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A real crinkle FW has grooves in the bed as the decoration and no decals. The face place is shaped like the tan and white FWs. The one on Ebay is a repaint
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Screams repaint! If I was going to paint one, I sure wouldn't have chosen this color or finish. I think somebody got ripped off!
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Originally Posted by KyKaren1949
(Post 5704829)
I saw that too! He says it may or may not be a repaint. But how would you get a crinkle finish in repaint??? Wouldn't the finish of the metal give you the crinkly surface???
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I am agreeing that it is a repaint. According to Nancy Johnson-Strebo's book, Featherweight 221-The Perfect Portable it is possible to repaint a featherweight with special crinkle finish paint available from auto and machinery suppliers and apply decals in the appropriate places. She does mention that a genuine black crinkle machine will have two sets of parallel grooves on the bed and arm extension always be a series AF machine and be a Model 221 SV 1. If you love Featherweights, you must have her book.
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So thanking you all for this information. I saw that one also. Too bad for someone. I think the price is now over $300.
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:eek: It sold for $432.96 + shipping of $36.29. Obviously the bidders did not do their homework. Crazy
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Another "come on, man" moments!
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Originally Posted by Charlee
(Post 5705347)
The crinkle is in the paint, not the metal surface. :) Not quite sure how they do it tho...
Apparently it has a certain amount of Tung oil mixed into the paint which allows the outer and inner layers of paint to dry at different rates causing the wrinkle... hmmm who knew... |
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