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Cleaning and repairing the Shellac clear coat on Vintage sewing machine heads

Cleaning and repairing the Shellac clear coat on Vintage sewing machine heads

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Old 02-02-2014, 08:54 AM
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Good news - I got the white off
Good news - no decals damaged
Bad news - it took off a lot of black
Bad news - there is a line around where the white WAS.
Bad news - dull place around that line
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Old 02-02-2014, 09:24 AM
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glenn how did you figure out to use spray n wash? What would even make you think of that. my mind just boggles up on you knowledge on how to clean these ol' SM
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Old 02-02-2014, 12:34 PM
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glenn how did you figure out to use spray n wash? What would even make you think of that. my mind just boggles up on you knowledge on how to clean these ol' SM
I think I heard this from my mother a long time ago and yes it does work. I learned a lot thru trial and error over many years and you only hear of the success not the failers LOL
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Old 02-02-2014, 12:36 PM
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Good news - I got the white off
Good news - no decals damaged
Bad news - it took off a lot of black
Bad news - there is a line around where the white WAS.
Bad news - dull place around that line
Miriam lightly sand the line a dull area with very fine wet or dry paper using a little turps as a lub, clean with naptha and then french polish the area to bring back the shine
PS the sanding will level the line out.
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Old 02-02-2014, 12:47 PM
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Miriam lightly sand the line a dull area with very fine wet or dry paper using a little turps as a lub, clean with naptha and then french polish the area to bring back the shine
PS the sanding will level the line out.
fine sand paper or steel wool?
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Old 02-02-2014, 01:20 PM
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fine sand paper or steel wool?
I never mentioned steel wool anywhere LOL Sand paper wet or dry, the sandpaper used on car finishes. I use 400 and 800 grit. I never use steel wool on the machine except the shiny metal parts.
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I never mentioned steel wool anywhere LOL Sand paper wet or dry, the sandpaper used on car finishes. I use 400 and 800 grit. I never use steel wool on the machine except the shiny metal parts.
just my blonde streak - makin' sure
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Old 02-02-2014, 01:53 PM
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just my blonde streak - makin' sure
You are forgiven this time.
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... you only hear of the success not the failures LOL Skip
I SO understand this. When I do shows with my Armor, I get lots of "wow, i tried like 4 or 5 times and couldn't get that right". I have started taking my box of failures showing the evolution of the attempts, 15 maybe 20 iterations to get it right... People are shocked that i failed so much. I said any "master" has...

My Great-Grandfather was a carpenter and used to tell my Grandfather that the only difference between a craftsman and a failure was quiting....
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The only real failure is the failure to try.

Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose.

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