99 Repainted with decals. Almost done!
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I used chemicals to remove all the paint first. Next time I won't do this. It took way too long. The water slide decals I made with software to resize clipart and then carefully cut out and apply. I lost track of the hours involved. if I had to guess, I would say probably about 20-25 hours of work and I probably have another 5 to go.
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Wow, Candace, it`s lovely! Did you read the blog of the FW guy (don't remember his name) about repainting. It`s seem that you can remove the shellac of the FW with just hot water and soap. Wondering if you can do the same with a 99 or 15 (should be the same finish...)
I'm playing with the idea to do something like with an old decrepit 15k sitting in my wardrobe. My little girl would be thrilled to have a nice looking sewing machine like your's... But I don't think I can find the time right now. Anyway... thanks for sharing.
I'm playing with the idea to do something like with an old decrepit 15k sitting in my wardrobe. My little girl would be thrilled to have a nice looking sewing machine like your's... But I don't think I can find the time right now. Anyway... thanks for sharing.
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Wow, Candace, it`s lovely! Did you read the blog of the FW guy (don't remember his name) about repainting. It`s seem that you can remove the shellac of the FW with just hot water and soap. Wondering if you can do the same with a 99 or 15 (should be the same finish...)
I'm playing with the idea to do something like with an old decrepit 15k sitting in my wardrobe. My little girl would be thrilled to have a nice looking sewing machine like your's... But I don't think I can find the time right now. Anyway... thanks for sharing.
I'm playing with the idea to do something like with an old decrepit 15k sitting in my wardrobe. My little girl would be thrilled to have a nice looking sewing machine like your's... But I don't think I can find the time right now. Anyway... thanks for sharing.
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This is adorable! If I wanted something like this done, I would turn it over to my husband who used to be a auto body man. He has repainted 3 of our autos. Knowing him though he would paint to the original color and enhance the decals. He might add some pinstripes though around the bottom and maybe across the top. Oh and probably add some flames!
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Joe, that wouldn't be too hard to do if it were in black etc. However, if you want the gold metallic that would be a different story. I don't currently do metallic decals. I could do them, but it's an added expense for sure. It means more cartridges to buy. And the metallic, Singer replica ones I've seen cost a fortune.
Joe
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