement part" rubber actually fits this old dude.
7*/ optional, if upside-down doesn't give results, it might be time to look for a nice HVAC bro and having it re-gassed with R12 (on it's way to ban, but second-hand R12 is still around on canisters)
Alt-7*/ use pic-related (sorry French model, too lazy to look for US one) and set it up so power is cut 2h on the night : all the built-up ice will act like a capacitor, releasing all its cold into the fridge. Adjust timer until there is only a thin (3mm max) layer of ice building. I actually used this trick on a old dead-thermostat fridge I had in the Army, compressor rolled with 15min breaks every 1H15 from 8-17:00, then continuous till 22H (beer had to be cold), then 15min every 3h because compressor noisy as fuck and me needing to sleep. It has been 10 years now, and fridge is still fine :D