For anyone that refurbishes old sewing machines
04-18-2010, 02:50 PM
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Awesome pictures of the machines you re- painted!
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Not necessarily, look at this COMMON Singer 27. I paid $15 for it and its treadle, it was functioning but looked rough as a corn cob.
After the repaint I have been offer $100 just for the machine head!
I still have the treadle (its in my studio as the main power source) and the cabinet was restored and is in my attic waiting on a set of irons.
But BEFORE you do a repaint find out about all you can about the machine its rarity and so forth.
Billy
Craftybear
Originally Posted by Lostn51
Originally Posted by penny doty
If you paint something it loses value, I would not paint if it were mine. Penny
After the repaint I have been offer $100 just for the machine head!
I still have the treadle (its in my studio as the main power source) and the cabinet was restored and is in my attic waiting on a set of irons.
But BEFORE you do a repaint find out about all you can about the machine its rarity and so forth.
Billy
04-18-2010, 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by nellie
billy do you sell any featherwieght to sell,just wondering
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04-19-2010, 10:00 AM
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Hi to Purple Passion,
I LOVE the featherweights, I have had as many as 50 in my collection at one time, I now have 14 VERY SPECIAL machines. I search out near perfect machines in their ORIGINAL finish and with as much of the original equipment a possible. I would never paint one that had even a moderately good condition. Their charm and value is in the age and original condition. IF you absolutely must have a painted one find a "fixer upper" in poor cosmetic condition. To restore good working condition on a FW is EASY, provided the motor works. So it doesn't even have to be working. Spare parts are available at a lot of Singer dealers (cannibalized from old machines), also on line and of course ebay. I often restore FW's and sell them on ebay. It all depends on why you buy a FW, be careful after two they tend to multiply!
I LOVE the featherweights, I have had as many as 50 in my collection at one time, I now have 14 VERY SPECIAL machines. I search out near perfect machines in their ORIGINAL finish and with as much of the original equipment a possible. I would never paint one that had even a moderately good condition. Their charm and value is in the age and original condition. IF you absolutely must have a painted one find a "fixer upper" in poor cosmetic condition. To restore good working condition on a FW is EASY, provided the motor works. So it doesn't even have to be working. Spare parts are available at a lot of Singer dealers (cannibalized from old machines), also on line and of course ebay. I often restore FW's and sell them on ebay. It all depends on why you buy a FW, be careful after two they tend to multiply!
06-06-2010, 11:05 AM
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I bought my FW, Esmeralda as a repaint a month ago and I love her anyway. Now my husband tells me to watch for another in need of help. Not a perfect one, but one that needs some help cosmetically and even mechanically.
Billy, we have a relative that works where they have a paint shop that does powder coating. I think only black or white is available. But they will do painting for their employees for free, only small things of course. The painting they do has to stand up to constant public use, so I am sure it is good paint and good work.
My question is, do I dare? If I find a machine that I can do this with, would you chance it? Do we just strip it down to the paintable parts and go for it?
And then when we get it back and re do the decals, can we do the clear coat ourselves over the powder coat?
Sorry for so many questions. I just do not want to ruin something that is valuable.
Billy, we have a relative that works where they have a paint shop that does powder coating. I think only black or white is available. But they will do painting for their employees for free, only small things of course. The painting they do has to stand up to constant public use, so I am sure it is good paint and good work.
My question is, do I dare? If I find a machine that I can do this with, would you chance it? Do we just strip it down to the paintable parts and go for it?
And then when we get it back and re do the decals, can we do the clear coat ourselves over the powder coat?
Sorry for so many questions. I just do not want to ruin something that is valuable.
06-06-2010, 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Katia
I bought my FW, Esmeralda as a repaint a month ago and I love her anyway. Now my husband tells me to watch for another in need of help. Not a perfect one, but one that needs some help cosmetically and even mechanically.
Billy, we have a relative that works where they have a paint shop that does powder coating. I think only black or white is available. But they will do painting for their employees for free, only small things of course. The painting they do has to stand up to constant public use, so I am sure it is good paint and good work.
My question is, do I dare? If I find a machine that I can do this with, would you chance it? Do we just strip it down to the paintable parts and go for it?
And then when we get it back and re do the decals, can we do the clear coat ourselves over the powder coat?
Sorry for so many questions. I just do not want to ruin something that is valuable.
Billy, we have a relative that works where they have a paint shop that does powder coating. I think only black or white is available. But they will do painting for their employees for free, only small things of course. The painting they do has to stand up to constant public use, so I am sure it is good paint and good work.
My question is, do I dare? If I find a machine that I can do this with, would you chance it? Do we just strip it down to the paintable parts and go for it?
And then when we get it back and re do the decals, can we do the clear coat ourselves over the powder coat?
Sorry for so many questions. I just do not want to ruin something that is valuable.
With paint (I use automotive paint, mainly House of Kolor and PPG) the possibilities are endless and the only thing holding you back is your imagination.
But its not all that hard to do and like stated earlier find one that is cosmetically challenged to repaint. But since they are aluminum the chances of a cosmetically challenged one having pits and white rust is very real. I usually weld the pits up but you can skim coat it with body filler then glaze over that. After a few coats of a good primer then you have a nice base for a repaint.
Billy
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