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in 8 min as we restore a Vendo 44 machine.
What does Soda City Restorations offer?
We are located near Columbia, South Carolina, also known as Soda City!
- We will repair or restore your vintage coke drink machines from the 1940s to the 1970s. Read about the process of restoration
- We sometimes sell restored machines.
- Through our partner, we inform you where to get replacement cooling systems for vintage drink machines.
- We offer a paid advice / consultation service if you are getting started as a collector, or want to fix your machine yourself with video chat support
- Customers ship their machines to us from all over the USA or drop them off if they are local.
- Read customer reviews.
- See Before and After images of past projects
- Read our blog
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What Customers Say about Soda City Restorations
Just Questions
I am just getting started on working on a vintage coke machine. Ray talked to me like we had been working together for years. No hard sell and quality suggestions/answers. As I said just getting started but I know I will need so much more advice.
Thanks to Soda City and Ray
Great care and communication every step of the way!
I found Soda City doing web research and select them to do a partial restoration of our VMC 44 Coke Machine based on other favorable reviews. We couldn’t be more pleased with the finished product. Ray was excellent in his communication and took time to visit with me on his suggestions about repairs that should be made in addition to the replacement of the cooling system. I debated partial or full restoration and he helped me consider my views and I landed on a partial restoration for my particular machine. Ray sent e:mails with updates on repair status throughout the process. We did have clear coat put on the machine which looks great as well. We used transportation services recommended by the website, specifically Steve Workman, who took such great care of the machine to Soda City and its return back to our home. We are very pleased!
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