I thought it was old until I saw it's birtday is after mine.........
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e leave it and use it like it is. b and c treadle or handcrank and use it. But in reality I always try to make them pretty without painting. I have a 66 that I will repaint and add new decals but don't know when this will happen. I am going to try for the summer to do this. I will keep you posted.
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If you've built up the shellac some you can carefully wet sand it with a sanding block and fine sandpaper to flatten the clearcoat a bit then add more shellac. I use mineral spirits as a lubricant for sanding. That way you can build up the finish in all the pits and low areas to smooth it out a bit more. The danger is you can sand through the shellac and into your decals and japanning.
You mentioned the clear coat doesn't soften. I wonder if Singer switched to lacquer or varnish instead of shellac on later machines.
I tend to want to save everything. I would at least flatten out the finish on the bed. It's easier to slide your fabric around on a slick smooth surface. Being a 66 and common I don't think anyone here would be offended if you repainted it either.
Rodney
You mentioned the clear coat doesn't soften. I wonder if Singer switched to lacquer or varnish instead of shellac on later machines.
I tend to want to save everything. I would at least flatten out the finish on the bed. It's easier to slide your fabric around on a slick smooth surface. Being a 66 and common I don't think anyone here would be offended if you repainted it either.
Rodney
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Miriam,
Forum settings allow for 10 pics per post. I've done that a couple times. I don't know what is going on with your computer or what ever thingy you're using. But I doubt it's the forum that's the problem.
It might be a size factor too. A 640x480 pic is only around 55 KBs, your pics are all more than twice that.
Just some thoughts.
Joe
Forum settings allow for 10 pics per post. I've done that a couple times. I don't know what is going on with your computer or what ever thingy you're using. But I doubt it's the forum that's the problem.
It might be a size factor too. A 640x480 pic is only around 55 KBs, your pics are all more than twice that.
Just some thoughts.
Joe
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I'm having some luck softening it by putting a lot of linseed oil on it. right now it is covered in it and in time out to see if it helps. I would like to keep it from getting down to bare metal if I can. This stuff is very hard and yes I wonder if it has lacquer mixed in with shellac or something. It may wait until spring - it stinks in here. So far I have about a fourth of it looking a lot better out side of places scratched through the black. I'm done worrying about decals on that machine - I want smooth.
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