Step 2

Once you've got all the plastic and rubber off the door, you will want to put some wire across the insulation to prevent it from falling out. Mine already had it so I was saved that bit of work. However, if yours doesn't then be sure to add it.

You will also notice that once you taking the edging off the interior of the fridge, the inner metal box just free floats in the bed of insulation. In order to keep it semi-sturdy while I worked on it, I tucked the protruding insulation back into the fridge and then used ty-wraps to hold the inner box to the outer shell so it wouldn't move around so much. You will also find that the inner metal box will now have a number of holes in it from where all the plastic bits (shelf clips and holders) used to be.

Lots of holes!!!

Ty-wraps to keep things in place

This is also a good time to give the interior a good wipe to get rid of any lingering food bits (or heaven knows what else) that have accumulated over the past 60 years! You don't need to get it sparkling clean since you will be making a mess of it once you start drilling, grinding and cutting in there. I used vinegar to clean mine out. I would suggest staying away from chemical cleaners in case you don't get all of it out. You don't want to end up ingesting any of that stuff.

 

 

 

 

 

Nice and shiny clean!