Go Back  Quiltingboard Forums > Main
Silicone Spray? >

Silicone Spray?

Silicone Spray?

Old 12-30-2012, 05:44 AM
  #1  
Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
Donna H-M's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 688
Default Silicone Spray?

I would like to spray my machines to make them a little more "slick". What should I buy and where should I get it? Thanks for any information
Donna H-M is offline  
Old 12-30-2012, 05:50 AM
  #2  
Power Poster
 
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 17,693
Default

I'm looking forward to hearing the replies.
I bought some, and honestly, I do not think it made a difference.

So perhaps it was the wrong stuff??
QuiltE is online now  
Old 12-30-2012, 07:55 AM
  #3  
Super Member
 
snipforfun's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 1,877
Default

Got mine at walmart in the auto department. Spray it on a cloth to use it. Dont spray it directly on the machine. Its cheap and works great.
snipforfun is offline  
Old 12-30-2012, 08:41 AM
  #4  
Super Member
 
EasyPeezy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Canada
Posts: 3,455
Default

I read somewhere that you should not buy silicone spray in the auto parts dept.
Patsy Thompson recommends Sullivans spray. It's colorless, ordorless, non-greasy, etc.
EasyPeezy is offline  
Old 12-30-2012, 08:45 AM
  #5  
Super Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Alturas, CA
Posts: 9,393
Default

I bought mine at Hancock's, larger can, smaller price than at JoAnn's. I spray on my "quilting" table and my machine, and WOW, what a difference it made for me. I wish I would have tried it years ago.
pocoellie is offline  
Old 12-30-2012, 09:57 AM
  #6  
Super Member
 
nygal's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: New York
Posts: 5,665
Default

I will have to get some of this along with 505 basting spray for when I start to FMQ.
nygal is offline  
Old 12-30-2012, 10:05 AM
  #7  
Super Member
 
Chasing Hawk's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Pacific Northwest
Posts: 9,268
Default

I never heard of this. Only time I ever used Silicone spray was when I had to stuff cushions. Trying to wiggle a foam cushion wrapped with dacron into a a sewn cushion cover is like wrestling a big dog into the bathtub....LOL

I started to wrap the cushion in a large plastic bag and sucking the air out with a shop vac and then putting it into a cover then shutting off the vacuum and working fast enough to get the corner set just right before it fully expands again.
Chasing Hawk is offline  
Old 12-31-2012, 04:27 PM
  #8  
Senior Member
 
carolstickelmaier's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: cental Illinois
Posts: 523
Default

I was taught to take a piece of "new" cloth, unwashed and polish the table. Worked for me. Had a new table that would not let the fabric slide. Have you ever looked at your nice white quilting gloves after machine quilting....not a pretty site...That's when I started washing my quilts before giving away. I think it is the dyes or sizing (finish) that "polishes". Cheap and no trip to town to get something else...Don't think I would spray anything on the new electronic machines...
carolstickelmaier is offline  
Old 12-31-2012, 04:55 PM
  #9  
Power Poster
 
ube quilting's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: PA
Posts: 10,704
Default

I just use good old jublie wax on my table top and base of machine. It works great. you have to be sure to ploish it after applying the wax.
peace
ube quilting is offline  
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
beckyboo1
Main
9
10-28-2019 05:47 AM
dflynn
Links and Resources
5
11-21-2015 09:00 AM
Sewnoma
For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
9
10-02-2015 06:27 PM
athomenow
Main
7
08-28-2014 01:51 AM
nativetexan
Main
11
10-18-2012 01:12 PM

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


FREE Quilting Newsletter